USING HEART RATE TO DETECT HIGH-INTENSITY EFFORTS DURING PROFESSIONAL SOCCER COMPETITION.

The article reports on research conducted to detect, describe, and compare two heart rate conditions associated with high intensity efforts during professional soccer games. Researchers evaluated 441 soccer game situations featuring 12 players. They found that a marked increase in heart rate values is associated with active participation in the game and that the maximum heart rate reserve is associated with the end of player participation.