(1.School of Physical Education,South China University of Technology,Guangzhou 510641,China;2.School of Physical Education,South China Normal University,Guangzhou 510006,China) Abstract: By using wearable heart rate sensors and a GPS, the authors collected the heart rate index and running related indexes of 10 collegiate futsal players in 3 teaching competitions, used these indexes to quantify the players’ internal and external loads, and revealed the following findings: the players’ competition average heart rate was (171.6±10.7) beats/min, during 68.6% of the competition time, the players were in the heart rate zone above me-dium high intensity (>160 beats/min), during competition time, the players ran at a speed of (90.9±7.6) m/min, in which their high intensity (speed >15km/h) running distance was 6.5 m (7.1%), their walking and jogging (speed <8 km/h) distance was 53.9 m (59.3%), their high intensity acceleration (>2 m/s2) and deceleration (<2 m/s2) running distances were respectively 4.7 m and 3.4 m, during the competitions, the players’ maximum running speed was (22±2.2) km/h. The said findings indicate that collegiate futsal competition is an aerobic and anaerobic mixed exercise done in a medium high intensity load condition. Key words: sports training;internal load;external load;heart rate;running distance;futsal;competition performance |