Faculty of Sport Science. University of Extremadura. Avda: Universidad S/N, 10003, Cáceres, Spain.
Centre for Sport Studies, Rey Juan Carlos University, 28943 Fuenlabrada, Spain.
Physiol Behav. 2020 Aug 1;222:112926. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.112926. Epub 2020 May 12.
The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of a highly-demanding match and a lowly-demanding match on pre-competitive heart rate variability (HRV) and anxiety in semi-professional female soccer athletes. A total of 14 players, with a mean age of 23.78 (4.93), from the Cáceres Women Football Club of the Spanish Second National Division participated in our study. They were evaluated in two microcycles which correspond to a highly- and a lowly-demanding matches. For each microcycle a baseline and a pre-competitive measures were collected. Results indicated that HRV was significantly reduced before a highly demanding match whereas a lowly-demanding match did not lead to any change. Significant differences in HRV and cognitive anxiety were observed when compared the highly and the lowly demanding matches, which means an increase in the anxiety levels before the highly-demanding match. HRV could be an indicator of precompetitive anxiety in semi-professional female soccer players. This could be used by coaches or physical trainers as a tool to examine the precompetitive anxiety in athletes.
本研究旨在评估高要求比赛和低要求比赛对半职业女子足球运动员赛前心率变异性（HRV）和焦虑的影响。共有来自西班牙二级联赛的卡塞雷斯女足俱乐部的 14 名球员参加了我们的研究，平均年龄为 23.78（4.93）岁。他们在两个微周期中进行了评估，分别对应高要求和低要求的比赛。对于每个微周期，都收集了基线和赛前的测量数据。结果表明，在高要求的比赛前 HRV 显著降低，而低要求的比赛则没有导致任何变化。当比较高要求和低要求的比赛时，HRV 和认知焦虑有显著差异，这意味着在高要求的比赛前焦虑水平增加。HRV 可能是半职业女子足球运动员赛前焦虑的一个指标。这可以被教练或体能教练用作检查运动员赛前焦虑的工具。
