ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Reduced games are highly efficient because they allow the simulation of movements that occur during a match and generate better physiological, perceptual and technical-tactical response.
Objective:
To compare the effects of reduced training games with numerical inferiority 3 vs. 4 and 4 vs. 5 on heart rate variation, subjective perception of exertion and focused attention test in soccer players.
Methods:
The sample consisted of 10 males, aged between 17 and 24 years. For the analysis of the mean and maximum heart rate during the games with reduced field and players, heart rate monitors were used, and to determine the subjective perception of effort, an adaptation of the Borg scale was used. The concentrated attention test was also used.
Results:
The results show that the training methods differ in the concentrated attention test (p<0.004). Mean heart rate (p<0.121), maximal (p<0.404), and perceived exertion (p<0.639) did not show differences between training methods.
Conclusion:
We conclude that the reduced games with numerical inferiority improve the results of the concentrated attention test.
Keywords:
soccer; physical education and training; heart rate; perception; attention.