Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Award Date
1972
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Physical Education
Abstract
The role of women participating in athletics is becoming accepted as being a part of the educational process of the feminine sex. For many years such participation has been restricted due to customs, prejudices, and the lack of objective information as to what really happens physiologically to women while taking part in activity of varying stages of strenuousness. Is physical activity physiologically harmful to young women? Can a young woman withstand exercising at high heart rate levels for extended periods of time? The recent upsurge of women's basketball on the secondary and higher education levels behooves interested physical educators and coaches to study the physiological effects of such competition. How high does a heart rate get during a game of basketball and how long does it remain at this level? How much energy is expended during such an activity? This investigation was undertaken to provide information concerning the above questions and to describe what happens physiologically to two women engaging in intercollegiate basketball. The purpose of this study was to determine the energy expenditure of women competitors during a game of women's intercollegiate basketball. An additional purpose of the study was to describe the heart rate responses of the two participants during various aspects of the basketball game.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Women basketball players
Biotelemetry
Heart beat
Energy metabolism
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
127
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Bode, Sandra Ann, "Telemetered Cardiac Responses and Energy Expenditures of Two Women Engaging in Intercollegiate Basketball" (1972). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4630.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/4630