Portland State University PDXScholar Dissertations and Theses Dissertations and Theses Summer 1-1-2012 Heart Rate and Accelerometry during Singles Footbag Net Play Christopher Michael Siebert Portland State University Follow this and additional works at: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds Part of the Physiological Processes Commons, and the Sports Sciences Commons Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Siebert, Christopher Michael, "Heart Rate and Accelerometry during Singles Footbag Net Play" (2012). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 650. https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.650 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of PDXScholar. Please contact us if we can make this document more accessible:
[email protected]. Heart Rate and Accelerometry during Footbag Net Singles Play by Christopher Michael Siebert A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Health Studies Thesis Committee: Gary Brodowicz, Chair Clyde Dent Claire Wheeler Portland State University ©2012 Abstract This investigation examined the heart rate responses and movement characteristics of experienced footbag net players during singles play. Footbag net is a net/court sport similar to volleyball, but it is played with a footbag (e.g., Hacky-Sack™) using only the feet. In singles footbag net, players are allowed either one or two kicks to propel the footbag over the net. Subjects were 15 males and 1 female, ranging in age from 18- 60 years, with a mean age of 33.6 years.