Table 2.

Mean scores of RPE (6-20 scale) after each round during the match and after recoveries

Time	Active recovery group (n=9) Mean (SD)	Passive recovery group (n=9) Mean (SD)
After Round 1	12 (1)a	11 (1)b
After Round 2	14 (2)c	14 (2)d
After Round 3	16 (2)e	16 (2)e
After 10-min recovery	11 (1)f	9 (1)

SD: standard deviation;

^adifferent from AR rounds 2 and 3, PR rounds 2, 3 and after 10-min of recovery (P<0.001);

^bdifferent from AR rounds 2 and 3, PR rounds 2, 3 and after 10-min of recovery (P<0.001);

^cdifferent from AR and PR round 3 and after 10-min recovery (P<0.05);

^ddifferent from PR round 3 and AR and PR after 10-min of recovery(P<0.05);

^edifferent from AR and PR after 10-min of recovery (P<0.001);

^fdifferent from PR after round 2 and after 10-min recovery.