Executive functioning profiles in elite volleyball athletes: Preliminary results by a sport-specific task switching protocol

Montuori, Simone; D’Aurizio, Giulia; Foti, Francesca; Liparoti, Marianna; Lardone, Anna; Pesoli, Matteo; Sorrentino, Giuseppe; Mandolesi, Laura; Curcio, Giuseppe; Sorrentino, Pierpaolo

doi:10.1016/j.humov.2018.11.011

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“…A decisive question is whether a certain cognitive performance level is responsible for people performing above average in certain sports or if sport-specific training shape sport-specific cognitive profiles (chicken or egg dilemma; e.g., Voss et al, 2010;Jacobson and Matthaeus, 2014;Verburgh et al, 2014). This view is supported by the fact that even within one sport, different roles lead to or require specific cognitive profiles in order to be successful in this position (Montuori et al, 2019). The current state of research does not allow a clear answer, but it can be assumed that both perspectives are mutually dependent.…”

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“…While in the past the athlete's physical ability for explaining sports performance was the main focus, various newer studies have dealt with the interaction of the athlete's physical and cognitive performance, especially in team sports (Vestberg et al, 2012;Furley and Wood, 2016;Montuori et al, 2019). The central issue is how years of practice in different sports affect executive functions (EFs) and whether elite athletes have advantages across different EFs compared to amateur athletes (Voss et al, 2010).…”

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Hot and Cool Executive Function in Elite- and Amateur- Adolescent Athletes From Open and Closed Skills Sports

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Background: Executive functions (EFs) not only play an important role in shaping adolescent's goal-directed, future-oriented cognitive skills under relatively abstract, non-affective conditions (Cool EF), but also under motivationally significant, affective conditions (Hot EF). Empirical evidence suggest a link between EF, exercise and physical activity, specifically elite adult athletes appear to outperform amateur athletes in Cool EF; however, no previous studies have examined the relationship between Hot and Cool EFs and impulsivity during the developmentally sensitive period of adolescence comparing different types of sport (open-vs. closed-skills), and levels (elite athletes vs. amateurs). Methods: A total 86 boys and girls between 13 and 15 years of age (mean: 14.0, SD: 0.79) from different sports (track-and-field; team handball) were recruited. Participants were further divided into two groups: (a) 40 elite, and (b) 46 amateur athletes. They completed four Cool EF tasks including Trail-Making Test, Trail-Walking-Test, Flanker task, n-back-task, and one Hot EF task on Game of Dice task. Data on subjective impulsivity (UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale; Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-15) was also collected. Results: There was a significant overall effect for expertise in favor of elite athletes (Wilks' Lambda = 0.61, F(14,69) = 3.19, p = 0.001,η 2 p = 0.393), but no overall main effect for type of sport or an interaction for expertise by type of sport. Specifically, elite athletes showed significantly better performances on dual tasks. For Hot EF, there were no main effects for type of sport, expertise level, training experience or training duration. We also found positive correlations among Cool EF and impulsivity measures, and between Hot EF and Impulsivity, but no significant relationship between Cool and Hot EF. Conclusion: The current understanding of the decisive cognitive abilities does not correspond to sporting reality, so that the tests frequently used are not sensitive enough to distinguish between elite and amateur athletes or different sports. However, it should also be remembered that the factors underlying complex sporting performance are multidimensional and are obviously difficult to trace back to selected partial

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“…Despite these obstacles, a recent meta-analysis reported that a positive finding exists regarding the importance of EFs in football (Scharfen and Memmert, 2019). Higher-level athletes demonstrated better EFs than lower level athletes, and it has therefore been advocated that EF testing could play a role within the talent identification process (Huijgen et al, 2015;Sakamoto et al, 2018;Montuori et al, 2019). Yet additional research outside of football did not confirm the generalization of better EFs linked with expertise, where no differences between different levels of expertise in tennis (Kida et al, 2005), ice hockey (Lundgren et al, 2016), or basketball (Nakamoto and Mori, 2008) were reported.…”

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Taking the First Steps Toward Integrating Testing and Training Cognitive Abilities Within High-Performance Athletes; Insights From a Professional German Football Club

Beavan¹,

Spielmann²,

Mayer³

2019

Front. Psychol.

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“…The importance of such functions reported by Montuori et al [24]. Constant changes in conditions require correction of the athletes' behavior.…”

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Comparative analysis of the athletes’ functional condition in cyclic and situational sports

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Borysova

Podrіgalo

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Introduction: The athletic potential of athletes depends on functional condition parameters. They determine physical and mental performance. Their evaluation is part of the athletes’ condition monitoring in many sports. The purpose of the study was the comparative analysis of the athletes’ functional condition in cyclic and situational sports. Materials and methods: The study involved 31 students from specialized sport school aged 16-17. The participants were divided into two groups depending on the sport: 1st group - 20 martial arts athletes (Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, judo), 2nd group - 11 water sports athletes (swimming). The level of sportsmanship was Candidates and Masters of Sports. The following tests were applied: determination of the individual minute duration (IM) (s), measuring of a 10 cm segment, (cm), and determination of simple hand-eye coordination (SHEyC), (s), and simple hand-ear coordination (SHEaC), (s), “Figures memorizing” technique, solution of 10 sums. Results : The IM test results reflect the predominance of earlier completion of the test. This tendency more expressed in martial arts athletes. The results of measuring a segment were lower in all tests in the 1st group and in 9 tests in the 2nd group. The vision reaction in 4 tests out of 10 was better in martial arts athletes. The response to the auditory stimulus in 5 tests out of 10 and the average result was better in martial arts athletes. The results of figures memorizing test were most often average. The swimmers memorize significantly fewer figures according to 3 tests. The results of the solution of sums were similar. Conclusions : The use of a battery test allows giving a comparative analysis of the functional condition of different sports athletes. The stability of IM test results indicates sufficient adaptation reserves of the participants. The analysis of the results of the measuring of segment test allows evaluating the ability to spatial orientation as an important for success quality in martial arts and water sports. The importance of the response rate for the success of both martial arts athletes and swimmers confirmed. The martial arts athletes’ results were significantly better. This confirms their ability to concentrate, to stay focused longer. The results allow considering the response rate to an auditory stimulus as an important indicator for predicting success. The figures memorizing test also reflects the specificity of sports. It illustrates the ability of athletes to control the environment, manage the situation. This ability is significantly better in martial arts athletes. The dynamics of solving sums results suggest some complexity with a long focusing on the swimmers and better parameters in martial arts athletes. The simplicity, accessibility and informative nature of the used tests suggest their use in the athletes’ functional condition monitoring.

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Executive functioning profiles in elite volleyball athletes: Preliminary results by a sport-specific task switching protocol

Cited by 47 publications

References 33 publications

Hot and Cool Executive Function in Elite- and Amateur- Adolescent Athletes From Open and Closed Skills Sports

Hot and Cool Executive Function in Elite- and Amateur- Adolescent Athletes From Open and Closed Skills Sports

Taking the First Steps Toward Integrating Testing and Training Cognitive Abilities Within High-Performance Athletes; Insights From a Professional German Football Club

Comparative analysis of the athletes’ functional condition in cyclic and situational sports

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