Fatigue increases the perception of future effort during decision making

Iodice, Pierpaolo; Calluso, Cinzia; Barca, Laura; Bertollo, Maurizio; Ripari, Patrizio; Pezzulo, Giovanni

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2017.08.013

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“…That is, after fatiguing soccer-specific exercise, but not after following the control protocol, players' motivation to intercept was significantly reduced, thereby supporting Hypothesis 2. The observed decrease in motivation is in line with previous studies on mental fatigue (Boksem & Tops, 2008;Hockey, 2013) and reflects that fatigue reduces individuals' willingness to spend effort (Hockey, 2013;Iodice et al, 2017;Noakes, 2012;Smith et al, 2015;Tucker, 2009); either to protect body homeostasis (Noakes, 2012) or to motivate the individual towards engaging in more rewarding (i.e. less costly) alternatives (Kurzban et al, 2013).…”

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“…Previous research did show that fatigued players still recognise the best action in a given tactical situation (e.g. McMorris & Graydon, 1996a, 1996bMcMorris et al, 1999), but it remains unclear to what extent players would also choose to execute these actions when they are fatigued (Iodice et al, 2017). Taking players' physical capacity and motivation © 2018 The Author(s).…”

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“…feelings of fatigue and increased perception of effort) may negatively influence performance. Although this has not widely been investigated in soccer, empirical evidence suggests that anticipated effort is perceived to be higher with fatigue (Iodice et al, 2017;Marcora & Staiano, 2010;Wright, 2008). This increases perceived costs and may cause individuals to be less motivated to engage or exert further effort in to-be-performed actions (Hockey, 2013;Kurzban, Duckworth, Kable, & Myers, 2013;van der Linden, Frese, & Meijman, 2003).…”

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“…For example, if a fatigued player is no longer able to run fast enough to prevent a ball from crossing the sideline, the player may decide not to run at all. Second, when fatigue increases anticipated effort, this increases the subjective cost of to-be-performed actions and reduces motivation to engage in these actions (Hockey, 2013;Iodice et al, 2017;Noakes, 2012;Smith, Marcora, & Coutts, 2015;Tucker, 2009). Consequently, players may choose to (a) invest less effort in task execution or (b) select actions that require less effort.…”

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“…Based on Enoka and Duchateau (2016), we hypothesised that fatigue would negatively affect players' sprint capacity (Hypothesis 1) and their motivation to intercept (Hypothesis 2). Finally, following our argumentation around the feasibility (Araujo et al, 2006;Smits et al, 2014) and subjective cost (Hockey, 2013;Iodice et al, 2017;Noakes, 2012;Smith et al, 2015;Tucker, 2009) of to-beperformed actions, we hypothesised that if either of these effects would occur, players' decisionmaking would also be affected. In the context of the current interception task, this may be reflected by a reduction in the number of interception attempts (i.e.…”

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Effects of fatigue on interception decisions in soccer

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et al. 2018

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

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In competitive soccer, match-induced fatigue is a common phenomenon that may negatively influence performance. Focusing on decision-making, the current study experimentally tested the impact of fatigue on players' interception decisions and, in doing so, also took into account potential effects on physical capacity and motivation. Using a counterbalanced pretest-posttest design, 30 well-trained amateur soccer players were tested in a fatigued state vs. a non-fatigued control state (i.e. after performing a simulated soccer match and after watching soccer on television). Before and after both protocols, players performed a sprint test and an interception test in which they were instructed to either intercept or not intercept passes of different speeds. Dependent variables included physical capacity (i.e. maximal sprint capacity), motivation to intercept, decisions to intercept, and success rate of interceptions. Results showed that motivation to intercept but not sprint capacity was negatively affected by fatigue. Despite changes in motivation, fatigue did not significantly affect the number of interception attempts or the success rate of interceptions. In conclusion, findings suggest that match-induced fatigue reduces players' self-reported motivation to engage in effortful actions (i.e. interception attempts) but does not necessarily affect objective (maximal) physical capacity and decision-making.Keywords: physical exertion; task execution; motivation; physical capacity; football Fatigue is a psycho-physiological state that may arise from prolonged task execution. During soccer matches, prolonged high-intensity intermittent exercise is likely to lead to fatigue and may negatively influence performance. Previous research in soccer indicates that running performance (Mohr, Krustrup, & Bangsbo, 2005) and the execution of technical skills (Rampinini et al., 2008;Rampinini, Impellizzeri, Castagna, Coutts, & Wisloff, 2009) are negatively affected by fatigue. The current study investigated whether fatigue may also influence players' decisionmaking (i.e. action selection).Although decision-making in sports has been extensively investigated (see e.g. Bar-Eli, Plessner, & Raab, 2011), it remains unclear whether and how fatigue influences soccer-specific decision-making. Previous research did show that fatigued players still recognise the best action in a given tactical situation (e.g. McMorris & Graydon, 1996a, 1996bMcMorris et al., 1999), but it remains unclear to what extent players would also choose to execute these actions when they are fatigued (Iodice et al., 2017). Taking players' physical capacity and motivation © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is...

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