Influence of the time-task constraint on ocular metrics of semi-elite soccer players

Campo, Vicente Luis del; Martín, Jesús Morenas; León-Llamas, Juan Luis; Morán, Juan Francisco Ortega; García, Jesús Díaz; Calvo, Tomás García

doi:10.1080/24733938.2023.2172203

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“…Despite the feasibility of using these tools being low, there is importance in gaining understanding of brain changes whilst performing physical tasks, thus practitioners may be seeking robust physiological indicators 10,24 . A promising objective tool which has demonstrated sensitivity in a semi‐elite training environment is ocular metrics, such as pupil diameter, saccade accuracy, number of saccades, saccade velocity and latency 32 . Behavioral indicators of response time and accuracy during cognitive tasks was reported by only a very small percentage of practitioners.…”

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“…10,24 A promising objective tool which has demonstrated sensitivity in a semi-elite training environment is ocular metrics, such as pupil diameter, saccade accuracy, number of saccades, saccade velocity and latency. 32 Behavioral indicators of response time and accuracy during cognitive tasks was reported by only a very small percentage of practitioners. This is surprising given the feasibility of a validated short cognitive task, such as a 3-min psychomotor vigilance test (PVT).…”

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Global practitioner assessment and management of mental fatigue and mental recovery in high‐performance sport: A need for evidence‐based best‐practice guidelines

Russell,

Johnston,

Stanimirovic

et al. 2023

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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BackgroundMental fatigue and mental recovery have gained scientific attention in relation to sporting performance, yet best practice assessment and management methods are lacking. A greater understanding of current knowledge and practices in high‐performance sport are necessary.ObjectiveTo understand the contemporary knowledge, beliefs, monitoring processes, management strategies, perceived responsibility, sources of evidence, and challenges, when assessing the mental fatigue and mental recovery of athletes in high‐performance sport.MethodsA mixed‐methods survey approach obtained information from 156 multi‐disciplinary high‐performance sport practitioners. Descriptive outputs were reported and potential differences between key concepts were detected using Wilcoxon‐signed rank analysis. Thematic analysis interpreted open‐text responses.ResultsOnly 11.5% and 5.1% of respondents indicated they were “very” knowledgeable about mental fatigue and mental recovery, respectively. Knowledge (p < 0.001) and confidence in application (p = 0.001) were significantly greater for mental fatigue than mental recovery. Nearly all respondents perceived mental fatigue and mental recovery impacted training and competition performance, with a greater negative impact during competition (p < 0.001). A limited number of respondents reported deliberate assessment (31.1%) or management (51.2%) of mental fatigue and mental recovery. A combination of sources of evidence were used to inform practice, with common challenges to implementation including staff knowledge, athlete‐buy in, time‐availability, and a lack of evidence. Practitioners reported that assessing and managing mental fatigue and mental recovery was multi‐disciplinary in nature.ConclusionPractitioners reported that mental fatigue and mental recovery did impact performance, yet this was not reflected in the implementation of evidence‐based assessment and management practices in high‐performance sport.

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