Mental Fatigue Impairs Soccer-Specific Physical and Technical Performance

Smith, Mitchell R.; Coutts, Aaron J.; Merlini, Michele; Deprez, Dieter; Lenoir, Matthieu; Marcora, Samuele Maria

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“…Central fatigue could also be an inherent factor in the game, being important towards the end of the game and linked to the deterioration in physical capacity. It is obvious that central fatigue deteriorates technical performance [45], accuracy and decision-making speed [46], but there is no scientific consensus regarding what is the effect of central fatigue on physical performance [4,45,47]. As a consequence, more research is needed to clarify the impact of central fatigue on soccer-specific physical performance.…”

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Fatigue and Recovery in Soccer: Evidence and Challenges

Marqués-Jiménez¹,

Calleja-González²,

Arratibel³

et al. 2017

Open Sports Sci. J.

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Background:Soccer presents physiological, metabolic, physical and psychological demands which can deteriorate players' performance due to fatigue. The high variability in physiological, metabolic, physical and psychological responses also influences the magnitude of exercise-induced muscle damage, with symptoms negatively affecting neuromuscular function during recovery or subsequent training sessions or matches. Consequently, more precise and consistent knowledge is required in this area to optimize training and performance. Objective:Therefore, the purpose is to sum-up current evidence on fatigue and recovery in soccer players, to shed light on factors that can affect players' performance, and to suggest applications for coaches and further research. Method:A comprehensive review of the scientific literature on the field was conducted. Results:Physical performance decrements during matches have traditionally been associated with physiological fatigue, but the magnitude of the symptoms in soccer players is unclear and depends on several factors. Moreover, the decline in physical performance during a soccer match is related to specific demands of each match. These could explain inter-individual variability in acute fatigue or training recovery processes when comparing players from the same team. Recovery counteracts the effects of fatigue, both peripheral and central, but there is a lack of consensus about the usefulness of tests used to monitor fatigue and recovery kinetics. Conclusion:Although fatigue and recovery in soccer has been extensively studied, there are still uncertainties about the underlying mechanisms because they are influenced by physiological and match-related demands.

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Fatigue and Recovery in Soccer: Evidence and Challenges

Marqués-Jiménez¹,

Calleja-González²,

Arratibel³

et al. 2017

Open Sports Sci. J.

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“…sleep restriction) may lead to increased fatigue experiences [7,12,13] and an increased injury risk [14]. For example, it has been shown that lowering psychological fitness by performing a cognitively demanding task leads to increased fatigue levels during subsequent soccer-specific physical exercise [13].…”

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Fatigue experiences in competitive soccer: development during matches and the impact of general performance capacity

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Nieuwenhuys

Geurts

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Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior

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Background: Fatigue as a result of prolonged activity may increase injury risk and decrease performance. Purpose: To provide insight in the development of fatigue experiences during soccer matches and the extent to which general performance capacity (i.e. overall physical fitness, psychological fitness, and recovery) contributes to these fatigue experiences. Methods: 450 Soccer players from the highest divisions in the Netherlands completed a questionnaire to assess (a) fatigue experiences (feeling tired, physically exhausted, not fit, weak, and mentally exhausted: not at all [1] -very much [7]) during a typical match; and (b) subjective indices of general performance capacity (i.e. general capacity to handle workload). Results: On average, fatigue levels were reported to be moderate. Fatigue increased primarily during the second half of the match and only a small decrease in fatigue was observed during half time. Generally, higher intensity fatigue experiences were reported by attackers than defenders. Regression analyses showed that players' general performance capacity explained a substantial part of fatigue at the start of a match and also predicted the development of fatigue experiences during a match, with low performance capacity being associated with higher baseline levels of fatigue and a steeper increase in fatigue over time. Conclusions: The observed association between players' general performance capacity and their fatigue levels during matches suggests that periodic screening of general performance capacity can be informative with regard to the employability of players across different stages of match-play and as such, aid in reducing injury risk and increasing performance.

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“…De facto, é esperado (embora não obrigatório) que o estudante-treinador seja responsável pela organização e monotorização das tarefas instrucionais durante a aula, bem como pela orientação geral da sua equipa (41) . Não obstante, à exceção do estudo de Wallhead e O'Sullivan (44) , até ao momento, esta análise era quase inexistente. .…”

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“…Como as situações esportivas exigem dos jogadores respostas rápidas e efetivas (16,60) , o melhor desenvolvimento da cognição ajudará a minimizar as consequências do desgaste cognitivo sobre as respostas físicas e motoras (8,44,54,59) .…”

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“…Esta constatação é sobremaneira importante, pois permite a construção de metodologias que se pautam no ensino de jogos por meio de jogos (a pedagogia do jogo) (52,53,56) , além do fato de comungar e alicerçar inúmeras outras inovadoras metodologias existentes (44,45,54,55) , e que já apresentam evidências científicas, provenientes de metodologias de investigação sistemáticas e rigorosas produzidas pelo LEPE-FCA/UNICAMP -Laboratório de Estudos em Pedagogia do Esporte -Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas/UNICAMP (4,29,30,31,34,50,51,52,55) .…”

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Mental Fatigue Impairs Soccer-Specific Physical and Technical Performance

Abstract: Mental fatigue impairs soccer-specific running, passing, and shooting performance.

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