“…Furthermore, anxiety control and emotional intelligence are necessary not only on the day of competition but also in the preparation period, when athletes have to manage their weight and deal with a stressful training program (Merino Fernández et al, 2020). Previous studies have to some extent identified the variables that can be considered as KPIs for judo performance; these including weight management (Escobar-Molina et al, 2016;Thomson et al, 2017;Gallot et al, 2019), level of strength (Ache Dias et al, 2012;Franchini et al, 2019), technical and tactical skills (Weigelt et al, 2011;Bocioaca, 2014;Miarka et al, 2020), level and direction of motivation (Gillet et al, 2010;Boughattas et al, 2017;Oliveira et al, 2018), nutrition (Artioli et al, 2019), capacity for focus and attention (Yahija, 2010;Jacini et al, 2012;Mihailescu and Sava, 2013;Toh et al, 2018;Campos Faro et al, 2020), sleep habits (Chtourou et al, 2018;Knowles et al, 2018;Vlahoyiannis et al, in press), speed (Almansba et al, 2008), and level of conditioning capacity (aerobic and anaerobic; Detanico et al, 2012;Franchini et al, 2014Franchini et al, , 2016Hesari et al, 2014;Anthierens et al, 2016).…”