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View article: Air pollution exposure, health and performance in elite female soccer players
Air pollution exposure, health and performance in elite female soccer players Open
Introduction Acute exposure to air pollution negatively affects athletes’ ability to perform at their best, with a more pronounced impact observed in females. Despite this, the representation of female-only cohorts is lacking. This study i…
View article: How did you perform? Investigating football players’ perception of self-regulated passing performances under auditory noise environments
How did you perform? Investigating football players’ perception of self-regulated passing performances under auditory noise environments Open
Introduction This paper deals with the question on how sport performances may be influenced by internal, emotional processes, which stem from outside feedback. Methods In terms of methods, players’ subjective performance ratings for four e…
View article: Advancing and critical appraisal of an integrative load monitoring approach in microcycles in professional soccer
Advancing and critical appraisal of an integrative load monitoring approach in microcycles in professional soccer Open
Despite load monitoring being considered an integral part of targeted performance management, including injury and illness prevention, there is currently no consensus of an effective monitoring system in professional soccer. Thus, the aims…
View article: The relationship of personality and executive functions in high-level soccer athletes: expertise-and gender-specific differences
The relationship of personality and executive functions in high-level soccer athletes: expertise-and gender-specific differences Open
Background Psycho-cognitive factors such as personality and executive functions (EFs) are influential parameters when it comes to examining expertise in high-level soccer. Therefore, the profiles of those athletes are relevant both from a …
View article: Air pollution and elite adolescent soccer players’ performance and well-being; an observational study
Air pollution and elite adolescent soccer players’ performance and well-being; an observational study Open
We find supporting evidence of the negative effects of air pollution in elite adolescent soccer players in both matches and training. The negative impacts observed on several aspects of performance are present within an elite team that reg…
View article: Personality in Soccer: Investigation of the Five-Factor Model of Personality in High-Level Athletes
Personality in Soccer: Investigation of the Five-Factor Model of Personality in High-Level Athletes Open
Background In high-level sports, rapid screening and diagnostic instruments are necessary considering limited access that researchers have to these athletes. In the area of sport psychological diagnostics, the NEO-FFI is a promising tool t…
View article: Match-related physical performance in professional soccer: Position or player specific?
Match-related physical performance in professional soccer: Position or player specific? Open
The purpose of this study was to examine to what extent the physical match performance of professional soccer players is both position and player specific. First, official match data from the 2019/20 German Bundesliga season was used to se…
View article: Modelling age-related changes in executive functions of soccer players
Modelling age-related changes in executive functions of soccer players Open
The widespread popularity of soccer across the globe has turned it into a multi-billion dollar industry. As a result, most professional clubs actively engage in talent identification and development programmes. Contemporary research has ge…
View article: Understanding the influence of a cognitively demanding task on motor response times and subjective mental fatigue/boredom
Understanding the influence of a cognitively demanding task on motor response times and subjective mental fatigue/boredom Open
BACKGROUND: Several methods are used to induce mental fatigue; predominantly the modified Stroop task, which arguably has little relation to daily lifestyle tasks.
AIM: To investigate the influence of the modified Stroop task on mental fa…
View article: Perceptual-Cognitive Assessments in Football
Perceptual-Cognitive Assessments in Football Open
Introduction:
\nAssessments with varying levels of perceptual information or action fidelity are commonly used in the detection and identification of talent in football. Common performance assessments can range from either highly sport-spe…
View article: Taking the First Steps Toward Integrating Testing and Training Cognitive Abilities Within High-Performance Athletes; Insights From a Professional German Football Club
Taking the First Steps Toward Integrating Testing and Training Cognitive Abilities Within High-Performance Athletes; Insights From a Professional German Football Club Open
OPINION article Front. Psychol., 13 December 2019Sec. Cognition Volume 10 - 2019 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02773
View article: Extraordinary tools require extraordinary evidence
Extraordinary tools require extraordinary evidence Open
It is a common practice to assess football players through a battery of tests covering all aspects of sporting performance. Practitioners may find the performance outcome measures valuable for athl...
View article: Age-Related Differences in Executive Functions Within High-Level Youth Soccer Players
Age-Related Differences in Executive Functions Within High-Level Youth Soccer Players Open
Background: When measuring executive functions (EF), it is common for athletes to be assessed on their ability to detect and process explicit sources of information. Yet not all of the information is perceived explicitly in an environment.…
View article: The Applicability of a Short Form of the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder for Measuring Motor Competence in Children Aged 6 to 11 Years
The Applicability of a Short Form of the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder for Measuring Motor Competence in Children Aged 6 to 11 Years Open
This study aimed to determine if the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK) remained a valid assessment of motor competence following the removal of the hopping for height subtest (KTK3). Children ( n = 2479) aged 6–11 years completed al…