A Video-Based Tactical Task Does Not Elicit Mental Fatigue and Does Not Impair Soccer Performance in a Subsequent Small-Sided Game

Ciocca, Gianmarco; Tessitore, Antonio; Mandorino, Mauro; Tschan, Harald

doi:10.3390/sports10030031

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“…The authors recruited a small-sided game (SSG) and did not uncover any significant difference between the experimental and control group in total distances running (1,531 ± 142 m vs. 1,531 ± 125 m, ES = 0.00). The non-significant finding was corroborated by another two studies that investigated total distance in SSG (P > 0.05) (Trecroci et al, 2020;Ciocca et al, 2022). Inconsistently, Kunrath et al (2020) conducted a study to examine tactical and physical performance together.…”

Section: Physical Performancementioning

confidence: 81%

“…Additionally, one study mixed 4 types of team sport athletes (soccer, Australian football, rugby, and field hockey) (Smith et al, 2015). Furthermore, eleven experiments were done on technical performance in 3 types of team sports: soccer (Badin et al, 2016;Smith et al, 2016Smith et al, , 2017Moreira et al, 2018;Filipas et al, 2020;Trecroci et al, 2020;Ciocca et al, 2022;Soylu et al, 2022), basketball (Filipas et al, 2021), and Australian football (Weerakkody et al, 2020).…”

Section: Sport-specific Motor Performance Outcomementioning

confidence: 99%

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The effects of mental fatigue on sport-specific motor performance among team sport athletes: A systematic scoping review

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BackgroundThe psychobiological state known as mental fatigue (MF) is by engaging in mentally taxing activities for an extended period, which is typically found in team sports, of the high cognitive demand and unpredictable environment. It increases the perception of effort and influences executive functions, impairing sport-specific performance in athletes. However, the consequences of MF on sport-specific motor performance (SSMP) among athletes in team sports remain unclear.ObjectiveThis scoping review seeks to find and map research publications that investigate the effect of MF on SSMP in team sports.MethodsWeb of Science, Scopus, and PubMed were searched as the main databases, and CENTRAL, Psychology, and Behavioral Sciences Collection, SPORTDicus obtained from EBSCOhost, as well as gray literature was searched for relevant literature and Google Scholar. Cognitive tasks before the SSMP exam are the focus of the selected literature on mental exhaustion. Only experiments testing mental and non-mental exhaustion were chosen.ResultsTwelve studies fulfill the requirement of selection criteria. SSMP in team sports, including soccer, basketball, cricket, and Australian football mainly is examined as physical and technical performance. More specifically, MF significantly influenced physical performance measured as intermittent endurance and total distance (P < 0.05), while data was inclusive when assess in an ecological setting (e.g., small-sided game) (P > 0.05). Technical performance was mainly measured as ball loss, errors in passing and shooting, interception, and successful tackle and showed a dramatic impairment (P < 0.05). The decline of physical activity is relevant with higher level PRE, while decreased technical performance is related to impaired attention resources shown as visual perceptual.ConclusionMF adversely influences SSMP in team sports. The most relevant theory for future study to examine the impacts of MF on team-sport athletes could be the psychological model of exercise and its potential extension on attention resources, rather than the traditional “catastrophe” theory.

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Section: Physical Performancementioning

confidence: 81%

Section: Sport-specific Motor Performance Outcomementioning

confidence: 99%

The effects of mental fatigue on sport-specific motor performance among team sport athletes: A systematic scoping review

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“…All the investigations on technical performance focused on offensive and defensive skills. Moreover, all studies used 30 min-Stroop events to prompt mental fatigue conditions, beside, one investigation used a 30 min-tactical task (18). Moreover, the analyzed studies were comprehensively examined from the lab (e.g., the Loughborough soccer pass assessment) to the field.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, some studies have shown inconsistent results. For example, Ciocca et al (18) found that mental fatigue did not influence the number of successful tackles. In addition, Smith et al (19) did not find any influence on the reaction time of passing.…”

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Effects of mental fatigue on technical performance in soccer players: A systematic review with a meta-analysis

Sun

Soh

Mohammadi

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundMental fatigue largely influences technical performance in soccer, including offensive and defensive skills. However, these effects on technical performance among the soccer players have not yet been aggregated to be assessed systematically.ObjectiveThe purpose of the review was to evaluate the impact of mental fatigue on soccer players' overall technical skills.MethodsDrawing on Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and EBSCOhost (CENTRAL and SPORTDicus), an in-depth search was conducted. PICOS established the eligibility criteria to select the studies as follows: (i) population—healthy soccer players; (ii) intervention—involving any mental-fatigue-prompted protocol; (iii) comparison—control conditions (active or passive without inducing mental fatigue); (iv) outcomes—technical performance (offensive and defensive skill); and (v) study design—randomized controlled trials.ResultsA total of eight studies were qualified for inclusion in the systematic literature review. Overall, the results indicate that mental fatigue had significant effects on technical skills, including offensive and defensive skills. Specifically, there were significant effects on errors (ES = 0.977; p < 0.001), number of tackles (ES = −0.739; p = 0.005), and the percentage of successful tackles (ES = −0.628; p = 0.022), while there were no significant effects on the number of passes (ES = 0.240; p = 0.328), the percentage of accurate passing (ES = −0.008; p = 0.985), and the number of successful passes (ES = −0.322; p = 0.217).ConclusionOverall, a significant effect of mental fatigue on the technical performance (e.g., tackles and errors) of soccer players was detected, while no significant effects on passing skills were detected. Future studies may consider investigating technical performance together with other important results (e.g., decision-making skills or internal load).Systematic Review Registrationhttps://inplasy.com/inplasy-2022-2-0008/, Inplasy protocol 202220008.

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“…Furthermore, pilot studies are more conducive to the rigorous, fast-paced environment within professional sports offering feasibility and a preview of methodological challenges for larger studies ( 10 , 11 ). In this work, a lengthier intervention would have been desirable, especially considering that viewing tactical video (the nature of our intervention) has shown not to elicit mental fatigue nor impair subsequent physical and technical performance ( 12 ). In addition, more subjects and subsequent passes would have served to power the study and improve test-retest reliability.…”

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Shortcomings of applying data science to improve professional football performance: Takeaways from a pilot intervention study

Herold

Kempe

Ruf

et al. 2022

Front. Sports Act. Living

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Positional tracking data allows football practitioners to derive features that describe patterns of player behavior and quantify performance. Existing research using tracking data has mostly focused on what occurred on the pitch, such as the determinants of effective passing. There have yet to be studies attempting to use findings from data science to improve performance. Therefore, 24 professional players (mean age = 21.6 years, SD = 5.7) were divided into a control team and an intervention team which competed against each other in a pre-test match. Metrics were gathered via notational analysis (number of passes, penalty box entries, shots on goal), and positional tracking data including pass length, pass velocity, defensive disruption (D-Def), and the number of outplayed opponents (NOO). D-Def and NOO were used to extract video clips from the pre-test that were shown to the intervention team as a teaching tool for 2 weeks prior to the post-test match. The results in the post-test showed no significant improvements from the pre-test between the Intervention Team and the Control Team for D-Def (F = 1.100, p = 0.308, η2 = 0.058) or NOO (F = 0.347, p = 0.563, η2 = 0.019). However, the Intervention Team made greater numerical increases for number of passes, penalty box entries, and shots on goal in the post-test match. Despite a positive tendency from the intervention, results indicate the transfer of knowledge from data science to performance was lacking. Future studies should aim to include coaches' input and use the metrics to design training exercises that encourage the desired behavior.

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A Video-Based Tactical Task Does Not Elicit Mental Fatigue and Does Not Impair Soccer Performance in a Subsequent Small-Sided Game

Cited by 7 publications

References 38 publications

The effects of mental fatigue on sport-specific motor performance among team sport athletes: A systematic scoping review

The effects of mental fatigue on sport-specific motor performance among team sport athletes: A systematic scoping review

Effects of mental fatigue on technical performance in soccer players: A systematic review with a meta-analysis

Shortcomings of applying data science to improve professional football performance: Takeaways from a pilot intervention study

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