Do cognitive training strategies improve motor and positive psychological skills development in soccer players? Insights from a systematic review

Slimani, Maamer; Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi; Tod, David; Dellal, Alexandre; Hue, Olivier; Chéour, Foued; Taylor, Lee; Chamari, Karim

doi:10.1080/02640414.2016.1254809

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“…In particular, such psychological factors as motivation, psychological skills (PS), and mental toughness (MT) have been considered essential for football performance (Jooste, Steyn & Van Den Berg, 2014). In the current literature, there are many studies concerning the relation of physical factors with football performance, but studies of the influence of psychological factors are somewhat lacking (Slimani, Bragazzi, Tod et al, 2016).…”

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Psychological characteristics in women football players: Skills, mental toughness, and anxiety

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Scandinavian J Psychology

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Women's football has been far less studied than men's. This work's objectives were to: (1) analyze the differences in psychological skills, mental toughness (MT), and anxiety in women football players according to their level (national team, first division, and second division); and (2) predict those three levels (using a multivariate model) according to the players’ psychological skills, mental toughness, and anxiety. One hundred and forty‐two Icelandic women football players (23.5 ± 3.5 years) participated in the study. They were classified into three groups according to their level: national team, and first and second divisions. Three questionnaires were used: the Test of Performance Strategies Questionnaire, the Sport Mental Toughness Questionnaire, and the Sport Anxiety Scale‐2 questionnaire. A one‐way ANOVA with Bonferroni post hoc correction was used to examine differences between teams. Applying a classification tree analysis, the participants were classified into three groups according to their level. There were few differences between the three groups in psychological skills, but in mental toughness and anxiety the national team had the highest and lowest values respectively, and the first and second division players differed in relaxation in competition (TOPS), total score and confidence (SMTQ), and worry (SAS‐2). The classification tree correctly classified 54.9% of the sample with the variables total score (SMTQ) and activation in practice (TOPS). Therefore, given the relevance that psychological attributes appear to have for women football players’ performance, it would seem indispensable to incorporate the figure of the sports psychologist into national and club teams.

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Psychological characteristics in women football players: Skills, mental toughness, and anxiety

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“…Soccer is the most common sport in the world and has high mental and physical demands 62 (Slimani et al, 2016;Slimani & Nikolaidis, 2017). It is one of the most complex contact sports 63 whose frequency of practices during the season varies depending on the training phase or 64 competing level (Kirkendall, 2011;Scott & Anderson, 2013).…”

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Psychosocial predictors and psychological prevention of soccer injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature

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Physical Therapy in Sport

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“…Earlier studies suggested that skilled defenders employed different visual search strategies, regardless of their actual playing position [ 37 – 39 ]. Also, Slimani et al [ 40 ] concluded that there are differences in practical cognitive/ psychological interventions according to the playing position. Vestberg et al [ 16 ] analyzed the link between EF´s and success in young soccer players.…”

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General perceptual-cognitive abilities: Age and position in soccer

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Various studies suggest the importance of sport-specific cognitive and perceptual abilities in soccer. However, the role of general perceptual-cognitive abilities and the relation of age respective to position have not been clarified for soccer in detail. Therefore, it was the objective of the present study to determine the relation of age and position to general perceptual-cognitive abilities. 178 highly talented male soccer players (mean age 16.2, age range 10 to 33 years) were involved. The participants performed computer-based sustained attention and anticipation (using Vienna Test System) tests. 139 subjects (mean age 16.6) took part in visual and acoustic reaction tests (using Talent Diagnostic System). The soccer players, subdivided into age and position groups, were recruited from a youth academy of a professional soccer club and played at the highest and 2nd highest national soccer competition for their age. Group differences were tested using analysis of variance. Correlations were analyzed for age and abilities.Significant correlations and group differences were found for age and sustained attention tasks. Significant differences for position groups were observed with regard to acoustic reaction time (ART). Further, we found statistical tendencies for group differences regarding the visual reaction time (VRT), indicating that midfielders outperform defenders and strikers in simple reaction tasks. Improved skills in sustained attention tasks resulted for defenders, who worked faster and more precisely in figural tasks. Regarding general anticipation tasks differences were not found. No group differences were found in basic anticipation tasks. Our study indicates that additional research is needed to further clarify the development of general perceptual-cognitive abilities and position-specific differences in the above abilities of highly talented soccer players.

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Do cognitive training strategies improve motor and positive psychological skills development in soccer players? Insights from a systematic review

Cited by 52 publications

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Psychological characteristics in women football players: Skills, mental toughness, and anxiety

Psychological characteristics in women football players: Skills, mental toughness, and anxiety

Psychosocial predictors and psychological prevention of soccer injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature

General perceptual-cognitive abilities: Age and position in soccer

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