Mental stress reduces performance and changes musculoskeletal loading in football-related movements

Auer, Simon; Kubowitsch, Simone; Süß, Franz; Renkawitz, Tobias; Krutsch, Werner; Dendorfer, Sebastian

doi:10.1080/24733938.2020.1860253

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“…The somewhat unprepared rapid restart of match play, which depended upon political regulations, made it impossible for the clubs to follow traditional seasonal preparation concepts. Because such short-term increases in psychological and physical stress are well-known factors for sustaining injuries, especially knee injuries [ 2 , 23 ], this aspect was a major concern before and after the restart. Additionally, the control period of the final weeks of the previous 2018–2019 season showed a higher injury incidence than the 2019–2020 season final after the lockdown.…”

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No increased injury incidence in the German Bundesliga after the SARS-CoV-2 virus lockdown

Krutsch

Hadji

Tröß

et al. 2021

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg

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Introduction The coronavirus lockdown in 2020 resulted in a worldwide suspension of professional sports. The first major professional football league to restart after the lockdown was the German Bundesliga. This study investigates whether the injury incidence increased after the restart of the season with only 9 days of regular preparation time and without any friendly matches in comparison to three control periods. Materials and methods In a prospective cohort study, injury analysis (at least 1 day of absence from official football matches or training sessions) of the German Bundesliga registry was standardised according to Hägglund et al. (Br J Sports Med 39:340–346, 2005) and Fuller et al. (Clin J Sports Med 16:97–106, 2006) for data collection and to previous publications for the validated use of media sources for injury registration. The study period after the lockdown in May and June of the 2019–2020 season was compared to three control periods: the period directly before the lockdown, the beginning of the 2019–2020 season and the 2018–2019 season final. Results The nine match days after the restart of the 2019–2020 season showed an overall injury incidence of 4.9 per 1000 h football. This rate was significantly lower than that of the previous season final (9 last match days, overall injury incidence: 6.9 per 1000 h football; p < 0.001) and not increased compared to the rates after the summer break (9 match days; incidence: 5.5/1000 h, p > 0.05) or the winter break (8 match days; incidence: 5.6/1000 h, p > 0.05). Conclusion The period after the unexpected break in the 2019–2020 season due to the coronavirus lockdown and the rapid return to competition showed no increase in the injury rate compared to the pre-lockdown period and a lower injury rate than in the previous season final. The unintentional mid-season rest with its potential for physical recovery and individual fitness training seems to have had a positive effect on injury occurrence.

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No increased injury incidence in the German Bundesliga after the SARS-CoV-2 virus lockdown

Krutsch

Hadji

Tröß

et al. 2021

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg

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“…In addition, there are positives correlation between the Outer Front Thigh asymmetry and muscular soreness, Adductor asymmetry with stress and muscular soreness, and between knee asymmetry and fatigue. So, the previously sleep disturbances commented can also induce more fatigue and muscular soreness, which increase injury and underperformance risk 46 and more stress, that also intensify injury 47 and miss performance risk 48 . On the other hand, there is a negative correlation statistically significant between a global value of the body asymmetry with stress, this result go against priory commented results, as players with more global asymmetry should have more stress.…”

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Association between physical demands, skin temperature and wellbeing status in elite football players

Majano,

Garcia-Unanue,

Fernández-Cuevas

et al. 2023

Sci Rep

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The demanding nature of elite football requires players to be closely monitored to ensure optimal performance and minimize injury risk. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between physical demands, skin temperature, and well-being status in 30 elite football players over a 12-week competitive period. Thermography assessments, weekly Well-being questionnaires, and daily training and match load recordings were used to gather data. Results indicated that along the microcycles there was a decrease in high-intensity accelerations and decelerations distance completed, while maintaining other high-intensity actions. Furthermore, it was found that high-intensity movements contribute to the generation of thermal asymmetries in the thighs; the adductor thermal asymmetry showed a positive relationship with stress and muscle soreness, the knee thermal asymmetry had a positive relationship with fatigue and a negative relationship with rest and quality of rest, and finally the hamstrings muscles exhibited significant differences between the thermal asymmetry groups, with the high asymmetry completing less high intensity actions than the low asymmetry group. In conclusion, this study highlights the interconnections between physical demands, skin temperature, and well-being in elite football players and provides valuable insights for coaches and trainers in their efforts to optimize performance and health.

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“…It has been used successfully to assess the demands of sporting tasks, both specifically when assessing the impact of contextual factors (Mullen et al, 2021 ) and in soccer-specific research (e.g. Auer et al, 2021 ; Filipas et al, 2021 ).…”

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The effect of task load, information reliability and interdependency on anticipation performance

Murphy,

Runswick,

Gredin

et al. 2024

Cogn. Research

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In sport, coaches often explicitly provide athletes with stable contextual information related to opponent action preferences to enhance anticipation performance. This information can be dependent on, or independent of, dynamic contextual information that only emerges during the sequence of play (e.g. opponent positioning). The interdependency between contextual information sources, and the associated cognitive demands of integrating information sources during anticipation, has not yet been systematically examined. We used a temporal occlusion paradigm to alter the reliability of contextual and kinematic information during the early, mid- and final phases of a two-versus-two soccer anticipation task. A dual-task paradigm was incorporated to investigate the impact of task load on skilled soccer players’ ability to integrate information and update their judgements in each phase. Across conditions, participants received no contextual information (control) or stable contextual information (opponent preferences) that was dependent on, or independent of, dynamic contextual information (opponent positioning). As predicted, participants used reliable contextual and kinematic information to enhance anticipation. Further exploratory analysis suggested that increased task load detrimentally affected anticipation accuracy but only when both reliable contextual and kinematic information were available for integration in the final phase. This effect was observed irrespective of whether the stable contextual information was dependent on, or independent of, dynamic contextual information. Findings suggest that updating anticipatory judgements in the final phase of a sequence of play based on the integration of reliable contextual and kinematic information requires cognitive resources.

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Mental stress reduces performance and changes musculoskeletal loading in football-related movements

Cited by 11 publications

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No increased injury incidence in the German Bundesliga after the SARS-CoV-2 virus lockdown

No increased injury incidence in the German Bundesliga after the SARS-CoV-2 virus lockdown

Association between physical demands, skin temperature and wellbeing status in elite football players

The effect of task load, information reliability and interdependency on anticipation performance

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