Effects of specific dual task training on change of direction ability, cognitive flexibility, and inhibition in young soccer players

(Auswirkungen eines spezifischen Trainings mit zwei Aufgaben auf die Fähigkeit zum Richtungswechsel, die kognitive Flexibilität und die Hemmschwelle bei jungen Fußballspielern)

In the current study we aimed to investigate the effect of specific dual task training (SDTT) compared to conventional soccer training (CST) on motor and cognitive performances in U13 elite soccer players. Twenty-four young soccer players (all males) participated in this study. We measured their change of direction ability (CODA) and cognitive performances (cognitive flexibility and inhibition) before and after four weeks in either the SDTT group or the CST group. We administered the Trail-Making Test (TMT) to evaluate cognitive flexibility and the Stroop test to evaluate cognitive inhibition. We assessed CODA using the t test (TT). After training, CODA (p < .001), cognitive flexibility (p < .001), and inhibition (p < .001) were improved only in the SDTT group. These results suggest that SDTT seems more suitable than CST to optimally improve both CODA and cognitive performances in U13 elite soccer players.
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Notationen:Spielsportarten Sozial- und Geisteswissenschaften Nachwuchssport
Tagging:Dual tasking motorische Fähigkeiten
Veröffentlicht in:Perceptual and Motor Skills
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Online-Zugang:https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125241266901
Jahrgang:131
Heft:5
Seiten:1720-1742
Dokumentenarten:Artikel
Level:hoch