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Fundamental relationships of executive functions and physiological abilities with game intelligence, game time and injuries in elite soccer players

14 Ottobre 2021

Autori: Hans-Erik Scharfen, Daniel Memmert

ABSTRACT

Fundamental relationships of executive functions and physiological abilities with game intelligence, game time and injuries in elite soccer players

The study examined the (1) interrelation of cognitive-athletic performance concerning game time and (2) injuries; (3) relation between executive functions and game intelligence. A total of 172 elite soccer players (age: 12–34 years) performed tests assessing multiple-object-tracking, working memory capacity (WMC), cognitive flexibility (CF), and inhibition. General and specific-endurance-performance, and physical performance (jumps and sprint) were also measured. Game intelligence, time and injuries were tracked. WMC, CF, and a total cognition score showed correlations with game intelligence, and the same parameter, along with selective attention and game intelligence were also correlated with game time. Sprint and specific-endurance were connected with game time, whereas contact injuries only correlated with sprint, and noncontact injuries with sprint and general-endurance. Especially executive functions represent fundamental associations with game intelligence and -time across all age groups, whereas certain physiological abilities may contribute to more game time and less non-contact injuries depending on age.

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