The Effects of Exercise Difficulty and Time-of-Day on the Perception of the Task and Soccer Performance in Child Soccer Players
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15714904 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Liwa Masmoudi (0000-0002-9628-1585, University of Sfax), A Gharbi (0000-0001-9971-1993, University of Sfax), Cyrine H’mida (0000-0002-6360-9388, University of Sfax), Kais Trabelsi (0000-0003-2623-9557, University of Sfax), Omar Boukhris (0000-0002-2861-0164, University of Sfax), Hamdi Chtourou (0000-0002-5482-9151, University of Sfax), Mohamed Amine Bouzid (0000-0001-8485-6727, University of Sfax), Cain C T Clark (0000-0002-6610-4617, Intelligent Health (United Kingdom)), Nizar Souissi (0000-0003-1227-8221, University of Sfax), Thomas Rosemann (0000-0002-6436-6306, University of Zurich), Beat Knechtle (0000-0002-2412-9103, University of Zurich, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 793-793 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/children8090793 |
| PMID | 34572225 |
| OpenAlex | W3199245777 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
In soccer, accurate kicking skills are important determinants of successful performance. A successful kick must meet several criteria, including speed, accuracy, and timing. In fact, players who are able to kick the ball more accurately under various difficulties, such as time pressure, space constraints, the opponent's pressure, and the distance between the kicking point and the goal, have a clear advantage during soccer games. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of exercise difficulty and time-of-day on perceived task difficulty and kicking performance. Accordingly, 32 boys (age: 11 ± 0.7 years; height: 1.45 ± 0.07 m; body-mass: 38.9 ± 7.8 kg) performed shooting accuracy tests under two difficulty levels (distance (long-distance (LD) vs. short-distance (SD)) and time pressure (Without-time-pressure (WTP) vs. With-time-pressure (TP)) at 08:00 h and 17:00 h. Absolute-error, variable-error, and constant-error were evaluated during the kicking tasks, in addition to ball velocity and shooting quality. Moreover, rating-of-perceived-exertion score (RPE), feeling-scale (FS), and perceived difficulty were completed immediately at the end of each test. The results showed that shooting quality was not affected by the time-of-day, but it was better in WTP vs. TP ( p p p p < 0.05). In conclusion, specific soccer skills of boys were not time-of-day dependent, but they may be associated with time pressure and task difficulty
Audiology · Blood pressure · Match play · Morning · Perceived exertion · Perception · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physical therapy · Rating of perceived exertion · Simulation · Statistics · Computer Science · Mathematics · Medicine · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Sport Psychology and Performance · Sports Performance and Training
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |