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Domínguez González JA, Reigal Garrido RE, Morales Sánchez V, Hernández Mendo A. Effects of a Psychological Intervention Program on Competitive Anxiety and Psychological Profile in Young Soccer Players. Percept Mot Skills 2024:315125241256410. [PMID: 38814741 DOI: 10.1177/00315125241256410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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Our aim in the present study was to test the efficacy of a 13-week, 19-session psychological intervention program on young soccer players' competitive anxiety and their sport psychological profiles. Participants were 37 players in the under-15 age category, of which 18 players formed the experimental group (M age = 14.67 years, SD = .48) and 19 players formed the control group (Mage = 14.23 years, SD = .42); this was a quasi-experimental design without random assignment to groups. We had all participants complete the Psychological Inventory of Sport Performance (IPED), the Questionnaire of Psychological Characteristics of Sport Performance (CPRD), and the Competition State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2) before and after the intervention. Results indicated positive effects for the intervention group (but not the control group) on stress control and motivation dimensions of the CPRD, cognitive anxiety and self-confidence on the CSAI-2, and self-confidence and attentional control on the IPED. These results suggest that psychological training for athletes contributes to their improved psychological skills, providing them tools to better adapt to the competitive environment.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Social Psychology, Social Work, Social Services and Social Anthropology, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Social Psychology, Social Work, Social Services and Social Anthropology, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Social Psychology, Social Work, Social Services and Social Anthropology, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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Midoglu C, Kjæreng Winther A, Boeker M, Dahl Pettersen S, Pedersen S, Ragab N, Kupka T, Hicks SA, Bredsgaard Randers M, Jain R, Dagenborg HJ, Pettersen SA, Johansen D, Riegler MA, Halvorsen P. A large-scale multivariate soccer athlete health, performance, and position monitoring dataset. Sci Data 2024; 11:553. [PMID: 38816403 PMCID: PMC11139986 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-03386-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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Data analysis for athletic performance optimization and injury prevention is of tremendous interest to sports teams and the scientific community. However, sports data are often sparse and hard to obtain due to legal restrictions, unwillingness to share, and lack of personnel resources to be assigned to the tedious process of data curation. These constraints make it difficult to develop automated systems for analysis, which require large datasets for learning. We therefore present SoccerMon, the largest soccer athlete dataset available today containing both subjective and objective metrics, collected from two different elite women's soccer teams over two years. Our dataset contains 33,849 subjective reports and 10,075 objective reports, the latter including over six billion GPS position measurements. SoccerMon can not only play a valuable role in developing better analysis and prediction systems for soccer, but also inspire similar data collection activities in other domains which can benefit from subjective athlete reports, GPS position information, and/or time-series data in general.
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- SimulaMet, Oslo, Norway
- University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- SimulaMet, Oslo, Norway
- UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- SimulaMet, Oslo, Norway
- Forzasys, Oslo, Norway
- Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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Beato M, Madsen EE, Clubb J, Emmonds S, Krustrup P. Monitoring Readiness to Train and Perform in Female Football: Current Evidence and Recommendations for Practitioners. Int J Sports Physiol Perform 2024; 19:223-231. [PMID: 38307011 DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.2023-0405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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PURPOSE Monitoring player readiness to train and perform is an important practical concept in football. Despite an abundance of research in this area in the male game, to date, research is limited in female football. The aims of this study were, first, to summarize the current literature on the monitoring of readiness in female football; second, to summarize the current evidence regarding the monitoring of the menstrual cycle and its potential impact on physical preparation and performance in female footballers; and third, to offer practical recommendations based on the current evidence for practitioners working with female football players. CONCLUSIONS Practitioners should include both objective (eg, heart rate and countermovement jump) and subjective measures (eg, athlete-reported outcome measures) in their monitoring practices. This would allow them to have a better picture of female players' readiness. Practitioners should assess the reliability of their monitoring (objective and subjective) tools before adopting them with their players. The use of athlete-reported outcome measures could play a key role in contexts where technology is not available (eg, in semiprofessional and amateur clubs); however, practitioners need to be aware that many single-item athlete-reported outcome measures instruments have not been properly validated. Finally, tracking the menstrual cycle can identify menstrual dysfunction (eg, infrequent or irregular menstruation) that can indicate a state of low energy availability or an underlying gynecological issue, both of which warrant further investigation by medical practitioners.
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- Marco Beato
- School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Suffolk, Ipswich, United Kingdom
- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Sport and Health Sciences Cluster (SHSC), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Global Performance Insights Ltd, London, United Kingdom
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- Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Sport and Health Sciences Cluster (SHSC), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
- Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Domínguez-González JA, Reigal RE, Morales-Sánchez V, Hernández-Mendo A. Analysis of the Sports Psychological Profile, Competitive Anxiety, Self-Confidence and Flow State in Young Football Players. Sports (Basel) 2024; 12:20. [PMID: 38251294 PMCID: PMC10818857 DOI: 10.3390/sports12010020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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The objective of this study was to analyse the correlations among the sports psychological profile, competitive anxiety, self-confidence and the flow state of young football players. Additionally, potential distinctions based on age category, competitive level and field position were explored. This study included 328 participants divided into two groups: Group 1, 14-15 year olds, and Group 2, 16-18 year olds (M = 15.85; SD = 1.44). Data were collected by using the Psychological Inventory of Sports Execution (IPED), the Revised Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2R) and the Flow State Scale (FSS). The findings revealed positive associations between the sports psychological profile and self-confidence, as well as with the flow state. Conversely, competitive anxiety demonstrated negative relationships with the sports psychological profile, self-confidence and the state of flow. Moreover, superior scores were observed in the analysed variables for the older age category and higher competitive level, with no notable disparities based on field positions. These results underscore the interplay of psychological factors in the performance of football players and underline distinctions among players according to their category (age and level). This emphasises the importance of scrutinising these variables in athletes to comprehend their profiles and enable targeted interventions aimed at enhancing their psychological resources for competitive scenarios.
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- Department of Social Psychology, Social Anthropology, Social Work and Social Services, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain; (J.A.D.-G.); (V.M.-S.); (A.H.-M.)
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Pettersen SD, Martinussen M, Handegård BH, Rasmussen LMP, Koposov R, Adolfsen F. Beyond physical ability—predicting women’s football performance from psychological factors. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1146372. [PMID: 37063572 PMCID: PMC10090955 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1146372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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IntroductionEven though there is a clear agreement among researchers that psychological factors are a vital part of a football player’s performance, the topic has not been investigated thoroughly. The present study aimed to examine the predictive value of psychological factors on female football players’ match performance.MethodsA sample of 156 players from the top two leagues in Norway completed the following questionnaires: Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire 2 (PMCSQ-2), Big Five Inventory (BFI-20), Self-Regulated Learning questionnaire, and Grit-S and Sport Mental Toughness Questionnaire (SMTQ). Match performance data were collected from the online database of the performance analysis company InStat.ResultsResults from a linear mixed model analysis showed that perceived mastery climate and extraversion were the only significant predictors of performance. Other relevant indicators, such as mental toughness, self-regulated learning, and grit, did not predict performance.DiscussionThese findings suggest that the team climate facilitated by coaches may be more important for predicting match performance than individual psychological factors.
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Schei GS, Haugen T, Jones G, Sæther SA, Høigaard R. A Qualitative Exploration of Collective Collapse in a Norwegian Qualifying Premier League Soccer Match-The Successful Team's Perspective. Front Psychol 2022; 12:777597. [PMID: 35115985 PMCID: PMC8805702 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.777597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The current case study focused on a crucial match in the qualification for the Norwegian Premier League (Eliteserien). In the match, the participants of the study experienced a radical change in performance toward the end of the second half, from being behind by several goals to scoring 3 goals in 6 min and winning the qualifying game. The purpose of this study was therefore to examine the perceptions and reflections of players and coaches (sporting director) on what occurred within their own team and within the opposing team. The momentum shift in the opposition team can be described as a collective collapse. In the study, the theoretical collective collapse process model was used as a guide for the design of the interview questions where five semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants involved in the match (players, coach, and sporting director). The participants watched excerpt clips from the match to recall the main events, which they subsequently reflected on. The results highlighted the importance of the "before-game" aspects (i.e., pressure, first game result), the "during-the-game" behavior (i.e., goals scored, playing with a low degree of risk) and the cognitive (i.e., feelings of pressure, despair) and emotional reactions (i.e., frustration, joy) to the match unfolding. In addition, social contagion processes were evident in both teams relating to emotion and behavior. Overall, the data from this study investigated the general structure of the process model of collective sport team collapse and found support for the notion of a temporal cascade of causes for a team collapse. Future research is encouraged to examine this model, to provide guidance to teams, coaches, and sport psychologists in order to make recommendations for dealing with collective collapse in sport teams.
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- Gaute S. Schei
- Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- School of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Worcester, Worcester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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Nassis GP, Brito J, Tomás R, Heiner-Møller K, Harder P, Kryger KO, Krustrup P. Elite women's football: Evolution and challenges for the years ahead. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2021; 32 Suppl 1:7-11. [PMID: 34882847 DOI: 10.1111/sms.14094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- George P Nassis
- Physical Education Department, College of Education (CEDU), United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.,Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU Sport and Health Sciences Cluster (SHSC), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Portugal Football School, Portuguese Football Federation, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Portugal Football School, Portuguese Football Federation, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU Sport and Health Sciences Cluster (SHSC), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Faculty of Sport, Allied Health and Performance Science, St Mary's University, Twickenham, London, UK.,Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU Sport and Health Sciences Cluster (SHSC), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,College of Sport Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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