Can Rules in Technical-Tactical Decisions Influence on Physical and Mental Load during Soccer Training? A Pilot Study

Tomás García-Calvo, Juan José Pulido, José Carlos Ponce-Bordón, Miguel Ángel López-Gajardo, Israel Teoldo Costa and Jesús Díaz-García
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Tomás García-Calvo: Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Av. of University S/N, 10013 Caceres, Spain
Juan José Pulido: Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Av. of University S/N, 10013 Caceres, Spain
José Carlos Ponce-Bordón: Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Av. of University S/N, 10013 Caceres, Spain
Miguel Ángel López-Gajardo: Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Av. of University S/N, 10013 Caceres, Spain
Israel Teoldo Costa: Centre of Research and Studies in Soccer, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, 36.571-000 Viçosa, Brazil
Jesús Díaz-García: Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Av. of University S/N, 10013 Caceres, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 8, 1-11

Abstract: This study aimed to analyze the effects of rules limitations in pass decisions during soccer tasks on physical and mental load reported by players. Participants were 40 semiprofessional Spanish soccer players ( M age = 22.40, SD = 2.25) from two male teams. Two training sessions with four tasks (same tasks with different score system: two maintaining ball possession games with goalkeepers, and two maintaining ball possession games) in counterbalanced order between teams were completed. To achieve a goal during limitation tasks, a minimum number of players had to participate in the passes before the goal. Internal (perceived effort and heart rate) and external physical load (distances), mental load (validated adaptation of the NASA-TXL) and fatigue (VASfatigue) were quantified. Paired t-test and magnitude-based inference were conducted. The results showed significantly higher mean speeds ( p < 0.01), effort perception ( p < 0.001), and mental fatigue (very likely positive) during possession games with restrictions. Additionally, performance satisfaction obtained significantly higher values with goalkeepers and pass restrictions (very likely positive). External physical load showed no significant differences between situations. The influence of mental fatigue on internal load and the complexity of the tasks could explain these results. Coaches can use this information to manipulate the training load in ecological conditions.

Keywords: monitoring; soccer constraints; small-sided games; training interventions; training load (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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