Neuromuscular Fatigue in Cerebral Palsy Football Players after a Competitive Match According to Sport Classification and Playing Position

Matías Henríquez, Luis Felipe Castelli de Campos, Fernando Muñoz-Hinrichsen, María Isabel Cornejo, Javier Yanci and Raul Reina
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Matías Henríquez: Sport Research Centre, Department of Sports Sciences, Miguel Hernández University, 03202 Elche, Spain
Luis Felipe Castelli de Campos: Department of Education Sciences, Faculty of Education and Humanities, University of Bío-Bío, Chillan 3780000, Chile
Fernando Muñoz-Hinrichsen: Department of Kinesiology, Metropolitan University of Sciences Education, Santiago 7500000, Chile
María Isabel Cornejo: Sport Research Centre, Department of Sports Sciences, Miguel Hernández University, 03202 Elche, Spain
Javier Yanci: Society, Sports and Physical Exercise Research Group (GIKAFIT), Physical Education and Sport Department, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01007 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Raul Reina: Sport Research Centre, Department of Sports Sciences, Miguel Hernández University, 03202 Elche, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 10, 1-12

Abstract: This study aimed to determine the rated perceived exertion (RPE) and match load (RPE-ML) to compare pre-post-match vertical jump (VJ) capacity according to cerebral palsy (CP) players’ sport classes (i.e., FT1–FT3) and playing positions and to explore whether the neuromuscular performance variation is associated with the internal load of para-footballers with CP. Fifty-six male para-footballers performed two VJ tests before and immediately after a competitive CP football match, followed by measurements of the players’ RPE and RPE-ML. There were no significant differences ( p > 0.05) in the pairwise comparisons for RPE and RPE-ML according to sport classes and playing position. A significant reduction in the VJ performance was found for each player sport class and playing position in squat jump (SJ) ( p < 0.01; 0.24 < d g < 0.58) and countermovement jump (CMJ) ( p < 0.05; 0.22 < d g < 0.45). Regarding the pairwise comparisons, players with the minimal impairment criteria (FT3) obtained higher deficit scores during SJ than those belonging to the FT1 and FT2 ( p = 0.003; 1.00 < d g < 1.56). Defenders experienced the lowest performance compared to midfielders and attackers in SJ performance ( p = 0.027; 0.94 < d g < 1.28). Significant correlations were obtained between ΔSJ or ΔCMJ and RPE or RPE-ML ( r = −0.58 to −0.75; p < 0.001). These findings provide novel information supporting the notion that fatigue induced after a competitive match causes notable impairments in VJ performance differentiated according to sport class and playing position in para-footballers with CP.

Keywords: para-football; physical capacity; brain injury; vertical jump; Paralympic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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