Differences in Psychological Variables and the Performance of Female Futsal Players according to Playing Position, Match Result and Menstruation

Trinidad Rico-Lara, Adrián Mateo-Orcajada (), Lucía Abenza-Cano, Francisco Esparza-Ros and Raquel Vaquero-Cristóbal
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Trinidad Rico-Lara: Facultad de Deporte, UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain
Adrián Mateo-Orcajada: Facultad de Deporte, UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain
Lucía Abenza-Cano: Facultad de Deporte, UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain
Francisco Esparza-Ros: Cátedra Internacional de Cineantropometría, UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain
Raquel Vaquero-Cristóbal: Facultad de Deporte, UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 8, 1-14

Abstract: Futsal performance has been extensively investigated in previous studies, demonstrating that the psychological state of the players or the playing position condition performance. However, research with female indoor soccer players is scarce; therefore, menstruation has not been considered as a determinant aspect for performance in females. Previous research has shown the influence of menstruation on the psychological state and performance of players of different sports; however, there is no known research on female futsal players. For this reason, the aims of the present research were to establish the differences in pre-match psychological variables and offensive performance as a function of playing position, match result and menstruation. A total of 132 s division Spanish players participated in the research. All participants completed the Questionnaire of Psychological Needs of the Athlete-15, and their regular league matches were recorded and subsequently analyzed to determine their offensive performance. The results showed differences according to playing position: pivots and closers showed greater motivation than wings, while the pivots showed greater activation and shots on goal than the wings and closers. Regarding match results, pivots demonstrated more shots on goals than closers only when the match was lost. In addition, the motivation and activation of the pivots, as well as the number of shots on goal, were higher than that of the wings and closers only when they were not menstruating.

Keywords: activation; female futsal; menstruation; motivation; performance; shots on goal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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