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The effects of a smartphone game training intervention on executive functions in youth soccer players: a randomized controlled study
Cognitive training primarily aims to improve executive functions (EFs). It has become a popular research topic, as previous studies have provided preliminary evidence that EFs relate to sports performance. However, whether a domain-generic cognitive training intervention can improve EFs in high-perf...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10436001/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37601169 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2023.1170738 |
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author | Heilmann, Florian Formenti, Damiano Trecroci, Athos Lautenbach, Franziska |
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description | Cognitive training primarily aims to improve executive functions (EFs). It has become a popular research topic, as previous studies have provided preliminary evidence that EFs relate to sports performance. However, whether a domain-generic cognitive training intervention can improve EFs in high-performance athletes is still unclear. The present randomized controlled study aimed to examine the effects of an eight-week (5 min/day, 5 days/week) smartphone-based domain-generic cognitive training intervention (i.e., the smartphone game “Fruit Ninja”) on EFs in youth soccer athletes (N = 33; intervention: n = 15, passive control: n = 18; German youth soccer academy). We assessed working memory (3-back task), inhibition (Flanker & Go/NoGo task), and cognitive flexibility (number-letter task) in a pre-post design with computerized tasks. The results showed no significant time x group differences attributable to the cognitive training between the intervention group and the control group, except for a response time variable of the Go/NoGo task. These preliminary results do not suggest an application of CT as a smartphone-based game to improve EFs performance in soccer players. However, more research is needed to establish the efficacy of domain-specific interventions in high-level team sport athletes. |
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spelling | pubmed-104360012023-08-19 The effects of a smartphone game training intervention on executive functions in youth soccer players: a randomized controlled study Heilmann, Florian Formenti, Damiano Trecroci, Athos Lautenbach, Franziska Front Sports Act Living Sports and Active Living Cognitive training primarily aims to improve executive functions (EFs). It has become a popular research topic, as previous studies have provided preliminary evidence that EFs relate to sports performance. However, whether a domain-generic cognitive training intervention can improve EFs in high-performance athletes is still unclear. The present randomized controlled study aimed to examine the effects of an eight-week (5 min/day, 5 days/week) smartphone-based domain-generic cognitive training intervention (i.e., the smartphone game “Fruit Ninja”) on EFs in youth soccer athletes (N = 33; intervention: n = 15, passive control: n = 18; German youth soccer academy). We assessed working memory (3-back task), inhibition (Flanker & Go/NoGo task), and cognitive flexibility (number-letter task) in a pre-post design with computerized tasks. The results showed no significant time x group differences attributable to the cognitive training between the intervention group and the control group, except for a response time variable of the Go/NoGo task. These preliminary results do not suggest an application of CT as a smartphone-based game to improve EFs performance in soccer players. However, more research is needed to establish the efficacy of domain-specific interventions in high-level team sport athletes. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-03 /pmc/articles/PMC10436001/ /pubmed/37601169 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2023.1170738 Text en © 2023 Heilmann, Formenti, Trecroci and Lautenbach. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Sports and Active Living Heilmann, Florian Formenti, Damiano Trecroci, Athos Lautenbach, Franziska The effects of a smartphone game training intervention on executive functions in youth soccer players: a randomized controlled study |
title | The effects of a smartphone game training intervention on executive functions in youth soccer players: a randomized controlled study |
title_full | The effects of a smartphone game training intervention on executive functions in youth soccer players: a randomized controlled study |
title_fullStr | The effects of a smartphone game training intervention on executive functions in youth soccer players: a randomized controlled study |
title_full_unstemmed | The effects of a smartphone game training intervention on executive functions in youth soccer players: a randomized controlled study |
title_short | The effects of a smartphone game training intervention on executive functions in youth soccer players: a randomized controlled study |
title_sort | effects of a smartphone game training intervention on executive functions in youth soccer players: a randomized controlled study |
topic | Sports and Active Living |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10436001/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37601169 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2023.1170738 |
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