2024/07/20 by Rym Baccouch, Rihab Borji, Hafedh Ayed +3
Psychology · #Children's Physical and Motor Development #Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports #Sport Psychology and Performance
paper · doi:10.1177/00315125241266901
crossref issued 2024/07/20 · crossref published 2024/07/20 · crossref published-online 2024/07/20 · openalex publication_date 2024/07/20 · crossref created 2024/07/21 · crossref published-print 2024/10/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · crossref deposited 2026/05/01 · crossref indexed 2026/07/29 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
In the current study we aimed to investigate the effect of specific dual task training (SDTT) compared to conventional soccer training (CST) on motor and cognitive performances in U13 elite soccer players. Twenty-four young soccer players (all males) participated in this study. We measured their change of direction ability (CODA) and cognitive performances (cognitive flexibility and inhibition) before and after four weeks in either the SDTT group or the CST group. We administered the Trail-Making Test (TMT) to evaluate cognitive flexibility and the Stroop test to evaluate cognitive inhibition. We assessed CODA using the t test (TT). After training, CODA ( p < .001), cognitive flexibility ( p < .001), and inhibition ( p < .001) were improved only in the SDTT group. These results suggest that SDTT seems more suitable than CST to optimally improve both CODA and cognitive performances in U13 elite soccer players.