Reactive Task Performance Under Varying Loads in Division I Collegiate Soccer Athletes
This study was conducted to identify whether team-wide or positional differences exist in simple or choice reactivity of collegiate soccer athletes when completed under various loads. Much research exists surrounding the assessment of reaction time in the general population, but given variations in...
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| description | This study was conducted to identify whether team-wide or positional differences exist in simple or choice reactivity of collegiate soccer athletes when completed under various loads. Much research exists surrounding the assessment of reaction time in the general population, but given variations in training, little insight exists surrounding how unique and elite populations may differ based upon performance demands and task translatability to training. Reactive performance was assessed using the Dynavision D2 in 24 female soccer players (19.73 ± 1.05 years old) from a team within a power five conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Evaluated loads included two conditions of simple reactivity (no additional load and with a concurrent lower body motor task) and three conditions of choice reactivity (no additional load, with a concurrent lower body motor task, and prolonged durations). Paired t-tests and ANOVAs were used to identify differences in task performance based upon load and positional group. No significant load-based or positional differences existed in measured simple reaction times. Performances in choice reaction tasks across the team were found to be slower when completed across extended durations (p < 0.0001) and faster when completed concurrent with an added balance task (p = 0.0108), as compared to performance under normal conditions. By assessment of positional differences, goalkeepers tended to be slower than other positions in reactivity during choice tasks, despite no differences existing in simple task performance. Given the unique population utilized herein, measured reactivity in different tasks suggests a strong relation to the training demands of soccer, as well as those of goalkeepers as compared to field positions. Findings suggest that sport and positional demands may be substantial contributors to population- and individual-based reactivity performance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-743cd527f1134b9787d38709801a8d9a2022-12-21T20:46:51ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sports and Active Living2624-93672021-10-01310.3389/fspor.2021.707910707910Reactive Task Performance Under Varying Loads in Division I Collegiate Soccer AthletesLauren E. Rentz0Cheryl L. Brandmeir1Cheryl L. Brandmeir2Bobby G. Rawls3Scott M. Galster4Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United StatesRockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United StatesDepartment of Human Performance, Division of Physical Therapy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United StatesRockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United StatesRockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United StatesThis study was conducted to identify whether team-wide or positional differences exist in simple or choice reactivity of collegiate soccer athletes when completed under various loads. Much research exists surrounding the assessment of reaction time in the general population, but given variations in training, little insight exists surrounding how unique and elite populations may differ based upon performance demands and task translatability to training. Reactive performance was assessed using the Dynavision D2 in 24 female soccer players (19.73 ± 1.05 years old) from a team within a power five conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Evaluated loads included two conditions of simple reactivity (no additional load and with a concurrent lower body motor task) and three conditions of choice reactivity (no additional load, with a concurrent lower body motor task, and prolonged durations). Paired t-tests and ANOVAs were used to identify differences in task performance based upon load and positional group. No significant load-based or positional differences existed in measured simple reaction times. Performances in choice reaction tasks across the team were found to be slower when completed across extended durations (p < 0.0001) and faster when completed concurrent with an added balance task (p = 0.0108), as compared to performance under normal conditions. By assessment of positional differences, goalkeepers tended to be slower than other positions in reactivity during choice tasks, despite no differences existing in simple task performance. Given the unique population utilized herein, measured reactivity in different tasks suggests a strong relation to the training demands of soccer, as well as those of goalkeepers as compared to field positions. Findings suggest that sport and positional demands may be substantial contributors to population- and individual-based reactivity performance.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2021.707910/fullchoice reaction timesimple reaction timesoccerperformanceload-bearingtraining demands |
| spellingShingle | Lauren E. Rentz Cheryl L. Brandmeir Cheryl L. Brandmeir Bobby G. Rawls Scott M. Galster Reactive Task Performance Under Varying Loads in Division I Collegiate Soccer Athletes Frontiers in Sports and Active Living choice reaction time simple reaction time soccer performance load-bearing training demands |
| title | Reactive Task Performance Under Varying Loads in Division I Collegiate Soccer Athletes |
| title_full | Reactive Task Performance Under Varying Loads in Division I Collegiate Soccer Athletes |
| title_fullStr | Reactive Task Performance Under Varying Loads in Division I Collegiate Soccer Athletes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reactive Task Performance Under Varying Loads in Division I Collegiate Soccer Athletes |
| title_short | Reactive Task Performance Under Varying Loads in Division I Collegiate Soccer Athletes |
| title_sort | reactive task performance under varying loads in division i collegiate soccer athletes |
| topic | choice reaction time simple reaction time soccer performance load-bearing training demands |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2021.707910/full |
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