Effects of a Computerized Training on Attentional Capacity of Young Soccer Players
The purpose of this work was to analyze the effects of a computerized training on attentional capacity in a group of young soccer players. Seventy-five male adolescents from two soccer clubs in the city of Malaga (Spain) and aged between 14 and 18 (15.45 ± 1.43 years) participated in the investigati...
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| author | Rafael E. Reigal Fernando González-Guirval Juan P. Morillo-Baro Verónica Morales-Sánchez Rocío Juárez-Ruiz de Mier Antonio Hernández-Mendo |
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| description | The purpose of this work was to analyze the effects of a computerized training on attentional capacity in a group of young soccer players. Seventy-five male adolescents from two soccer clubs in the city of Malaga (Spain) and aged between 14 and 18 (15.45 ± 1.43 years) participated in the investigation. A quasi-experimental design was used, and the adolescents were divided into control (n = 38) and experimental (n = 37) groups. The experimental group underwent a computerized training (Rejilla 1.0) of their attention during 9 weeks and 27 sessions. In addition, the D2 attention test was used to analyze the evolution of participants after the intervention program. The results showed positive effects of the computerized intervention program on selective attention, observing changes both in the executions of the software used (p < 0.001, Cohen's d = 1.58, 95% CI [1.06, 2.11]) and in the main measures of the D2 test, total effectiveness (p < 0.001, Cohen's d = 0.62, 95% CI [0.15, 1.08]) and concentration (p < 0.01, Cohen's d = 0.48, 95% CI [0.02, 0.94]). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c17ea2ed7ce94e4fbfcba359982fc4a42022-12-22T03:35:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782019-10-011010.3389/fpsyg.2019.02279481144Effects of a Computerized Training on Attentional Capacity of Young Soccer PlayersRafael E. Reigal0Fernando González-Guirval1Juan P. Morillo-Baro2Verónica Morales-Sánchez3Rocío Juárez-Ruiz de Mier4Antonio Hernández-Mendo5University of Malaga, Malaga, SpainUniversity of Malaga, Malaga, SpainUniversity of Malaga, Malaga, SpainDepartment of Social Psychology, Social Work, Anthropology and East Asian Studies, University of Málaga, Málaga, SpainDepartment of Evolutionary Psychology and Education, University of Málaga, Málaga, SpainDepartment of Social Psychology, Social Work, Anthropology and East Asian Studies, University of Málaga, Málaga, SpainThe purpose of this work was to analyze the effects of a computerized training on attentional capacity in a group of young soccer players. Seventy-five male adolescents from two soccer clubs in the city of Malaga (Spain) and aged between 14 and 18 (15.45 ± 1.43 years) participated in the investigation. A quasi-experimental design was used, and the adolescents were divided into control (n = 38) and experimental (n = 37) groups. The experimental group underwent a computerized training (Rejilla 1.0) of their attention during 9 weeks and 27 sessions. In addition, the D2 attention test was used to analyze the evolution of participants after the intervention program. The results showed positive effects of the computerized intervention program on selective attention, observing changes both in the executions of the software used (p < 0.001, Cohen's d = 1.58, 95% CI [1.06, 2.11]) and in the main measures of the D2 test, total effectiveness (p < 0.001, Cohen's d = 0.62, 95% CI [0.15, 1.08]) and concentration (p < 0.01, Cohen's d = 0.48, 95% CI [0.02, 0.94]).https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02279/fullattentioncognitive functioningsoccercomputerized trainingsport |
| spellingShingle | Rafael E. Reigal Fernando González-Guirval Juan P. Morillo-Baro Verónica Morales-Sánchez Rocío Juárez-Ruiz de Mier Antonio Hernández-Mendo Effects of a Computerized Training on Attentional Capacity of Young Soccer Players Frontiers in Psychology attention cognitive functioning soccer computerized training sport |
| title | Effects of a Computerized Training on Attentional Capacity of Young Soccer Players |
| title_full | Effects of a Computerized Training on Attentional Capacity of Young Soccer Players |
| title_fullStr | Effects of a Computerized Training on Attentional Capacity of Young Soccer Players |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of a Computerized Training on Attentional Capacity of Young Soccer Players |
| title_short | Effects of a Computerized Training on Attentional Capacity of Young Soccer Players |
| title_sort | effects of a computerized training on attentional capacity of young soccer players |
| topic | attention cognitive functioning soccer computerized training sport |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02279/full |
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