Investigating the isolated effects of a soccer-specific mental fatigue manipulation on different task types.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Mental fatigue negatively impacts athletic performance, but commonly employed tasks like the Stroop task often lack ecological validity. This study aimed to validate a modified, soccer-specific Footbonaut task as a mental fatigue manipulation and examine its effects on following tasks representing task-specific, near-, and far-transfer domains.

Methods

A randomized, counterbalanced within-subject design was implemented with n = 24 soccer players. Participants completed a Footbonaut task (task-specific), the LSPT (near-transfer), and the Stroop task (far-transfer) before and after mental fatigue manipulation via the Footbonaut.

Results

Inconsistencies emerged between interaction effects and post-hoc tests, showing no clear negative effect of the man

SUBMITTER: Weiler H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12489948 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature