Understanding the Presence of Mental Fatigue in Elite Female Football

• Published in: Research quarterly for exercise and sport Vol. 93; no. 3; pp. 504 - 515
• Main Authors: Thompson, Chris J., Smith, Andy, Coutts, Aaron J., Skorski, Sabrina, Datson, Naomi, Smith, Mitchell R., Meyer, Tim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Routledge 01.09.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Athletic Performance; coach development; Decision making; Fatigue; Female; focus group; Focus Groups; Football; Humans; Mental Fatigue; Mentoring; Soccer; Team Sports; Validity; Women soccer; coach development; Women soccer; focus group

Purpose: Previous research investigating the impact of induced mental fatigue in football (soccer) has demonstrated associated performance decrements in physical, technical, tactical and decision-making performance. A common limitation amongst this research is the protocols used to induce mental fat...