Frequent debate over who should launch a maximum penalty must be replaced or when a player, not physical, but mental fatigue, so far only had references by laboratory studies.
Now, the UCAM and the University of Granada designed a model to measure real way, the relationship between mental fatigue and physical fatigue, with the resulting consequences.
The test is to simulate the conditions to which players are subjected during the competition, led to a mental burden while must make decisions about game actions like sprinting or give precise passes.
"Players tired mentally down his precision passing and shooting at the goal" is one of the theories that this group of researchers aims to demonstrate with this scientific project, it highlights Francisco Alarcon, leader of the research at the Catholic University of Murcia.
The research of the UCAM `Tactical Analysis and Teaching Behavior in Sports Equipo', along with the University of Granada, proposes a new approach to training strategies in team sports, including mental' as` load conditioning the physical and technical tasks.
Source: UCAM