Mental Fatigue in Sport
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Sport and Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 January 2023) | Viewed by 6991
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mental fatigue; sport psychology; soccer; team cohesion; leadership
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There is a growing body of literature that recognizes the role of mental fatigue in sport performance. Several studies provide preliminary evidence that the former impairs the latter. However, different experts highlight the fact that this topic needs a large body of studies in ecological contexts, especially to determine (i) the mental fatigue produced by participation in real competitions and (ii) how coaches can manipulate mental fatigue through training interventions. Therefore, the aim of this Special Issue is to collect information on the effects of mental load and fatigue on applied contexts.
This Special Issue cordially invites experts involved in different sports to submit original research with data about the effects of real competitions or training interventions on mental fatigue, to increase the knowledge about mental fatigue in sport ecological conditions.
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce a new Special Issue titled “Mental Fatigue in Sport” in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. As you know based on your previous highlighted contributions to the mental fatigue literature, this has become an important emerging topic in sport during the last few years. However, many studies are needed to enhance the applied knowledge of this topic.
The main purpose of this Special Issue is to advance the applied knowledge about mental fatigue in sport contexts, through original research in real competitions or training tasks. This Special Issue will be useful for coaches and practitioners, because we are searching for information on the effects of different training strategies and competitions on mental fatigue, new instruments for quantifying mental fatigue in real time, the application of recovery strategies for mental fatigue during training or competitions, and the effects of different covariates such as mental toughness and motivation on mental fatigue, among other applied aspects.
This message has been sent to you because we consider you able to significantly increase the quality of this Special Issue through your knowledge and experience in this topic.
Dr. Tomás García Calvo
Dr. Inmaculada González Ponce
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Mental fatigue
- Mental load
- Cognitive performance
- Emotional responses
- Psychobiological changes
- Behavioral responses
- Biomarkers
- Perceived exertion
- Performance
- Training load monitoring
- Ecological dynamics framework
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