Graduate School of Health and Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Laboratory of Chemical Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
PLoS One. 2018 Aug 22;13(8):e0201871. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201871. eCollection 2018.
In open-skill sports such as soccer, the environment surrounding players is rapidly changing. Therefore, players are required to process a large amount of external information and take appropriate actions in a very short period. Executive functions (EFs)-the cognitive control processes that regulate thoughts and action-are needed for high performance in soccer. In this study, we measured the EFs of young soccer players aged 8-11 years, who were applying for admission to an elite youth program of a Japanese Football League club. We found that even though admission was determined by the soccer performance of the players, significant differences were observed between players who were approved and those who were not approved into the program. Soccer players who had been approved into the program got higher scores in general EFs tests than those who had been rejected. Our results proposed that measuring EFs provides coaches with another objective way to assess the performance levels of soccer players.
在像足球这样的开放性运动中，运动员周围的环境在迅速变化。因此，运动员需要在极短的时间内处理大量的外部信息并采取适当的行动。执行功能（EFs）——调节思想和行为的认知控制过程——是在足球比赛中取得优异成绩所必需的。在这项研究中，我们测量了 8-11 岁申请加入日本足球联赛俱乐部精英青年项目的年轻足球运动员的执行功能。我们发现，尽管入队是由球员的足球表现决定的，但在被批准和未被批准入队的球员之间存在显著差异。被批准进入该项目的足球运动员在一般执行功能测试中的得分高于被拒绝的运动员。我们的研究结果表明，测量执行功能为教练提供了另一种客观的方法来评估足球运动员的表现水平。
