Decision making influences movement variability and performance of high-level female football players in an elastic resistance task

Introduction The inclusion of sport-specific constraints in resistance training promotes the development player abilities an integrated way, which maximises effectiveness adaptations induced by training. Considering that perceptual-cognitive play a fundamental role football, decision making could be introduced to enhance cognitive similarity tasks sport actions. However, it is unknown how as constraint affect during elastic task. Therefore, aim this study was investigate effects high-level female football players on movement variability and performance band Methods Twenty-three performed task with ball, both attackers defenders without (NDM) (DM). quantified using sample entropy derived from acceleration recorded accelerometer placed at lower back each player. passing accuracy attacker scoring scale. Results revealed adding increased defender but did not attacker. In contrast, reduced. Overall, had higher compared defender. Discussion These findings suggest making, football-specific constraint, can potential This due fact reduces control regularity for defensive increases technical difficulty attacking Furthermore, these are beneficial, they promote adaptive processes necessary optimise players.