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Cognitive-Integrated Soccer Training and Performance

NCT07284940 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 43

Last updated 2025-12-16

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Summary

This study aimed to examine the acute effects of integrating cognitive elements into basic soccer dribbling practice on cognitive performance and motor skill learning in adolescents.

A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted involving 43 male adolescents, who were randomly assigned to either an experimental group or a control group. The experimental group participated in cognitively integrated dribbling practice, while the control group performed traditional cone-based dribbling practice. Each participant completed a single structured practice session lasting approximately 30 minutes.

Cognitive performance was assessed using the Flanker task and the 2-back task, while soccer skill learning was evaluated through standardized dribbling performance tests. All assessments were administered immediately before and after the practice session. The study was designed to compare short-term changes in cognitive and motor outcomes between the two training approaches under controlled conditions.

This trial contributes to understanding how cognitively enriched soccer practice may be structured and evaluated in adolescent populations within physical education and youth sport settings.

Conditions

  • Executive Function (Cognition)
  • Soccer Training
  • Performance
  • Motor Development

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitively Engaging Soccer Practice

This intervention integrates cognitive elements into basic soccer skill practice. Participants engage in 20-minute soccer dribbling sessions that include decision-making tasks, attention control, and working memory challenges embedded within motor actions. For example, players must react to color or number cues while performing dribbling drills. The purpose is to enhance both motor learning and cognitive performance through dual-task engagement.Cognitively Engaging Soccer Practice

BEHAVIORAL

Conventional Soccer Practice

This intervention consists of traditional soccer dribbling training without added cognitive tasks. Participants perform the same duration and frequency of soccer skill practice (20 minutes) focusing purely on motor performance and technique refinement. No external cognitive demands are introduced.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fan Mao

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-02-15
Primary Completion
2024-05-23
Completion
2024-06-27

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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