Executive function and visual attention in sport: A systematic review

J Brimmell, EJ Edwards… - International Review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Research has attested to the importance of three lower-order executive functions (EFs;
inhibition, shifting, and updating) and visual attention (VA) for sport performance. However …

Impact of an Exergame intervention on cognitive-motor functions and training experience in Young team sports athletes: a non-randomized controlled trial

AL Martin-Niedecken, V Bucher, M Adcock… - Frontiers in Sports and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Team sports athletes need excellent perceptual-cognitive skills, particularly
executive functions (EF) to strategically perform on the field. The transfer effect of cognitive …

Specific relations of visual skills and executive functions in elite soccer players

A Knöllner, D Memmert, M von Lehe… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Visual and cognitive skills are key to successful functioning in highly demanding settings
such as elite sports. However, their mutual influence and interdependencies are not …

[HTML][HTML] The model of the brain as a complex system: Interactions of physical, neural and mental states with neurocognitive functions

HE Scharfen, D Memmert - Consciousness and Cognition, 2024 - Elsevier
The isolated approaching of physical, neural and mental states and the binary classification
into stable traits and fluctuating states previously lead to a limited understanding concerning …

Fundamental relationships of executive functions and physiological abilities with game intelligence, game time and injuries in elite soccer players

HE Scharfen, D Memmert - Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The study examined the (1) interrelation of cognitive‐athletic performance concerning game
time and (2) injuries;(3) relation between executive functions and game intelligence. A total …

The effectiveness of 3D multiple object tracking training on decision-making in soccer

S Harenberg, Z McCarver, J Worley… - … and Medicine in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Soccer requires athletes to make quick decisions in dynamic environments.
Several off-court technology-based interventions have been developed to train these …

Improving executive functions at school. Integrating metacognitive exercise in class and computerized training at home to ensure training intensity and generalization …

C Rivella, C Bombonato, C Pecini… - British Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Previous research has demonstrated the effectiveness of executive functions (EFs) training,
both in computer‐based and school‐based formats. However, there is limited research on …

There is No Supporting Evidence for a Far Transfer of General Perceptual or Cognitive Training to Sports Performance

J Fransen - Sports Medicine, 2024 - Springer
In this opinion piece I reiterate the concepts of near and far transfer as previously described
in the psychological literature. I show that despite very limited evidence, many technologies …

Two-dimensional and three-dimensional multiple object tracking learning performance in adolescent female soccer players: The role of flow experience reflected by …

X Che, Y Zhang, J Lin, K Zhang, W Yao, J Lan, J Li - Physiology & Behavior, 2023 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional multiple object tracking (3D-MOT) has been used in various fields to
mimic real-life tracking, especially in perceptual-cognitive skills training for soccer. Yet, the …

[PDF][PDF] Relationship of executive functions and physical abilities in elite soccer players

HE Scharfen, D Memmert - German J. Exer. Sport Res, 2021 - researchgate.net
High performance team-sport athletes are consistently pushing the limits of human
performance under very high pressure. They achieve this by using their outstanding physical …