Abstract
There is limited research on female football players, especially related to their physical and cognitive performance under different climactic conditions. We analyzed the impact of a hot environmental temperature on physical performance and anticipation in elite female football players during a fatigue-inducing intermittent protocol. Elite female players (n = 21) performed the countermovement jump (CMJ) and responded to filmed sequences of offensive play under two distinct environmental temperatures (i.e., mild environment temperature- 20°C and 30% rh versus hot environment temperature- 38°C and 80% rh), interspersed by 1-week interval. Linear mixed models were used. CMJ performance declined following the intermittent protocol on both temperature conditions (p < 0.05). Moreover, there were significant main effects for protocol on CMJ speed (m/s) (p = 0.001; η p 2 = 0.12), CMJ power (p = 0.002; η p 2 = 0.11), and CMJ Height max (p = 0.002; η p 2 = 0.12). After performing the intermittent protocol, exposure to a hot temperature caused a greater decline in anticipation accuracy (mild temperature = 64.41% vs. hot temperature = 53.44%; p < 0.001). Our study shows impaired performance in elite female football players following an intermittent protocol under hot compared with mild environmental conditions. We report decreased performance in both CMJ and anticipation performance under hotter conditions. The results reveal that exposure to hot temperatures had a negative effect on the accuracy of their anticipatory behaviors. We consider the implication of the work for research and training interventions.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e14646 |
Pages (from-to) | e14646 |
Journal | Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2024 |
Bibliographical note
© 2024 The Authors. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science In Sports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.Keywords
- Adult
- Athletic Performance/physiology
- Cognition/physiology
- Female
- Hot Temperature
- Humans
- Soccer/physiology
- Young Adult