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Jesús Díaz-García1, Inmaculada González-Ponce2, Miguel Ángel López-Gajardo1
1Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10004 Caceres, Spain.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
|September 10, 2021
Summary
Mental fatigue increases during professional padel matches, accumulating across consecutive games. This mental fatigue impacts player motivation and reaction time, potentially impairing performance in World Padel Tour (WPT) competitions.
Area of Science:
- Sports Science
- Exercise Physiology
- Psychology
Background:
- Mental fatigue's role in professional sports, particularly padel, remains under-researched.
- The impact of consecutive matches on player mental fatigue is not well understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To quantify the effects of successive professional padel matches on mental fatigue.
- To investigate the relationship between mental fatigue, motivation, and reaction time in WPT players.
Main Methods:
- 14 professional padel players participated in WPT qualifying rounds.
- Mental fatigue, motivation, and reaction time (Psychomotor Vigilance Test) were measured pre- and post-matches.
- A two-way repeated measures MANOVA analyzed the data.
Main Results:
- Mental fatigue significantly increased from pre- to post-matches (p < 0.01).
- Mental fatigue accumulated across matches on day 1, peaking during Match 2 (p < 0.01).
- Padel matches negatively affected motivation and reaction time (p = 0.04), suggesting mental fatigue impairs performance.
Conclusions:
- Professional padel matches induce significant mental fatigue.
- Accumulated mental fatigue across consecutive matches can impair player performance.
- Coaches should implement recovery strategies to mitigate mental fatigue during tournaments.
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