Does secondary cognitive task affect knee force production sense in young male soccer players?

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the present study is to compare the knee force production sense error (KFPSE) of young soccer players under single and dual-task conditions.

Materials and Methods: Twenty-four young male soccer players with a soccer license participated in this study. Knee force production sense (KFPS) was evaluated using a biofeedback device. In order to compare the KFPSE first, the bilateral KFPS of the participants was evaluated. Then the same assessment was performed concurrently with a cognitive dual task (five countdowns from 200).

Results: The results revealed that, compared with the single-task condition, players had higher absolute error under the dual-task condition for both extremities (p˂0.05).

Conclusion: Secondary cognitive task may be a possible critical factor reducing the accuracy of the force (re)production sense. A secondary cognitive task may adversely affect the KFPS.

Cite this article as: Ozalp M, Demirdel E. Does secondary cognitive task affect knee force production sense in young male soccer players? Turk J Sports Med. 2022, 57(3):142-6; https://doi.org/10.47447/tjsm.0641

The approval for this study was obtained from Clinical Research Ethics Board of Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University (Approval number: 60, Date: 09.07.2020).

Concept ED,MÖ; Design All authors; Supervision ED; Materials MÖ; Data Collection and/or Processing MÖ; Analysis and Interpretation ED,MÖ; Literature Review ED,MÖ; Wiriting Manuscript MÖ; Critical Reviews ED

The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to authorship and/or publication of the article.

The authors received no financial support for the research and/or publication of this article.