Evaluation of Cognitive Load in Team Sports: Literature Review

Overview

Journal PeerJ

Specialties Biology
Environmental Health
General Medicine

Date 2021 Oct 28

PMID 34707923

Citations 10

Authors

Joan Fuster

Toni Caparros

Lluis Capdevila

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Abstract

In team sports, load management has become one of the most common areas of investigation, given that effective control over load is the key to being able to optimize performance and avoid injuries. Despite the constant evolution and innovation in the latest theories, we can see a clear tendency in load management that focuses on physiological and mechanical aspects and neglects its cognitive character, which generates the variability inherent in the performance of athletes in a changing environment. Indicators of response that inform methods of control over cognitive load can include cognitive, physiological and behavioral indicators. However, limited investigations exist to support the reliability of each indicator regarding cognitive load. For this reason, the objective of this literature review is to present strategies used to manage cognitive load in team sports, as well as the indicators utilized for such a proposition and their relationships in specific contexts.

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