ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Effects of the Type of Sports Practice on the Executive Functions of Schoolchildren.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06496503 (Effect of a School Intervention With Physical Activity on Executive Functions and Relationships With Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Motor Coordination), which is not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect of a School Intervention With Physical Activity on Executive Functions and Relationships With Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Motor Coordination: Randomized Clinical Trial
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Optimal physical activity type and dosage for improving inhibitory control in children and adolescents: a dose-response network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of different long-term exercise interventions on working memory in children and adolescents: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Sport-Based Exercise Interventions on Executive Function in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Usability and Effects of a Combined Physical and Cognitive Intervention Based on Active Video Games for Preschool Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Effects of Cognitively Enriched Handball Training on Behavioral Symptoms, Working Memory, and Motor Competence in Girls with ADHD: A Randomized Controlled Trial.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2026Article
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- Changes in verbal fluency, anthropometric parameters, physical activity, and physical fitness following an after-school basketball program in children: a pilot study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Open-skill vs. closed-skill sports and executive function in children and adolescents: a mini review of mechanisms and moderating factors.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Optimizing Motor Coordination in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: Mini-Handball vs. Motor Skills Training.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Bidirectional associations of physical activity and cognitive function in midlife adults: a longitudinal analysis across 26 years follow-up.American journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Sport-specific impacts of ball games on adolescent brain function: a network meta-analysis of executive cognitive tasks.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- The Social Construction of the Child's Body and Its Relationship with Football Practice.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Gross-Motor Coordination and Executive Functions Development in Soccer and Artistic Gymnastics Preadolescent Female Athletes.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Chess classes and executive function skills in 5-6 years old children: evidence from cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The Impact of the Interactive Floor Device and Aerobic Training on Executive Functions in Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Functional Characteristics and Coping Strategies among Rugby Athletes: A Cluster Analysis Approach.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Association between soybean product consumption and executive function in Chinese Tibetan children and adolescents.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Executive Functions and Public Health: A Narrative Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2023Review
- Changes in Perceived Mental Load and Motor Performance during Practice-to-Learn and Practice-to-Maintain in Basketball.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
There is a close relationship between the development of complex motor skills and executive functions during childhood. This study aimed to analyze the differences in different dimensions of executive functions in children practicing an open-skill sport (handball) and a closed-skill sport (athletics) and controls who did not participate in sports activities after a 12-week intervention period. School-aged male and female subjects (n = 90; mean ± standard deviation = 11.45 ± 0.68 years) participated in a non-randomized controlled study. Data analysis was performed using the STATA V.15 statistical software. The athletics intervention promoted semantic fluency (p = 0.007), whereas handball increased inhibition (p = 0.034). Additionally, physical activity improved in both intervention groups (p = < 0.001), whereas sprint performance improved in the handball group following intervention (p = 0.008), lower body muscular power improved in athletics (p = 0.04), and evidence of improvement in upper body muscular strength was noted in handball (p = 0.037). In turn, an increase in the Physical Activity Questionnaire for older Children score showed an association with the Standard Ten scores of executive functions. In conclusion, compared to controls, both athletics and handball induced meaningful improvements in physical activity and executive functions. However, sport-specific adaptations were noted after athletics (i.e., semantic fluency and lower body muscular power) and handball (i.e., inhibition, sprint, and upper-body muscular strength).
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