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SynthesisFrontiers in public health2022

Effects of mental fatigue on technical performance in soccer players: A systematic review with a meta-analysis.

He Sun, Kim Geok Soh, Alireza Mohammadi, Xuanji Wang, Zuchang Bin, Zijian Zhao

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Synthesis in Frontiers in 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 NCT06952283 (Effects of Music Intervention on Golf-Specific Skill Performance of Chinese Golfers Under Mental Fatigue), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06952283 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Music Intervention on Golf-Specific Skill Performance of Chinese Golfers Under Mental Fatigue

TypeinterventionalSponsorPan XiaoyangRan2025 to 2025Enrolled60ConditionsMental FatigueArmsInducing mental fatigue, Music intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  14. Assessing mental fatigue in football: a systematic review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

He SunSchool of Physical Education Institute (Main Campus), Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Kim Geok SohDepartment of Sport Studies, Faculty of Education Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Alireza MohammadiFaculty of Business Management, City University Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Xuanji WangDepartment of Sport Studies, Faculty of Education Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Zuchang BinFaculty of Education, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou, China.
Zijian ZhaoSchool of Physical Education Institute (Main Campus), Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Mental fatigue largely influences technical performance in soccer, including offensive and defensive skills. However, these effects on technical performance among the soccer players have not yet been aggregated to be assessed systematically. Objective: The purpose of the review was to evaluate the impact of mental fatigue on soccer players' overall technical skills. Methods: Drawing on Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and EBSCOhost (CENTRAL and SPORTDicus), an in-depth search was conducted. PICOS established the eligibility criteria to select the studies as follows: (i) population-healthy soccer players; (ii) intervention-involving any mental-fatigue-prompted protocol; (iii) comparison-control conditions (active or passive without inducing mental fatigue); (iv) outcomes-technical performance (offensive and defensive skill); and (v) study design-randomized controlled trials. Results: A total of eight studies were qualified for inclusion in the systematic literature review. Overall, the results indicate that mental fatigue had significant effects on technical skills, including offensive and defensive skills. Specifically, there were significant effects on errors (ES = 0.977; Conclusion: Overall, a significant effect of mental fatigue on the technical performance (e.g., tackles and errors) of soccer players was detected, while no significant effects on passing skills were detected. Future studies may consider investigating technical performance together with other important results (e.g., decision-making skills or internal load). Systematic Review Registration: https://inplasy.com/inplasy-2022-2-0008/, Inplasy protocol 202220008.

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Athletic PerformanceSoccerHumansMental Fatigueathletic performancemental fatiguemotor skillsoccertechnical performance

Identifiers

PMID35937235
PMCPMC9354787

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