ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2023
Impact of an exergame intervention on cognitive-motor functions and training experience in young team sports athletes: a non-randomized controlled trial.
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- Optimizing Agility Training in Team Sport Players-The Role of Perception- Action Coupling: A Systematic Review with Multi-Level Meta-Analysis.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of early childhood dancesport intervention on executive function in preschool children: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Exploring Mixed-Reality Exergames for Sports Rehabilitation: Design Insights and Evaluation Findings.JMIR serious games · 2025Article
- FITLIGHT Training and Its Influence on Visual-Motor Reactions and Dribbling Speed in Female Basketball Players: Prospective Evaluation Study.JMIR serious games · 2025Article
- Comparison of Virtual Reality Exergames and Nature Videos on Attentional Performance: A Single-Session Study.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Study on the Impact of Implementing an Exercise Program Using Fitlight Technology for the Development of Upper Limb Coordinative Abilities in Basketball Players.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The interaction between acute emotional states and executive functions in youth elite soccer players.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Team sports athletes need excellent perceptual-cognitive skills, particularly executive functions (EF) to strategically perform on the field. The transfer effect of cognitive training might be accomplished by the inclusion of cognitive stimuli into a physically active environment as these couplings are required in real game situations. A training approach that combines both components is exergaming. The primary objective of this study was to gain preliminary insights into the effects of exergaming on cognitive-motor functions in young team sports athletes. The secondary objective was to investigate participants' training experience and well-being over time. Methods: Participants were assigned to the intervention or control group. In the intervention group, participants trained with the ExerCube-a mixed reality exergame. The training was planned for 10 weeks (two sessions per week à 25 min) but had to be shortened by 2 weeks due to COVID-19 restrictions. The control group had no additional training. Outcomes included a computer-based alertness test and a cognitive-motor test battery to assess different EF (flexibility, divided attention, and inhibition) via a FitLight Trainer setup. Results: Twenty-four athletes [mean age (±SD) 15.0 ± 0.7 years], evenly split into the intervention group ( Conclusion: The ExerCube training yielded positive effects on concentration, flexibility, and divided attention indicating that exergaming can be an innovative training approach for team sports athletes.
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