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ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2025

Optimizing learning and motor performance in highly trained youth football players: the role of time interval between synchronous and asynchronous sessions in a blended training model.

Aymen Haweni, Amayra Tannoubi, Maha Gasmi, Vasile Emil Ursu, Vlad Adrian Geantă

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Aymen Haweni *The Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education (Ksar Saïd), University of Manouba, Manouba, Tunisia.
Amayra Tannoubi *Department of Education, High Institute of Sport, and Physical Education of Gafsa, University of Gafsa, Gafsa, Tunisia.
Maha GasmiThe Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education (Ksar Saïd), University of Manouba, Manouba, Tunisia.
Vasile Emil UrsuDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, University "1 Decembrie 1918" of Alba Iulia, Alba Iulia, Romania.
Vlad Adrian GeantăDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Arad, Romania.

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Background/objectives: Effective motor performance in sport depends on the dynamic interaction between cognitive and physiological systems. However, it remains unclear how the temporal spacing between training sessions influences this interaction. This study examined the effects of the Time Interval Between Synchronous and Asynchronous Sessions (TIBSAS) on motor control and working memory in highly trained youth football players. Methods: Fifty-seven adolescent athletes (12.1 ± 0.9 years) participated in a randomized crossover design involving three interval conditions between training sessions: (1) no delay, (2) 6-12 h delay, and (3) 12-24 h delay. Motor performance was evaluated using a 15 m ball-dribbling test, and cognitive performance was assessed using the Sternberg working memory task. Data were analyzed with one-way repeated-measures ANOVA with Bonferroni correction. Results: TIBSAS had significant impacts on both motor and cognitive performance. The 12-24 h interval (COND 3) produced considerably quicker dribbling times (3.60 ± 0.16 s) in comparison to COND 1 (3.96 ± 0.21 s, Conclusion: An optimal spacing of 12-24 h between training sessions enhances both motor execution and cognitive processing, suggesting improved integration of perceptual and executive systems in young athletes. These findings highlight the importance of time-dependent consolidation mechanisms in sport performance and offer practical guidance for designing cognitively informed training schedules.

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cognitive performancefootballmotor controlneurocognitive integrationperceptual–motor learningskill acquisitiontemporal spacingworking memory

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