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T1 A random forest approach to explore how situational variables affect perceived exertion of elite youth soccer players
A1 Marqués Jiménez, Diego
A1 Sampaio, Jaime
A1 Calleja González, Julio
A1 Echeazarra, Ibon
K1 Deportes
K1 Deportes Aspecto psicológico
K1 Situational variables
K1 RPE
K1 Soccer
K1 Variables situacionales
K1 EPR
K1 Fútbol
K1 6109.07 Evaluación del Rendimiento
K1 61 Psicología
AB The aim of this study was to explore how situational variables affect youth soccer players’ perceived exertion (RPE) after official matches. Thirty-five elite youth male players (14.33 ± 0.86 years; 173.49 ± 6.16 cm; 63.44 ± 5.98 kg) who belonged to two different teams of a professional club participated in this study. Data collection was conducted during two seasons (2016–2017, 2017–2018) and included 60 official matches (30 official matches per team). Ten minutes after each match players rated their RPE and using a modified Borg CR-10 scale. A Random Forest Regression was used to quantify the importance of match-related situational variables in RPE. Afterwards, a linear mixed model analysis was applied to identify the variability in RPE among the situational variables. The game-playing time, the player status (starter or substitute) and the player identity were the strongest predictors of RPE. Moreover, the match outcome and the final scoreline showed significant effects on both starter and substitute players but the main effect of the quality of the opponent was only identified in starter players (p < 0.05). These results allow practitioners to know how situational variables interact and modulate RPE after official matches and help them to prescribe and adapt the players’ training content and load before and after matches.
PB Elsevier
SN 1469-0292
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/63631
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/63631
LA eng
NO Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2023, vol. 67, 102429
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 22-may-2024