Three Simulated Goalball Games in the Same Day Cause Central Fatigue and Can Impair Game Technical Performance

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Jônatas Augusto Cursiol School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2021-0171
Keywords:
disability sport; muscle fatigue; twitch interpolation; heart rate; game analysis
First Published Online:
14 Mar 2022
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Volume 39: Issue 3
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356–373
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of three simulated goalball games on neuromuscular, physiological, perceptual, and technical parameters. Ten male players underwent assessments before and immediately after each game. Heart rate was recorded at rest and during all games that were entirely filmed for further technical performance analysis. Exercise significantly decreased knee extensor muscles peak force and percentage of voluntary activation after the second and third games, indicating the presence of central fatigue. Heart rate responses remained predominantly in a range equivalent to moderate activity intensity in all games. In addition, perceptual parameters were associated with reduced frequency of throws and density of actions. These findings suggest significant implications for the management of physical training, game strategy during a competition, and fixture change from three to two games per day.

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