Deliberate Soccer Practice Modulates Attentional Functioning in Children

The main purpose of this study was to explore the association between the regular practice of open-skill sports (i.e., soccer) and executive control, along with other attentional functions (i.e., alerting and orienting) during preadolescence. The study was conducted on 131 participants (70 non-athle...

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Main Authors: Consuelo Moratal, Juan Lupiáñez, Rafael Ballester, Florentino Huertas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00761/full