Exploring the Effects of Tasks with Different Decision-Making Levels on Ball Control, Passing Performance, and External Load in Youth Football

• Main Authors: Diogo Coutinho (Author), Adam Leigh Kelly (Author), Sara Santos (Author), Pedro Figueiredo (Author), David Pizarro (Author), Bruno Travassos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to understand how the design of decision-making tasks affects youth football players' ball control, passing performance, and external load. A total of 16 male youth football players (age: 12.94 ± 0.25 years) competed in various tasks based on the following levels of decision-ma...