Futsal is one of the sports with the largest increase in number of participants over the world both on the recreational and competitive levels. However, such development was not followed by research that supports the improvement of learning and training for performance.
Therefore, the aim of this Research Topic is to invite manuscripts from all forms of sports science where Futsal has been investigated (e.g. coaching, pedagogy, talent development, performance analysis, physiology, motion analysis, psychology, management, and/or medicine). Further, the goal of this Research Topic is to develop knowledge about Futsal as a sport or its practice. We encourage manuscript contributions to address practical implications and the translation of theoretical research into practice.
Why is it important?
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
• The understanding of game demands, with a special focus on the identification of most demanding passages of play;
• Understanding of the influence of contextual and situational variables in players and teams' performance;
• Capturing game dynamics in different moments of play;
• Defining multidimensional models of Futsal players' profiles;
• Monitoring training and competition;
• Understanding of short-term adaptations to training process;
• Measuring individual and team adaptations to training process;
• Improving strength and conditioning in Futsal;
• Developing learning environments in Futsal;
• Manipulation of practice tasks for learning and performance;
• Transfer of practice between training and competition;
• Identification of most prevalent injuries in Futsal;
• Preventive strategies of injuries in Futsal.
Original Research, Data Reports, Hypothesis and Theories, and Review Articles are welcome.
Perspectives
In collaboration with the journal "Frontiers in Psychology", we are bringing together a selected group of international experts to contribute to an open-access article collection on:
"Futsal research and challenges for sport development"
Guest Editors:
Dr. Cesar Mendez, Rey Juan Carlos University, Móstoles, Spain
Dr. Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, Università degli Studi G. d'Annunzio Chieti e Pescara, Chieti, Italy
Dr. Bruno Travassos, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
Visit the collection homepage for the full description of the project: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/14088
As a contributing author, you will benefit from:
• High visibility with a freely downloadable e-book
• Rigorous, transparent and fast peer review
• Advanced impact metrics
Cesar Mendez
Topic Editor,
Movement Science and Sport Psychology Section, Frontiers in Psychology
We are looking for potential contributors who are experts in futsal, interested in publishing in open access ... and funders to help with payment rates for articles in open access for Frontiers in Psychology.
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
• The understanding of game demands, with a special focus on the identification of most demanding passages of play;
• Understanding of the influence of contextual and situational variables in players and teams' performance;
• Capturing game dynamics in different moments of play;
• Defining multidimensional models of Futsal players' profiles;
• Monitoring training and competition;
• Understanding of short-term adaptations to training process;
• Measuring individual and team adaptations to training process;
• Improving strength and conditioning in Futsal;
• Developing learning environments in Futsal;
• Manipulation of practice tasks for learning and performance;
• Transfer of practice between training and competition;
• Identification of most prevalent injuries in Futsal;
• Preventive strategies of injuries in Futsal.
Original Research, Data Reports, Hypothesis and Theories, and Review Articles are welcome.
This study aimed to (i) explore the discriminatory power of the task-related variables and the context in establishing differences in the elite futsal leagues
