Correlação entre níveis de ansiedade e produção de lactato sanguíneo em atletas de futebol

Abstract

Introduction: Soccer is a collective sport with intermittent characteristics that require of the practitioner technical competence, tactical understanding, excellent physical conditioning and mental attitude focused on efficiency. In this context, the pressure for good results in competitions, the family and the cheerleading can cause the athlete to have implications on his mental attitude. In these situations, the athlete/player has the possibility to develop anxiety responses, which in turn can accelerate the fatigue process. One of the main indicators of fatigue is the lactate. Objective: To verify the correlation between anxiety and blood lactate concentration among soccer players. Methodology: Twenty-one professional soccer players, male, between the ages of 17 and 31 participated in the study. In the pre-game period, the SCAT questionnaire was applied to verify the anxiety levels and then the blood lactate was checked. The correlation between the variables was analyzed by the Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: Blood lactate was not significantly correlated with the anxiety of soccer players (r = -0,013; p = 0,959). Conclusion: The level of pre game anxiety and blood lactate were not variables that correlated in professional soccer athletes.