The effect of energy drinks on attention aspects among football players

Abstract EN

The main objective of the current study was to identify the effect of the use of energy drinks on the attention spans of football players.

The researchers used the experimental method for its suitability to the nature of the study.

Twenty-one players were selected from the second year students at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at Salahaldin University-Erbil those practicing the game.

They were divided into three groups (two experimental groups: the first experimental group used energy drinks that contained caffeine An average of 85 mg was given to each player.

, and the second experimental group used non- caffeinated energy drink non- caffeinated).

As for the control group, they did not use any of the drinks, with 7 players per group.

The totals were tested twice, the first time as a pre-test, and after two weeks passed, they were tested for the second time with the introduction of the dependent variable, and it was calculated as a post-test.

Attention.

The current study's findings on the efficacy of energy drinks in raising attention indicators in the sample and in favor of the two experimental groups in the aspects (focus, transformation, distribution, stability of attention).