Análise de desempenho e ansiedade pré-competitiva em jogadores de futsal participantes dos jogos estudantis do Instituto Federal do Maranhão etapa estadual

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the technical performance, pre-competitive anxiety levels (somatic and cognitive), and self-confidence of school futsal players participating in the State-level Student Games of the Federal Institute of Maranhão (JIFMA), held in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study with a quantitative approach. Participants were 22 male school futsal players, aged 15 to 19 years, belonging to the finalist teams (Polo 3 and Polo 4) of the state stage of the IFMA Student Games (JIFMA) 2024, held in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. The sample was selected by convenience. Data collection took place at the competition venue, 30 minutes before the matches. Pre-competitive anxiety was assessed using the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2), encompassing cognitive, somatic anxiety and self-confidence, while technical performance was obtained through recording and analysis of the games, quantifying passes, shots, and ball possession time. Players who participated in all matches and fully responded to the instruments were included; those absent from one of the games or with incomplete questionnaires were excluded. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics, applying the Shapiro-Wilk normality test. The Student's t-test for paired samples (parametric data) and the Wilcoxon W test (non-parametric data) were used, adopting p<0.05. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the University Hospital of the Federal University of Maranhão (opinion no. 3.443.502), in accordance with Resolution no. 466/12 of the National Health Council. Results: Regarding technical performance, Polo 3 showed significant variations in passing and finishing throughout the competition (p<0.05), especially in the 2 vs. 3 and 3 vs. final matches, while Polo 4 demonstrated greater stability, with a significant difference only in passing (p<0.05) in the 2 vs. 3 match, without changes in the other variables. Cognitive and somatic anxiety remained low and without significant differences (p>0.05), while self confidence varied significantly throughout the games. Conclusion: The findings indicate variations in technical performance throughout the competition, with improvements in offensive actions (passing and finishing), reinforcing the need for continuous training. Self-confidence stood out as the main variable observed, while cognitive and somatic anxiety remained low and stable.