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Whatever your jam, research shows high-tempo tunes inspire sporting success
Coaches across the nation may be rummaging through their Spotify playlists after Australian Catholic University research found – for the first time in team sport – that high-tempo music can influence footballers’ mindsets to unlock sporting success.
Published in the Journal of Sport and Exercise Science, the study of an elite youth league team found pre-training exposure to high-tempo, motivational music elevated their positive affective states, or state of mind.
That mood boost – with evidenced links to improvements in perception, memory, decision-making and judgment – acted as an energiser for up to 28 minutes into training sessions.