SALIVARY CORTISOL RESPONSE AND ANXIETY IN UNIVERSITY FUTSAL PLAYERS DURING COMPETITION

The futsal competition is an intense event that tests not only the players' technical and tactical ability, but also their ability to handle stress and pressure. The study aimed to determine the response of salivary cortisol and anxiety during competition in college futsal players. The research was quantitative, descriptive and longitudinal in which 10 university players from that team participated. As study variables there were determined anthropometric aspects, cortisol, state and trait anxiety. Information was collected on the qualifying phase (3 games) of a university competition. Among the main results, it can be seen that anxiety levels both in trait and in state are presented in a positive way (A / S +: A / T +), in the category called: above the average that is equivalent to a location in the area that ranges from the 55th to the 75th percentile; in addition, the covariance and the correlation coefficient were able to identify that AE was present before and after the first and third match, indicating some type of direct linear relationship. Regarding cortisol, on average, there were statistically significant differences during all matches, with the highest concentration being found after the last match. There were no significant differences between the first and last sample, indicating that in the last measurement the levels returned to their basal state.