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Although previous electroencephalographic studies have linked alpha-band (8\u201313 Hz) coherence with performance in upper-limb precision tasks, little is known about cortico-cortical communication preceding successful lower-limb actions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sixteen skilled football players performed penalty kicks under an individualized task-difficulty condition. EEG coherence was calculated for eight electrode pairs connecting the left and right temporal regions with frontal, central, parietal, and occipital midline sites. Coherence was examined during an early preparation period from \u22122,000 to \u22121,000 ms and a late preparation period from \u22121,000 to 0 ms before kick initiation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Successful kicks showed significantly lower Fz\u2013T7 coherence than unsuccessful kicks across both preparation periods. Successful kicks also exhibited lower Cz\u2013T8 coherence during the late preparation period.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Lower Fz\u2013T7 coherence may reflect reduced interaction between verbal\u2013analytical processing and motor planning, whereas lower Cz\u2013T8 coherence may indicate reduced coupling between visuospatial processing and motor-control processes immediately before kick initiation. These findings extend previous evidence from upper-limb precision tasks to football penalty kicking and support the psychomotor efficiency hypothesis. Successful kicking appears to be characterized by selective and time-dependent reductions in functional coupling rather than a general decrease in cortical connectivity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1949955","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,23]],"date-time":"2026-09-23T04:51:29Z","timestamp":1790139089000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Temporal dynamics of alpha-band cortico-cortical coherence during motor preparation for successful and unsuccessful football penalty kicks"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Guo","family":"Lu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"International Football Education School, Jilin Agricultural University","place":["Changchun, Jilin, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ming-Yang","family":"Cheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sports Science Research, Taiwan Institute of Sports Science","place":["Kaohsiung, Taiwan"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dan","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Leisure and Social Sports, Jilin Sport University","place":["Changchun, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hatem","family":"Elbanna","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sports Psychology, Faculty of Sport Science, Mansoura University","place":["Mansoura, Egypt"]},{"name":"Department of Sports Management, School of Business, ESLSCA University","place":["Giza, Egypt"]},{"name":"Center for Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC), Bielefeld University","place":["Bielefeld, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kuo-Pin","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC), Bielefeld University","place":["Bielefeld, Germany"]},{"name":"Master Program of Sport Facility and Health Promotion, National Taiwan University","place":["Taipei, Taiwan"]},{"name":"NTU Plus Academy, National Taiwan University","place":["Taipei, Taiwan"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"187","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jesp.2017.09.004","article-title":"When power analyses based on pilot data are biased: inaccurate effect size estimators and follow-up bias","volume":"74","author":"Albers","year":"2018","journal-title":"J. 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