CAPET key terms

The count of discrete input commands a player executes in one minute, used as a coarse index of mechanical demand and motor output during real-time strategy or MOBA play.

The upper limit of precision and speed a game's control scheme allows, which shapes how much practice translates into performance gains and how much repetitive strain players accumulate.

The cumulative volume and intensity of keyboard, mouse, and controller actions over a session, expressed through keystrokes, clicks, and movement distance, and used to quantify upper-limb exposure.

The layered ranking system of amateur, semi-professional, and professional play that determines travel, practice hours, and support staff access, and therefore shapes athlete health risks at each level.

A scheduled period of practice matches against opposing teams, usually reviewed afterward, that carries high cognitive and communication demand and must be counted in weekly load calculations.

An intensive residential training period, often before a major tournament, in which practice, scrims, and review are compressed into long days and sleep and recovery routines are easily disrupted.

The combined volume, intensity, and frequency of practice a player completes, tracked in hours and match counts to balance adaptation against fatigue and injury risk.

A comparison of recent training load, typically one week, against a longer rolling average such as four weeks, used to flag spikes that precede injury and performance decline.

A planned reduction in practice volume and intensity, usually every fourth to eighth week, that allows connective tissue and cognitive resources to recover while maintaining technical sharpness.

The accumulated shortfall between sleep obtained and sleep needed, which impairs reaction time, mood, and decision-making and cannot be fully repaid by a single long night.

A set of behavioral practices, including consistent timing, light control, and reduced screen exposure before bed, that support reliable sleep onset and continuity in athletes with late-night training schedules.

A person's biologically preferred timing of sleep and wakefulness, which influences how well an athlete adapts to evening competition schedules and eastward travel.

A structured plan of timed light exposure, scheduled sleep, and gradual schedule adjustment used to move an athlete's body clock before travel or late event start times.

The interval between a stimulus and the athlete's motor response, a core performance marker in esports that is sensitive to sleep loss, fatigue, and caffeine timing.

The capacity to sustain attention on a monitoring task over long periods, which declines with fatigue and underpins late-game decision quality in extended matches.

A reversible decline in attention, working memory, and self-regulation following prolonged demanding mental work, which raises error rates and should be managed through scheduling and breaks.

The routine use of brief self-report scales and behavioral checks to detect accumulating cognitive strain before it degrades scrim quality or competition performance.

The nervous system's capacity to reorganize connections in response to practice, which underlies skill acquisition and explains why distributed, sleep-supported practice outperforms cramming.

The process by which repeated, feedback-rich practice produces relatively permanent changes in movement coordination, distinct from short-term performance gains seen within a single session.

Structured, effortful rehearsal targeting specific weaknesses with immediate feedback, which produces larger gains than equal time spent in unstructured play.

Systematic analysis of recorded match footage to identify decision errors and patterns, functioning as a cognitive training method that must be scheduled and limited to avoid overload.

Painful, load-related degeneration of tendon tissue in the wrist or forearm, common in mouse-heavy players, managed by load modification, strengthening, and graded return rather than rest alone.

A strengthening approach emphasizing the lengthening phase of a muscle contraction, used in tendon rehabilitation to rebuild capacity while keeping pain within acceptable limits.

Compression of the median nerve at the wrist causing numbness, tingling, and weakness in the hand, requiring clinical assessment and ergonomic and load adjustments.

Compression of nerves or vessels between the neck and shoulder that can cause arm pain and numbness in players who hold prolonged forward-head, rounded-shoulder postures.

A stepwise increase in practice volume and intensity after injury, with defined criteria for progression, so tissue adapts without re-aggravating symptoms.

A framework that allows training to continue when symptoms stay within agreed limits and settle quickly, giving athletes and staff a shared rule for adjusting load.

A structured baseline assessment of history, posture, range of motion, and symptoms completed before or at the start of a season to identify risk factors and set monitoring priorities.

Targeted examination of joints, muscles, and movement patterns to detect asymmetries, restrictions, and early symptoms that may predispose a player to injury under high input loads.

Pre-season measurement of reaction time, accuracy, grip strength, and endurance that provides a reference point for tracking change and interpreting later declines.

The arrangement of desk height, chair, monitor position, and input devices to keep joints near neutral and reduce sustained static load during long practice sessions.

Training and cuing that help a player maintain efficient alignment and move regularly rather than hold a fixed slumped position for hours of play.

Exercises that improve detection and response to stimuli outside central gaze, relevant to minimap monitoring and awareness in team games.

The amount of mental work a task demands at a given moment, which rises with complex decisions and fatigue and can exceed capacity if practice is not sequenced well.

Ongoing collection of sleep, soreness, mood, and load data to detect meaningful change early and guide individual adjustments to training and recovery.

A syndrome of emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced sense of accomplishment arising from chronic competitive stress, requiring workload and psychosocial intervention rather than more practice.

An acute performance decline under perceived pressure, driven by heightened self-focus and anxiety, managed with routine, attention-focus, and stress-inoculation strategies.

A short, consistent sequence of actions and cues before competition that stabilizes attention and arousal and reduces the likelihood of pressure-induced errors.

A team climate in which players can admit mistakes and raise concerns without fear of punishment, supporting honest review and earlier disclosure of mental health difficulties.

An agreed process for directing an athlete to qualified mental health or medical care, including thresholds, contacts, and confidentiality arrangements, within the practitioner's scope of practice.

The boundaries of what a practitioner is trained and licensed to do, which determine when to advise, when to treat, and when to refer to another professional.

Coordinated work among coaches, physicians, physiotherapists, dietitians, and psychologists, with shared goals and information flow, to deliver consistent athlete care.

An athlete's voluntary agreement to assessment or intervention after receiving understandable information about purpose, risks, benefits, and alternatives, documented and revisable at any time.

The obligation to collect, store, and share athlete health and performance data only with proper authorization and minimum necessary disclosure, respecting privacy law and team trust.

The amount of carbohydrate accessible to working muscle and brain, influenced by recent intake and training status, which affects sustained attention during long sessions.

The body's water balance at a given time, assessed through fluid intake, urine color, and body mass change, since even mild dehydration can worsen reaction time and mood.

Scheduling caffeine intake relative to competition and sleep so that alertness benefits are captured without delaying sleep onset after late matches.

Verification of a supplement's contents by an independent laboratory to reduce the risk of inadvertent prohibited substances, a key step before recommending any product.

Adherence to rules governing prohibited substances and methods, including checking medications and supplements against current lists and reporting therapeutic use where permitted.