KMAN Publication Inc. International Journal of Sport Studies for Health 2588-5782 In Press 2026 11 02 Neural Signatures of Accurate and Inaccurate Decision-Making Under Emotional Conditions in Skilled Female Soccer Players: An EEG Alpha-Band Study Neural Signatures of Accurate and Inaccurate Decision-Making Under Emotional Conditions in Skilled Female Soccer Players: An EEG Alpha-Band Study EN Journal Article Objective: This study examined whether frontal-central EEG alpha-band activity differs across neutral, positive, and negative emotional listening conditions and whether accurate and inaccurate decisions show distinct alpha patterns in skilled female soccer players. Methods: Eighteen skilled female soccer players aged 13–16 years with Tehran Premier League experience completed a soccer-specific decision-making task under three emotional conditions. Alpha-band activity was recorded from Fp1, Fp2, F3, Fz, F4, C3, Cz, and C4 using a 19-channel EEG system. Data were analyzed using repeated-measures ANOVA, Bonferroni post hoc tests, paired-samples t tests, and Pearson correlations. Results: Significant condition effects were observed for alpha-band activity in all eight channels (F = 7.74–22.75, p ≤ 0.002, η² = 0.31–0.57). Bonferroni comparisons showed significantly higher alpha activity in positive and/or negative emotional conditions than in the neutral condition. Accurate–inaccurate contrasts also showed region-specific patterns: inaccurate decisions were associated with lower alpha activity in left and midline frontal-central regions, whereas F4 and C4 showed the opposite pattern. Conclusion: Emotional conditions altered frontal-central alpha-band activity during soccer-specific decision-making. Region-specific alpha signatures, suggesting different neural control profiles for accurate and inaccurate choices, accompanied decision accuracy.