The purpose of this review article was firstly to evaluate the traditional approach to talent
identification in youth soccer and secondly present pilot data on a more holistic method for …

The purpose of this paper is to provide a review around talent identification in soccer using
physiological and technical testing procedures, and to summarise the issues associated with …

Identifying, developing and nurturing players have become priorities in soccer. The
spiralling costs of purchasing players on the transfer market as well as the'Bosman Ruling'by …

The requirements for soccer play are multifactorial and distinguishing characteristics of elite
players can be investigated using multivariate analysis. The aim of the present study was to …

In this review, we attempt to integrate the main research findings concerned with talent
identification and development in soccer. Research approaches in anthropometry …

Objectives Soccer coaches are always looking to discover the next star player, without
investing the necessary resources, time, and effort into a player's development. In the …

At the turn of the millennium, a review paper was published in this journal on talent
identification and development in soccer (Williams & Reilly, 2000). In the current paper, we …

Talent identification research in soccer comprises the prediction of elite soccer performance.
While many studies in this field have aimed to empirically relate performance characteristics …

I review research on psychological characteristics and sports performance and examine the
literature on talent identification with particular reference to soccer to derive implications for …

The aim of this study was to evaluate physiological and technical attributes of prepubertal
soccer players during multiple small-sided games (SSGs), and determine if SSGs can act as …