Characteristics of high-level youth soccer players: variation by playing position

D Deprez, J Fransen, J Boone, M Lenoir… - Journal of sports …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The present study aimed to investigate positional differences in 744 high-level soccer
players, aged 8 to 18 years. Players were assigned to six age groups (U9–U19) and divided …

Anthropometric and physiological characteristics of young soccer players according to their playing positions: relevance for competition success

C Lago-Peñas, L Casais, A Dellal, E Rey… - The Journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Lago-Peñas, C, Casais, L, Dellal, A, Rey, E, and Domínguez, E. Anthropometric and
physiological characteristics of young soccer players according to their playing positions …

Physiological and anthropometric characteristics of young soccer players according to their playing position: relevance for the selection process

SM Gil, J Gil, F Ruiz, A Irazusta… - The Journal of Strength & …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
The aim of this study was to establish the anthropometric and physiological profiles of young
nonelite soccer players according to their playing position, and to determine their relevance …

Discrimination of u-14 soccer players by level and position

MJC e Silva, AJ Figueiredo, F Simoes… - … journal of sports …, 2010 - thieme-connect.com
Adolescence is often viewed as a critical period for selection in youth soccer. The present
study compared the characteristics of regionally selected and non-selected under-14 …

[PDF][PDF] Relationship between performance characteristics and the selection process in youth soccer players

C Lago-Peñas, E Rey, L Casáis… - Journal of human …, 2014 - sciendo.com
The purpose of this study was to establish the anthropometric and physical profiles of elite
young soccer players according to their playing position, and to determine their relevance …

A comparison of physical abilities and match performance characteristics among elite and subelite under-14 soccer players

M Waldron, A Murphy - Pediatric exercise science, 2013 - journals.humankinetics.com
This study aimed to identify characteristics of match performance and physical ability that
discriminate between elite and subelite under-14 soccer players. Players were assessed for …

The changing characteristics of talented soccer players–a decade of work in Groningen

MT Elferink-Gemser, BCH Huijgen… - Journal of sports …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Talent development programmes for professional soccer clubs aim to guide players towards
professional level performance. We identify whether the intermittent endurance capacity of …

Development of anthropometric and physical performance profiles of young elite male soccer players: a longitudinal study

DM Mirkov, M Kukolj, D Ugarkovic… - The Journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Mirkov, DM, Kukolj, M, Ugarkovic, D, Koprivica, VJ, and Jaric, S. Development of
anthropometric and physical performance profiles of young elite male soccer players: A …

Relative age, maturation and physical biases on position allocation in elite-youth soccer

C Towlson, S Cobley, AW Midgley… - … journal of sports …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
This study assessed the contribution of relative age, anthropometry, maturation, and
physical fitness characteristics on soccer playing position (goalkeeper [GK], central-defender …

Technical and physical determinants of soccer match-play performance in elite youth soccer players.

O Rowat, J Fenner, V Unnithan - The Journal of sports medicine …, 2016 - europepmc.org
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate whether physical performance
characteristics could be a better predictor than technical skills in determining the technical …