Talent identification and development in soccer since the millennium

AM Williams, PR Ford, B Drust - Science and Football, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
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 …

Assessing technical skills in talented youth athletes: a systematic review

T Koopmann, I Faber, J Baker, J Schorer - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Talent identification and development (TID) programs aim to identify players
with the greatest potential for long-term success. Previous research suggests that the …

Methodological issues in soccer talent identification research

TLG Bergkamp, ASM Niessen, RJR den Hartigh… - Sports Medicine, 2019 - Springer
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 …

TacticUP video test for soccer: development and validation

G Machado, IT Da Costa - Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
This study aims to expand the process of tactical assessment of soccer players through the
development and validation of a video-based test based on core tactical principles of play …

Development of tactical decision-making skills in youth soccer players: Macro-and microstructure of soccer developmental activities as a discriminant of different skill …

G Machado, S González-Víllora… - … Analysis in Sport, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Decision-making in soccer is considered an important factor for soccer players achieve high-
performance level. Studies in several sports indicated that tactical decision-making skills are …

The development of physical characteristics in adolescent team sport athletes: A systematic review

LM Tingelstad, T Raastad, K Till, LS Luteberget - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Physical development during adolescence is crucial for athletes in team sports,
as it prepares them for the high sport demands at the senior level. While physical …

Observed and predicted ages at peak height velocity in soccer players

RM Malina, MJ Coelho-e-Silva, DV Martinho… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The purpose of the study was to evaluate predicted maturity offset (time before age at PHV)
and age at PHV (chronological age [CA] minus maturity offset) in a longitudinal sample of 58 …

Establishing consensus of position-specific predictors for elite youth soccer in England

SJ Roberts, AP McRobert, CJ Lewis… - Science and Medicine …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To construct a valid and reliable methodology for the development of position-
specific predictors deemed appropriate for talent identification purposes within elite youth …

The importance of fundamental motor skills in identifying differences in performance levels of U10 soccer players

I Jukic, K Prnjak, A Zoellner, JJ Tufano, D Sekulic… - Sports, 2019 - mdpi.com
This study examined the differences in fundamental motor skills (FMSs) and specific
conditioning capacities (SCCs) between a coach's classification of first team (FT) and …

Anthropometric, body composition and physical performance of elite young Italian football players and differences between selected and unselected talents

S Toselli, A Grigoletto, M Mauro - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Football is a team sport played worldwide and specific competition demands are needed
since young categories. Several physiological and psychological aspects could influence …