Background Psychological factors such as personality characteristics are influential factors
of the goalkeeping performance in football (soccer). Not only for individualized treatment in …

ABSTRACT Research Question We consider how elite European football clubs use
available and measurable performance data to value personnel by focussing on the …

In this study, we explore goalkeeper (GK) coaches' knowledge and use of the Spread, a 1v1
goalkeeping technique, and their experiences and perceptions on injury risks related to it …

Objective Currently, there is a gap in knowledge on what the key goalkeeper attributes are
during talent identification and selection in soccer. Hence, the objective was to investigate …

This study aimed to investigate the relative importance of parameters from several domains
associated to both selecting or de-selecting players with regards to the next age group …

Background/Objectives: Studies focused on the soccer goalkeeper position in training and
official matches are scarce. The present study aimed to analyze the external load during …

Ecological approaches in sport consider that athletes adapt to properties of the task and the
surrounding environment. Thus, task and environment are key constraints of performance …

Talent identification and development (TID) in football can be enhanced through objective
assessments of talent predictors. Yet, available instruments rarely consider the unique …

This study aimed to evaluate the external training load (ETL) of elite-level goalkeepers
considering days before match day (MD minus) and playing status in subsequent matches …

Researchers investigating expertise in soccer goalkeepers have overwhelmingly focused on
anticipating penalty kicks and identifying kinematic cues that are used to anticipate action …