[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Skill-related performance in soccer: a systematic review

R Aquino, EF Puggina, IS Alves… - Human Movement Special …, 2017 - termedia.pl
ABStrAct the aim of the study was to evaluate and organize systematically the available
literature on skill-related performance in young and adult male soccer players in an attempt …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Does grit influence sport-specific engagement and perceptual-cognitive expertise in elite youth soccer?

P Larkin, D O'Connor, AM Williams - Journal of Applied Sport …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
We examined whether soccer players who score low and high on the personality trait grit
can be differentiated based on their sport-specific engagement and perceptual-cognitive …

Junior-elite football: time to re-position talent identification?

P Larkin, MJ Reeves - Soccer & Society, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
There remains limited understanding of the processes and factors which contribute to young
footballers being identified as talented. Talent identification is imperative for the …

Importance of strength and power on key performance indicators in elite youth soccer

CE Wing, AN Turner, CJ Bishop - The Journal of Strength & …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Wing, CE, Turner, AN, and Bishop, CJ. Importance of strength and power on key
performance indicators in elite youth soccer. J Strength Cond Res 34 (7): 2006–2014, 2020 …

A descriptive-comparative study of performance characteristics in futsal players of different levels

N Naser, A Ali - Journal of sports sciences, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the increasing popularity of futsal, there is little information on performance
characteristics of players. We aimed to determine the validity and reliability of a futsal …

Predictors of selection into an elite level youth football academy: A longitudinal study

D Fortin-Guichard, I Huberts, J Sanders… - Journal of Sports …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Talent identification in football is complex. Research regarding talent indicators that predict
selection into professional academies is increasingly multi-disciplinary, though is typically …

Skill assessments in youth soccer: A scoping review

W McCalman, ZJ Crowley-McHattan… - Journal of sports …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Talent identification in youth soccer is a complex decision-making process that requires
selectors to judge an individual's future potential. While there has been considerable …

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 …