Search Results - Talent Development & Excellence
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"We need to stress them": A case study on an elite football academy`s use of competition to enhance and catalyse the development of footballing talent
Elder, K., English, C., Pitkethly, A., Fountain, H., Martindale, R.Published in 29th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 2-5 July 2024, Book of Abstracts (2024)“…Findings also highlighted the academy`s `stress, stretch and support` approach to developing talent within competition, and how this approach was operationalised across each stage of the academy. …”
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Poor nutrition knowledge amongst caregivers of female footballers at professional club academies in the UK
Roberts, C.Published in International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism (2025)“…The Professional Game Academies (PGA) are young athlete development programmes designed to assist female football players with talent potential transition into professional clubs. …”
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Applied performance analysis practices in women's football
Harkness-Armstrong, A., Seth, L., Lowry, R., Datson, N.Published in International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching (2025)“…An online survey was developed to assess PA practices (team, individual and opposition match analysis, training analysis, coach behaviour analysis, best practice analysis, talent identification and recruitment, and game insights), use of technology, and considerations for PA practices within women's football. …”
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Exploring the role of socioeconomic status and psychological characteristics on talent development in an English soccer academy
Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., Jackson, D. T., Turnnidge, J., Reeves, M. J., Dugdale, J. H., Wilson, M. R.Published in Science and Medicine in Football (2024)“…Social factors and psychological characteristics can influence selection and development in talent pathways. However, the interaction between these two factors is relatively unknown. …”
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How small differences grow over time - the snowball effect of grit on practice in sport
Cocic, D., Larkin, P., Hendry, D. T., Williams, A. M., O`Connor, D., Bilalic, M.Published in International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (2025)“…Grittier players, however, start accumulating more practice at the beginning of the talent development process and continue to consistently log more hours throughout the years than less gritty players. …”
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Starting and specialising ages across Olympic sports: A cross-sectional study in an international sample of elite athletes
Descheemaeker, K., De Bosscher, V., Shibli, S.Published in Book of Abstracts EASM (2023)“…Frequently used talent development models, such as the Developmental Model of Sport Participation (DMSP) (Côté et al., 2007) and the Long-term Athlete Development Model (Balyi et al., 2013), provide age guidelines for progression through different developmental stages. …”
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Soccer coaches vs. sport science and medicine staff: who can more accurately predict the skeletal age of high-level youth soccer players?
Ruf, L., Altmann, S., Kloss, C., Härtel, S.Published in Science and Medicine in Football (2023)“…Biological maturity is an important aspect in the context of talent identification and development processes within elite youth soccer players. …”
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The relative age and birth order effect in Japanese professional football
Yamamoto, D., Takafuji, J., Kato, T., Kawai, K., Shimizu, C.Published in International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching (2022)“…These results reveal the characteristics of excellent football players and suggest the importance and direction of improvement in talent discovery and development in sports. …”
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Football Medicine - The pursuit of excellence. Book of abstracts
F. Della Villa, D. SustaPublished 2023“…Alongside traditional sessions, this year we have introduced the Next Generation Leaders concept, where the best original contributions from next generation`s talent will be discussed with the world`s renowned experts. …”
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Selection of the oldest: Relative age effects in the UEFA Youth League
Takacs, S., Romann, M.Published in Talent Development & Excellence (2016)“…Talent Development & Excellence…”
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Coaches` eye as a valid method to assess biological maturation in youth elite soccer
Romann, M., Javet, M., Fuchslocher, J.Published in Talent Development & Excellence (2017)“…Talent Development & Excellence…”
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Intelligent soccer training. Simulating games to improve technique & tactics
Fincke, A., Seeger, F.Published 2020“…In this section, aspects such as talent definition, talent development, management composition, teaching and learning techniques, game system, position specifics, and training atmosphere are covered, so that all players and coaches will have the knowledge and skills needed to excel at the game of soccer. …”
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A multidisciplinary investigation into the talent identification and development process in an English football academy
Kelly, A. L.Published 2018“…Thus, academy coaches and practitioners must understand the significant features, such as practice history and multi-sport engagement, psychological characteristics, socio-economic factors, physical performance abilities, technical attributes, and tactical decision making when identifying and recruiting individuals. From a talent development viewpoint, results from the FDP support the importance of technical and tactical development during middle childhood compared to other influential factors. …”
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An integrative approach to developing sporting excellence. Insights from FC Barcelona`s `La Masia`
Rees, L.Published in ASPETAR Sports Medicine Journal (2018)“…But facilities - farmhouses or state-of-the-art - are more than the sum of their parts in bricks and mortar. The recruitment, development and care of the players are what really shroud Masia in excellence. …”
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Tactical skill in Australian youth soccer: Does it discriminate age-match skill levels?
Keller, B. S., Raynor, A. J., Iredale, F., Bruce, L.Published in International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching (2018)“…Objectives: Football Federation Australia (FFA) has identified that Australian athletes are proficient physically, however often lack the technical and tactical skills to excel internationally. The aim of the current study was to assess if a video-based decision-making test could discriminate different age-matched skill levels of talent in Australian soccer. …”
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Talent identification and development in male football. A systematic review
Sarmento, H., Anguera, M. T., Pereira, A., Araujo, D.Published in Sports Medicine (2018)“…Objective: The aim of this review was to identify and synthesise the most significant literature addressing talent identification and development in football. …”
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Performance analysis in elite football: All in the game?
Brink, M. S., Lemmink, K. A. P. M.Published in Science and Medicine in Football (2018)“…Multidimensional performance characteristics in selected and deselected talented soccer players. Eur J Sport Sci. 14(1):2-10.…”