Talent identification and development in youth soccer : a guide for researchers and practitioners
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Talent identification and development in youth soccer : a guide for researchers and practitioners
Routledge, 2024
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Provides the reader with contemporary knowledge around talent identification and development in youth soccer from some of the world-leading researchers.
Volume offers a complete summary of research on key topics of talent identification and development in football.
Multidisciplinary approaches to a topic can make the bridge to much needed interdisciplinary or even trans-disciplinary approaches.
The book provides both research driven findings and applied examples from relevant individuals, clubs, and governing bodies from international perspectives.
Table of Contents
1. Disciplinary Approaches and Chapter Summaries: Introducing Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer. 2. Technical: Examining Subjective and Objective Performance Parameters That Contribute Towards Developmental Outcomes and Career Progression. 3. Tactical: Measuring and Developing Tactical Knowledge and Performance in Youth Soccer Players. 4. Physical: Considering the Influence of Maturity Status on Physical Performance. 5. Psychological: Supporting Psychosocial Growth, Development, and Potential Challenges Experienced in Youth Soccer. 6. Social: Investigating Social Influences on Talent and Development in Soccer. 7. Sociocultural: Reflecting on the Social and Cultural Influences on Talent in Soccer. 8. Activities and Trajectories: Exploring Pathways of Athlete Development in Youth Soccer. 9. Career Transitions: Navigating Players from Youth Team to First Team. 10. Relative Age Effects: Looking Back and Moving Forward. 11. Playing-Up and Playing-Down: Conceptualising a 'Flexible Chronological Approach'. 12. Creativity: Creating Supportive and Enriching Environments. 13. Transformational Coaching: Developing a Global Rating Scale to Observe Coach Leadership Behaviours. 14. Genetics: Understanding the Influence and Application of Genetics in Soccer. 15. Nutrition: Optimising Development and Performance Through Nutrition. 16. International Perspectives: Evaluating Male Talent Pathways from Across the Globe. 17. Gender: Disentangling Talent Identification and Development in Women's and Girls' Soccer. 18. Para-Soccer: Emphasising the Complex and Multidimensional Factors When Identifying and Developing Players with Disabilities. 19. The Goalkeeper: Highlighting the Position Data Gap in Talent Identification and Development. 20. Language Games: Improving the Words We Use in Soccer Research and Practice. 21. The COVID-19 Pandemic: Rethinking Directions for Talent Development in Youth Soccer. 22. From Knowledge to Action: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice in Youth Soccer.
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