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 …

Youth-to-senior transition in women's and girls' football: Towards a better understanding of relative age effects and gender-specific considerations

PR Brustio, R Modena, G Boccia, M Vogliazzo… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
This study aimed to evaluate youth-to-senior transition and the relative age effect in Italian
female football national teams. Birthdate data of 774 female players selected for Under 17 …

Physiological characteristics of female soccer players and health and performance considerations: a narrative review

RK Randell, T Clifford, B Drust, SL Moss, VB Unnithan… - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Female soccer has seen a substantial rise in participation, as well as increased financial
support from governing bodies over the last decade. Thus, there is an onus on researchers …

What do we currently know about the development of talent? A systematic review in the soccer context

J Verbeek, S Van Der Steen… - … Review of Sport and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Talent development is a key topic in sport psychology research and practice. To evaluate
what we currently know about the development of talent, this systematic review used a two …

Talent development in female soccer: Developmental activities of professional players in England

M Andrew, PR Ford, SE Alder, FM Champ… - Journal of Sports …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The activities soccer players engage in during their formative years are thought to
significantly contribute to the acquisition of expert performance. Whilst this area has seen …

Skill assessments in youth soccer: A sco** 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 …

Talent identification and development strategies in elite women's soccer: a pan-European perspective

GP McEwan, VB Unnithan, M Carter… - … and Medicine in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The question of how best to identify and develop youth soccer players has received
considerable attention from the scientific community. Existing literature has, however, largely …

The adolescent motor performance development of elite female soccer players: A study of prognostic relevance for future success in adulthood using multilevel …

D Leyhr, J Raabe, F Schultz, A Kelava… - Science and …, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Considering the scarce empirical evidence regarding talent predictors in female youth
soccer, the present study aimed to investigate the long-term prognostic validity of elite …

Talent identification and talent promotion

A Güllich, P Larkin - Science and soccer, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Many soccer federations and professional clubs worldwide have established talent
identification (TID) and talent promotion programmes (TPPs) at local, regional, and national …