Talent identification and selection process of outfield players and goalkeepers in a professional soccer club
| Autor: | Cristina Granados, Iraia Bidaurrazaga-Letona, Susana María Gil, Jordan Santos-Concejero, Jon Zabala-Lili, Jose Antonio Lekue, Badiola Aduna |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Sports Sciences. 32:1931-1939 |
| ISSN: | 1466-447X 0264-0414 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02640414.2014.964290 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to analyse the talent identification process of a professional soccer club. A preselection of players (n = 64) aged 9-10 years and a final selection (n = 21) were performed by the technical staff through the observation during training sessions and matches. Also, 34 age-matched players of an open soccer camp (CampP) acted as controls. All participants underwent anthropometric, maturity and performance measurements. Preselected outfield players (OFs) were older and leaner than CampP (P 0.05). Besides, they performed better in velocity, agility, endurance and jump tests (P 0.05). A discriminant analysis showed that velocity and agility were the most important parameters. Finally, selected OFs were older and displayed better agility and endurance compared to the nonselected OFs (P 0.05). Goalkeepers (GKs) were taller and heavier and had more body fat than OFs; also, they performed worse in the physical tests (P 0.05). Finally, selected GKs were older and taller, had a higher predicted height and advanced maturity and performed better in the handgrip (dynamometry) and jump tests (P 0.05). Thus, the technical staff selected OFs with a particular anthropometry and best performance, particularly agility and endurance, while GKs had a different profile. Moreover, chronological age had an important role in the whole selection process. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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