Soccer skill development in talented players
(Die Entwicklung fußballspezifischer Fertigkeiten talentierter Spieler)
The aim of the study was to gain insight into the development of soccer-specific skills and whether differences between talented players exist on the Loughborough Soccer Passing Test (LSPT). Two scores were derived from the LSPT: 1) execution time: time to complete 16 passes (speed) and 2) skill performance time: execution time including bonus and penalty time for accuracy. The study consisted of 2 parts, the first of which incorporated a quasi-longitudinal design with 270 talented players aged 10-18 years performing the LSPT (661 measurement occasions); multilevel modelling was applied. Secondly, differences between those players allowed to continue in the development program (selected, n=269) and players who were forced to leave (de-selected, n=50) were investigated using independent sample t-tests. The longitudinal data showed that the predicted execution time (i. e., speed) improved approximately 18% from age 10-18 years (P<0.05), skill performance time (i. e., combination of speed and accuracy) was predicted to improve approximately 32% (P<0.05). The second part showed that selected players outscored de-selected players only on skill performance time (P<0.05), not on execution time (P>0.05). In conclusion, in high-level youth soccer, the combination of speed and accuracy in soccer skills might be more important than speed alone.
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Schlagworte: | Fußball Talent Kind Jugend Entwicklung Fertigkeit Technik Schnelligkeit Bewegungsgenauigkeit Bewegungskoordination Bewegungsschnelligkeit Nachwuchsleistungssport Leistungssport |
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Notationen: | Nachwuchssport Spielsportarten |
DOI: | 10.1055/s-0032-1323781 |
Veröffentlicht in: | International Journal of Sports Medicine |
Veröffentlicht: |
2013
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Jahrgang: | 34 |
Heft: | 8 |
Seiten: | 720-726 |
Dokumentenarten: | Artikel |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Level: | hoch |