Exploring the relationships between potential, performance, and athleticism in elite youth soccer players

IF 1.5 4区 教育学 Q3 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Sam Barraclough, Kevin Till, Adam Kerr, Stacey Emmonds
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Abstract

Talent identification of young soccer players is a significant consideration for elite youth soccer organisations, with decisions on players often being made based on the subjective expert opinion of scouts and coaches. Previous research has suggested that scouts and coaches purportedly consider a multitude of factors before arriving at their decisions. However, to date, limited research exists regarding how coaches evaluate player potential within such organisations and how the consideration of further data may influence such evaluations of a player's future potential. Therefore, the aim of this study was to present ratings of perceived potential in an elite youth soccer academy and explore the relationships between a player's perceived potential, athleticism, and perceived level of current match performance. Using 181 player observations, findings demonstrated that ratings of players’ perceived potential decreased within older age groups and were the lowest in the senior academy age group (U18). Furthermore, a mixed effects ordinal regression model suggested that coaches’ perceptions of a player's future potential demonstrated strong relationships with current match performance and athleticism. Increases in a player's mean match rating significantly increased the odds of them being perceived to have higher potential and increases in athleticism also demonstrated a positive relationship with increased perceptions of potential. The findings have implications for youth soccer organisations, providing insight into the distribution of ratings of potential within an elite youth soccer academy, and demonstrating that further data (match performance and athleticism) is related to, and may influence, coaches’ perceptions of player potential.
探索青少年精英足球运动员的潜力、表现和运动能力之间的关系
对于精英青少年足球组织而言,识别青少年足球运动员的才能是一项重要的考虑因素,通常是根据球探和教练的主观专业意见来决定是否选拔球员。以往的研究表明,球探和教练在做出决定之前会考虑多种因素。然而,迄今为止,关于教练员如何评估球员在这些组织中的潜力,以及考虑更多数据会如何影响对球员未来潜力的评估的研究十分有限。因此,本研究的目的是介绍精英青少年足球学校对球员潜力的评价,并探索球员潜力、运动能力和当前比赛表现水平之间的关系。通过对 181 名球员的观察,研究结果表明,球员的感知潜力评分在年龄越大的组别中越低,而在高级学院年龄组(U18)中最低。此外,混合效应序数回归模型表明,教练对球员未来潜力的看法与当前比赛表现和运动能力有密切关系。球员平均比赛评分的提高会显著增加他们被认为具有更高潜力的几率,运动能力的提高也与潜力认知的提高呈正相关。研究结果对青少年足球组织有一定的启发意义,它让我们深入了解了精英青少年足球学校中潜力评级的分布情况,并证明了进一步的数据(比赛表现和运动能力)与教练员对球员潜力的看法有关,并可能对教练员的看法产生影响。
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期刊介绍: The International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching is a peer-reviewed, international, academic/professional journal, which aims to bridge the gap between coaching and sports science. The journal will integrate theory and practice in sports science, promote critical reflection of coaching practice, and evaluate commonly accepted beliefs about coaching effectiveness and performance enhancement. Open learning systems will be promoted in which: (a) sports science is made accessible to coaches, translating knowledge into working practice; and (b) the challenges faced by coaches are communicated to sports scientists. The vision of the journal is to support the development of a community in which: (i) sports scientists and coaches respect and learn from each other as they assist athletes to acquire skills by training safely and effectively, thereby enhancing their performance, maximizing their enjoyment of the sporting experience and facilitating character development; and (ii) scientific research is embraced in the quest to uncover, understand and develop the processes involved in sports coaching and elite performance.
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