"Who's Got Talent?" Change of Direction, Anthropometric Characteristics and Maturity Offset Differences Between Elite and Sub-Elite Young Soccer Player.

IF 1.4 4区教育学 Q3 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport Pub Date : 2024-09-12 DOI:10.1080/02701367.2024.2401856

Alessandro Gatti,Gianluca Azzali,Michele Tornaghi,Nicola Lovecchio,Matteo Giuriato

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Abstract

Agility, anthropometrics and maturity-offset have been considered fundamental for talent identification in soccer. The aim of this study is to compare 83 young soccer players (U12) from elite (28) and sub-elite (55) teams, to investigate the influences of anthropometric characteristics and maturation on Change-of-Direction (CoD) with the ball (dribbling) and without the ball. ANCOVA was run to investigate potential differences in Agility T-Test and Shuttle Dribble Test between categories while simultaneously controlling for the effects of anthropometric variables such as Peak Height Velocity (PHV), Weight, and Height. Agility T-Test performance does not significantly differ between the two categories (F-value = 0.537, p > .05). However, the Weight significantly influences the results (F-value = 18.425, p < .001, Eta-Squared = 0.172) and also PHV has a significant impact on them (F-value = 10.099, p < .01, Eta-Squared = 0.094). The Shuttle Dribble Test performance significantly varies between two groups (F-value = 5.207, p < .05, Eta-Squared = 0.057). Only Weight significantly influences this test (F-value = 4.324, p < .05, Eta-Squared = 0.048). Our findings indicate that during the U-12 age period, technical skills emerge as a crucial discriminant factor between elite and sub-elite young soccer players, contrarily to the athletic performance without the ball. In addition, the maturity stage specifically influences the Agility T-Test and Weight is significantly related to lower time to complete both in Agility T-Test and SDT.

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"谁有天赋？改变方向、人体测量特征和成熟度抵消了精英和次精英年轻足球运动员之间的差异。

敏捷性、人体测量和成熟度偏移一直被认为是识别足球人才的基础。本研究旨在对来自精英队（28 人）和次精英队（55 人）的 83 名年轻足球运动员（U12）进行比较，研究人体测量特征和成熟度对有球（运球）和无球方向变化（CoD）的影响。采用方差分析来研究不同组别之间在敏捷性 T-测试和穿梭运球测试方面的潜在差异，同时控制峰值高度速度（PHV）、体重和身高等人体测量变量的影响。两个组别的敏捷性 T 测试成绩差异不大（F 值 = 0.537，P > .05）。然而，体重对成绩有明显影响（F 值 = 18.425，p < .001，Eta-Squared = 0.172），PHV 对成绩也有明显影响（F 值 = 10.099，p < .01，Eta-Squared = 0.094）。穿梭运球测试成绩在两组之间存在明显差异（F 值 = 5.207，P < 0.05，Eta 平方 = 0.057）。只有体重对该测试有明显影响（F 值 = 4.324，p < .05，Eta-平方 = 0.048）。我们的研究结果表明，在 U-12 年龄段，技术技能是区分精英和次精英青少年足球运动员的关键因素，与无球运动表现相反。此外，成熟阶段特别影响敏捷性 T 测试，体重与敏捷性 T 测试和 SDT 的较低完成时间显著相关。

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Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport 社会科学-心理学

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4.30

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125

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport publishes research in the art and science of human movement that contributes significantly to the knowledge base of the field as new information, reviews, substantiation or contradiction of previous findings, development of theory, or as application of new or improved techniques. The goals of RQES are to provide a scholarly outlet for knowledge that: (a) contributes to the study of human movement, particularly its cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary nature; (b) impacts theory and practice regarding human movement; (c) stimulates research about human movement; and (d) provides theoretical reviews and tutorials related to the study of human movement. The editorial board, associate editors, and external reviewers assist the editor-in-chief. Qualified reviewers in the appropriate subdisciplines review manuscripts deemed suitable. Authors are usually advised of the decision on their papers within 75–90 days.