Tactical expertise assessment in youth football using representative tasks
Specific football drills improve the development of technical/tactical and physical variables in players. Based on this principle, in recent years it has been possible to observe in daily training a growing volume of small-sided and conditioned games. These games are smaller and modified forms of fo
Developing Talented Soccer Players: An Analysis of Socio-Spatial Factors as Possible Key Constraints
Most studies on the identification and development of soccer talent have been one-dimensional in nature. Although some multi-dimensional analyses have been conducted, few research studies have assessed in any depth the socio-spatial factors influencing talent development. The aim of this particular
Review of the tactical evaluation tools for youth players, assessing the tactics in team sports: football
For sports assessment to be comprehensive, it must address all variables of sports development, such as psychological, social-emotional, physical and physiological, technical and tactical. Tactical assessment has been a neglected variable until the 1980s or 1990s. In the last two decades (1995–201
Relative age effect in UEFA Championships soccer players.
Relative Age Effect (RAE) is the breakdown by both age grouping and dates of birth of athletes. In the past 20 years the existence of this effect has been shown with higher or smaller impact in multiple sports, including soccer. The purpose of this study was to identify the existence of RAE in Europ
EVOLUCIÓN DE LA TOMA DE DECISIONES Y LA HABILIDAD TÉCNICA EN FÚTBOL
Este artículo presenta como se desarrolla la toma de decisiones y la habilidad técnica en jugadores con alto nivel de pericia desde los 6-7 a 13-14 años. El marco teórico está basado en la perspectiva de los sistemas dinámicos y la enseñanza comprensiva de los deportes. Se tomó como muestra
Podemos medir la inteligencia, pero ¿para qué?
La definición de inteligencia ha evolucionado a lo largo de los años. Una definición rápida podría ser “aquello que miden los tests de inteligencia”. Quizás suene banal, pero es que los humanos creamos conceptos abstractos a medida que los necesitamos, y la inteligencia no se independizó
Health-Based Physical Education and Sport Education: the staging of a hybridization from a collaborative approach
This qualitative study aimed to describe the collaborative process followed by an in-service teacher and two university researchers in co-designing and implementing a Health-based Physical Education/Sport Education hybridization and to explore the perceived strengths/weaknesses of the process. An 11
The Influence of a Warm-Up on Vigilance in University Students
The present study aimed to analyze the effects of conducting a warm-up (WC) or not (WWC) on students of the Science Degree in Physical Activity and Sport before starting a practical class. Thirty-two students of the Science Degree in Physical Activity and Sport (age: 22.38 ± 1.81 years; height:
The relationship between physical activity, physical fitness and fatness in 3–6 years old boys and girls: a cross-sectional study
Background: Physical activity (PA), fatness and fitness in children and teenagers have been associated with short and long-term health benefits. However, little research analyzing these variables focuses on the preschool education stage. Thus, the objective of this research is to study the relation
Cognitive and Physical Effects of Warm-Up on Young Soccer Players
This study analyzed the effects of with (WC) or without conducting a warm up on youth soccer players immediately before performing physical and cognitive tests. Fourteen youth soccer player (age 11.64 ± 0.50) participated in a counterbalanced cross-sectional study in which three conditions were