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Psychological talent predictors in youth soccer: A systematic review of the prognostic relevance of psychomotor, perceptual-cognitive and personality-related factors.
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The psychological characteristics behind talented soccer players: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- A scoping review of empirical research on executive functions and game intelligence in soccer.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Early Talent Promotion on Junior and Senior Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Exploring mental functions utilised by male youth team-based ball-sport athletes within academy programs: a systematic review and meta-aggregation.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Developmental Activities and Interventions on Decision-Making Skills in Soccer Players: A Scoping Review.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Article
- Multidimensional performance characteristics of youth academy and club soccer players.PloS one · 2026Article
- Insights into the personality of 193 German elite youth football players and potential implications for the development of motor performance and injury risk.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Associations between executive functions, coaches' evaluation, and performance development in youth soccer.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Youth Soccer Development After a Forced Training Interruption: A Retrospective Analysis of Prepubertal Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Multidimensional Performance Assessments in U15 Female Soccer: The Predictive Validity for Different Selection Levels in U17 and Success in Adulthood.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Contribution of psychological characteristics to talent identification in ice-hockey.International journal of sports science & coaching · 2025Article
- Cognitive costs in motor-cognitive performance assessments depend on movement complexity and cognitive task design.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Self-regulation and performance among elite youth soccer players: the role of approach-avoidance motivation.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Skillful and strategic navigation in soccer - a motor-cognitive dual-task approach for the evaluation of a dribbling task under different cognitive load conditions.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- The interaction between acute emotional states and executive functions in youth elite soccer players.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- The Influence of Subjective Perceptions and the Efficacy of Objective Evaluation in Soccer School Players' Classification: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Exploring the Effects of Tasks with Different Decision-Making Levels on Ball Control, Passing Performance, and External Load in Youth Football.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Age and Maturation Matter in Youth Elite Soccer, but Depending on Competitive Level and Gender.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Editorial: Research into talent development in youth sports.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- Characteristics of brain activation in high-level football players at different stages of decision-making tasks off the ball: an fMRI study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Article
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Abstract
Within the multidimensional nature of soccer talent, recently there has been an increasing interest in psychological characteristics. The aim of this present research was to systematically review the predictive value of psychological talent predictors and provide better comprehension of the researchers' methodological approaches and the empirical evidence for individual factors (i.e., psychomotor, perceptual-cognitive and personality-related). Results highlighted heterogeneous study designs (e.g., participants, measurement methods, statistical analyses) which may limit the comparability of studies' findings. Analyzing the number of included studies, psychomotor (n = 10) and personality-related factors (n = 8) received more consideration within the literature than perceptual-cognitive factors (n = 4). In regard to empirical evidence, dribbling (0.47 ≤ d ≤ 1.24), ball control (0.57 ≤ d ≤ 1.28) and decision-making (d = 0.81) demonstrated good predictive values as well as the achievement motives hope for success (0.27 ≤ d ≤ 0.74) and fear of failure (0.21 ≤ d ≤ 0.30). In conclusion, there is growing acceptance of the need for more complex statistical analyses to predict future superior performance based on measures of current talent. New research addresses the necessity for large-scale studies that employ multidisciplinary test batteries to assess youth athletes at different age groups prospectively.
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