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Longitudinal development of physical, perceptual-cognitive and skill predictors of talent in academy and professional female football players

Beavan, Adam ; Spielmann, Jan; Altmann, Stefan 1; Härtel, Sascha
1 Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft (IfSS), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

Existing literature on talent development predominantly focuses on male athletes, with limited representation of female athletes. This study aims to address this gap by examining the long-term development of female football players in an elite club. Routine lab-based assessments were conducted on 238 athletes across six teams for 7 years to determine how physical, perceptual-cognitive, and skill performance predictors fluctuated with player age and developmental stage (sampling 9−11y, specializing 12−14y, investment 15−18y, and performance +18y). The developmental stage was a significant predictor of improved performance for each talent indicator (p < .001), with each consecutive stage significantly outperforming the previous stage in all domains with moderate to large effect sizes (0.07–0.40 ηp2). Improvement rate was higher in young adolescence (<15) and slower approaching adulthood (>18y). Playing position influenced performance scores on several physical and technical skill predictors (p ≤ .001), but not perceptual-cognitive ones (p ≥ .11). Players progressed continuously from the sampling to the performance stage, contradicting previously reported plateaus observed when athletes reached the investment stage. ... mehr


Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft (IfSS)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsdatum 02.11.2023
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 0264-0414, 1466-447X
KITopen-ID: 1000167881
Erschienen in Journal of Sports Sciences
Verlag Taylor and Francis
Band 41
Heft 21
Seiten 1952–1959
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 23.01.2024
Nachgewiesen in Web of Science
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