A preliminary investigation into the evaluation of possession-based small-sided games and the influence of decision-making ability in identifying talented pre-pubertal soccer players
Apunts, Med. esport (Internet)
; 57(214): 100378, April - June 2022. tab
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IntroductionThe aims of this study were 1) to assess if talented players can be identified within possession-based small-sided games (SSG), and 2) to determine if, decision making, physical, and time-motion characteristics correlated to success in a possession-based SSG.MethodsEight, highly-trained U10 soccer players (Mean ± SD; age 10.3 ± 0.2 years; stature 1.41 ± 0.04 m; body mass 35.2 ± 3.3 kg) participated in this study. Six 4 vs 4 possession based SSG's were played. Time-motion characteristics were measured using micromechanical devices (MEMS). Countermovement jump, 10m and 30m speed tests were conducted. Participants were presented with 28 video clips of 5 versus 5 match-play sequences to assess decision-making ability.ResultsThe main finding of this study was a large significant relationship between Game Technical Scoring Chart (GTSC) and Total Points (TP) (r = 0.784, P <0.05). There were no significant correlations between the decision-making test and GTSC and TP. A significant and largely inverse correlation between decision-making and countermovement jump (r = -0.737, P <0.05) was observed.ConclusionsOur results demonstrate that the more talented players were also the most successful players in the possession based SSG. The players decision-making ability, however, did not influence their success in the SSG. (AU)
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Aptitude
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Soccer
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Exercise
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Child
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Humans
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Male
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En
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Apunts, Med. esport (Internet)
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2022
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Article