The roles of talent, physical precocity and practice in the development of soccer expertise

Helsen, Werner; Hodges, Nicola J.; Winckel, Jan Van; Starkes, Janet L.

doi:10.1080/02640410050120104

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“…Despite these varying effect sizes across sports, it is generally considered that the relative age effect has a strong influence on talent development in sport (e.g. Helsen, et al, 2000;Musch & Grondin, 2001). Based on the results of this study, birthplace has a considerably stronger influence on talent development than relative age in major US and Canadian sports.…”

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When “where” is more important than “when”: Birthplace and birthdate effects on the achievement of sporting expertise

Côté

MacDonald

Baker

et al. 2006

Journal of Sports Sciences

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In this study, we assessed whether contextual factors related to where or when an athlete is born influence their likelihood of playing professional sport. The birthplace and birth month of all American players in the National Hockey League, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, and Professional Golfer's Association, and all Canadian players in the National Hockey League were collected from official websites. Monte Carlo simulations were used to verify if the birthplace of these professional athletes deviated in any systematic way from the official census population distribution, and chi-square analyses were conducted to determine whether the players' birth months were evenly distributed throughout the year. Results showed a birthplace bias towards smaller cities, with professional athletes being over-represented in cities of less than 500,000 and under-represented in cities of 500,000 and over. A birth month/relative age effect (in the form of a distinct bias towards elite athletes being relatively older than their peers) was found for hockey and baseball but not for basketball and golf. Comparative analyses suggested that contextual factors associated with place of birth contribute more influentially to the achievement of an elite level of sport performance than does relative age and that these factors are essentially independent in their influences on expertise development.

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confidence: 78%

When “where” is more important than “when”: Birthplace and birthdate effects on the achievement of sporting expertise

Côté

MacDonald

Baker

et al. 2006

Journal of Sports Sciences

260

218

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“…Face a esta diversidade de fatores, são compreensíveis as dificuldades sentidas no que concerne à identificação de talentos, pois não foi ainda possível detetar a natureza dos critérios determinantes e, consequentemente, fundamentar a predição da mestria desportiva com base numa medida específica (HELSEN et al, 2000;LAVANDERA, 1999;WILLIAMS;REILLY, 2000). Na realidade, a tentativa de estabelecer uma ligação funcional entre o suporte científico e o terreno não tem levado à determinação de métodos válidos e fiáveis passíveis de identificar e selecionar precocemente atletas de elite, o que facilitaria a gestão dos recursos (FALK et al, 2004).…”

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“…Neste sentido, a pressão para descobrir precocemente o talento poderá desencadear a emergência de outros fatores enviesadores. Por exemplo, a literatura demonstra que a identificação de talentos em diversos desportos tende a discriminar de forma positiva os que nasceram mais cedo no seu respectivo escalão etário (MEDIC;STARKES;YOUNG, 2007;SHERAR et al, 2007;VICENT;GLAMSER, 2006), com especial incidência em modalidades em que a maturação física precoce é considerada uma vantagem, ainda que transitória, o que, por sua vez, impede que potenciais talentos tenham oportunidade de usufruir de recursos humanos e materiais mais qualificados (HELSEN et al, 2000).…”

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Psicologia dos Talentos em Desporto: Um olhar sobre a investigação

Ramadas¹,

Serpa

Krebs

2012

R. Educ. Fís. UEM

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RESUMOO talento caracteriza-se por um nível de mestria superior que resulta de um desenvolvimento sistemático de competências numa ou várias áreas de atividade humana (GAGNÉ, 2009). No contexto desportivo, para que se verifique a prossecução deste nível de mestria é necessário que os atletas indiciem um bom desenvolvimento, antropométrico, fisiológico, técnico, tático e psicológico (ELFERINK-GEMSER et al, 2004). Face à diversidade e complexidade de fatores envolvidos, o processo de desenvolvimento de talentos requer um acompanhamento dinâmico e holístico, característico das abordagens interaccionistas que consideram o indivíduo, a sua herança genética e a influência de variáveis psicossociais (BAKER; DAVIDS, 2007). Este trabalho tem como objetivo efetuar uma análise de literatura científica relevante na área dos talentos desportivos de forma a, por um lado, compreender as principais dificuldades sentidas pelos autores que se dedicam a esta temática e, por outro, identificar novas variáveis de estudo e linhas metodológicas de investigação passíveis de serem exploradas no futuro. Todavia, este incentivo constitui somente uma imagem de um longo e complexo processo que tem mobilizado a comunidade científica que se dedica a temas como a deteção, identificação, seleção e desenvolvimento de talentos.Da investigação desenvolvida até ao momento, dois aspetos parecem constituir requisitos essenciais neste domínio, nomeadamente a qualidade do treino e um elevado compromisso com o desporto numa perspetiva de longo prazo (BLOOM, 1985). Por esta razão, um dos conceitos mais considerados no âmbito do desenvolvimento de talentos é o de prática deliberada (ERICSSON; KRAMPE; TESCH-ROMER, 1993) que pressupõe uma prática estruturada e orientada com o objetivo de

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“…Surprisingly, the month of birth of different champions was studied, and the researchers noticed that more people who were born in the months before the beginning of the racing season had become champions, and some of them, in the year in which they were selected, had more opportunities of 8 to 12 months to gain experience and skills in comparison with others. For example, in Belgium, Football Federation has selected the first of January as the talent identification month [10]. Another common point is paying attention to education.…”

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Asya Futbol Konfederasyonu (Afc) Eği̇ti̇ci̇leri̇ni̇n Bakiş Açilarindan İran Futbolu’nda Yetenek Beli̇rleme Süreci̇ni̇n Mevcut Ve İdeal Durumunun Araştirilmasi

Nasiri¹,

Ashrafganjouei²,

Amirtash³

2017

Spor Ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi

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The aim of this study was to investigate the current and ideal situations of the process of talent identification in Iranian football from the point of view of Iranian instructors of Asian Football Confederation (AFC). This research was a descriptive-analytical study; in data collection phase, Doostdari et al. (2012)'s questionnaire was used, whose face validity was confirmed by experts of Physical Education and Sports Science. The reliability of questionnaire was estimated through the use of Cronbach's alpha method (0.91). This study involved 122 participants of Iranian instructors of Asian Football Confederation who were selected based on stratified random sampling method. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the variables and inferential statistics (Chi-square) were used to test the hypotheses of the study at significant level (p ≤ 0.05). The results of Chi-square test related to the point of view of Iranian instructors of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) showed that the grass-roots scientific method was the best way to identify football players (0.001), less than 10 years old were the best ages for talent identification (0.001), Football Federation was revealed to be the most important organization in talent identification (0.002), clubs were shown to be the most important institution in developing talents (0.001), trained scouts of Football Federation were demonstrated to be the best and most appropriate group for talent identification (0.001), and being referred by the football academy coaches was shown to be the best way to attract talented football players in Iran (0.001). It was also found that there was a huge difference between the current and ideal situations of the process of talent identification in Iranian football from the point of view of Iranian instructors of Asian Football Confederation. Hence, it is recommended that the policy makers of talent identification for Iranian football provide a comprehensive, clear and systematic model of talent identification and development processes for the clubs and football teams, so that the talent identification process helps nurturing football talents more efficiently. Keywords: Current situation, ideal situation, instructors (AFC), talent finding ASYA FUTBOL KONFEDERASYONU (AFC) EĞİTİCİLERİNİN BAKIŞ AÇILARINDAN İRAN FUTBOLU'NDA YETENEK BELİRLEME SÜRECİNİN MEVCUT VE İDEAL DURUMUNUN ARAŞTIRILMASI ÖZET

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The roles of talent, physical precocity and practice in the development of soccer expertise

Cited by 222 publications

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When “where” is more important than “when”: Birthplace and birthdate effects on the achievement of sporting expertise

When “where” is more important than “when”: Birthplace and birthdate effects on the achievement of sporting expertise

Psicologia dos Talentos em Desporto: Um olhar sobre a investigação

Asya Futbol Konfederasyonu (Afc) Eği̇ti̇ci̇leri̇ni̇n Bakiş Açilarindan İran Futbolu’nda Yetenek Beli̇rleme Süreci̇ni̇n Mevcut Ve İdeal Durumunun Araştirilmasi

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