The Importance of Fundamental Motor Skills in Identifying Differences in Performance Levels of U10 Soccer Players

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sports7070178" target="_blank" >10.3390/sports7070178</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The Importance of Fundamental Motor Skills in Identifying Differences in Performance Levels of U10 Soccer Players

Original language description

This study examined the differences in fundamental motor skills (FMSs) and specific conditioning capacities (SCCs) between a coach&apos;s classification of first team (FT) and second team (ST) U10 soccer players and examined the most important qualities based on how the coach differentiates them. The FT (n = 12; M-age = 9.72 +/- 0.41) and ST (n = 11; M-age = 9.57 +/- 0.41) soccer players were assessed using the Test of Gross Motor Development-2, standing long jump, sit and reach, diverse sprints, and the 20 m multistage fitness test (MSFT). The coach&apos;s subjective evaluation of players was obtained using a questionnaire. No significant differences existed between the FT and ST in any variables (p &gt; 0.05). However, large and moderate effect sizes were present in favour of the FT group in locomotor skills (d = 0.82 (0.08, 1.51)), gross motor quotient (d = 0.73 (0.00, 1.41)), height (d = 0.61 (-0.12, 1.29)), MSFT (d = 0.58 (-0.14, 1.25)), and maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) (d = 0.55 (-0.17, 1.22)). Furthermore, the coach perceived the FT group as having greater technical and tactical qualities relative to ST players. This suggests that it might be more relevant for players of this age to develop good FMS connected to technical skills, before focusing on SCC. Therefore, it might be beneficial for soccer coaches to emphasize the development of FMSs due to their potential to identify talented young soccer players and because they underpin the technical soccer skills that are required for future soccer success.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Sports [online]

ISSN

2075-4663

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

7

Issue of the periodical within the volume

7

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

1-11

UT code for WoS article

000478618100006

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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