All Outputs (5)

Psychological (2023)
Book Chapter
Dugdale, J. H., Dickson, A. C. S., Murata, A., Kelly, A. L., & Neely, K. C. (2023). Psychological. In A. Kelly (Ed.), Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners (67-83). New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032232799-5

Childhood and adolescence provide opportunities for coaches and practitioners to positively impact the development and lives of youth athletes, as well as establish habits and behaviours to help youth cope with the inevitable highs and lows of being... Read More about Psychological.

Technical (2023)
Book Chapter
Kelly, A. L., Verbeek, J., Dugdale, J. H., & Reeves, M. J. (2023). Technical. In A. Kelly (Ed.), Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners (17-33). New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032232799-2

Soccer is a sport that is comprised of many complex technical actions. In the context of youth soccer, these features have historically been measured and evaluated subjectively through the ‘coach’s eye’. However, objective tools are becoming increasi... Read More about Technical.

International Perspectives: Evaluating Male Talent Pathways from Across the Globe (2023)
Book Chapter
Kelly, A. L., Eveleigh, C., Bergmann, F., Höner, O., Braybrook, K., Vahia, D., …Dugdale, J. H. (2023). International Perspectives: Evaluating Male Talent Pathways from Across the Globe. In A. Kelly (Ed.), Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners (228-262). New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032232799-16

National youth sport culture plays an important role during talent identification and development. Despite its global popularity, nations often adopt diverse talent pathways in youth soccer, depending on their country’s philosophical approach and ind... Read More about International Perspectives: Evaluating Male Talent Pathways from Across the Globe.

A case study comparison of objective and subjective evaluation methods of physical qualities in youth soccer players (2023)
Book Chapter
Dugdale, J. H., Sanders, D., Myers, T., Williams, A. M., & Hunter, A. M. (2023). A case study comparison of objective and subjective evaluation methods of physical qualities in youth soccer players. In A. M. Williams (Ed.), Science and Football: Identifying and Developing Talent (108-116). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003375968-11

Subjective and objective assessments may be used congruently when making decisions regarding player recruitment in soccer, yet there have been few attempts to examine the level of agreement between these methods. Therefore, we compare levels of agree... Read More about A case study comparison of objective and subjective evaluation methods of physical qualities in youth soccer players.

Making the Cut: Coaches and the Deselection of Young Athletes (2022)
Book Chapter
Neely, K. C., & Dugdale, J. H. (2022). Making the Cut: Coaches and the Deselection of Young Athletes. In M. Toms, & R. Jeanes (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Coaching Children in Sport (175-184). New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003199359-20

Deselection (or being cut) is the elimination of an athlete from a competitive sport team based on the decisions of the coach. Deselection requires coaches to make judgments and decisions about the ability of athletes and their suitability for a team... Read More about Making the Cut: Coaches and the Deselection of Young Athletes.