Soccer Skills Research Articles

SURVEI TINGKAT KEMAMPUAN TEKNIK DASAR DAN KONDISI FISIK PADA SISWA SEKOLAH SEPAK BOLA (SSB) RANTAI BAJA KOTA PURWODADI TAHUN 2013

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Generic anthropometric and performance characteristics among elite adolescent boys in nine different sports

Introduction The aim of the present study is to evaluate the Flemish Sports Compass, a non-sport specific generic testing battery, developed to guide children and adolescents towards (a) sport(s) discipline(s) they possess the right characteristics for. It is hypothesized that the set of 22 generic tests will have sufficient discriminant power to allocate athletes to their own sport based on a unique combination of test scores [1] , [2] . Methods Anthropometry, physical fitness and motor coordination in 141 boys under 18 (16.1 ± 0.8 years) and post-age at peak height velocity (maturity offset = 2.674 ± 0.926) from Flemish Top Sport Academies for badminton, basketball, gymnastics, handball, judo, soccer, table tennis, triathlon and volleyball were evaluated. Sequential discriminant analyses were used to assess to what extent the scores on non-sport specific test allow the classification of young athletes as participants/non-participant in the respective sports. Results Discriminant analyses resulted in a 96.4% correct classification of all participants for the nine different sports. When focusing on relevant performance characteristics, 80.1% to 97.2% of the total test sample was classified correctly within their respective disciplines. The discriminating characteristics are briefly the following: flexibility in gymnastics, explosive leg strength in badminton and volleyball, speed and agility in badminton, judo, soccer and volleyball, upper body strength in badminton, basketball and gymnastics, cardiorespiratory endurance in triathletes, dribbling skills in handball, basketball and soccer and overhead throwing skills in badminton and volleyball. Conclusions The Flemish Sports Compass shows differences in generic talent characteristic distinguishing adolescent boys to their particular sport. The implications of these findings for talent programs are discussed, the most relevant being that a generic test battery might be useful in the orientation towards the sport that best fits the child/adolescent's characteristics.

Training perceptual skills in soccer: effects of a longitudinal protocol on predictive abilities of skilled goalkeepers

Training perceptual skills in soccer: effects of a longitudinal protocol on predictive abilities of skilled goalkeepers

Generic anthropometric and performance characteristics among elite adolescent boys in nine different sports

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the Flemish Sports Compass (FSC), a non-sport-specific generic testing battery. It was hypothesised that a set of 22 tests would have sufficient discriminant power to allocate athletes to their own sport based on a unique combination of test scores. First, discriminant analyses were applied to the 22 tests of anthropometry, physical fitness and motor coordination in 141 boys under age 18 (16.1 ± 0.8 years) and post age at peak height velocity (maturity offset = 2.674 ± 0.926) from Flemish Top Sport Academies for badminton, basketball, gymnastics, handball, judo, soccer, table tennis, triathlon and volleyball. Second, nine sequential discriminant analyses were used to assess the ability of a set of relevant performance characteristics classifying participants and non-participants for the respective sports. Discriminant analyses resulted in a 96.4% correct classification of all participants for the nine different sports. When focusing on relevant performance characteristics, 80.1% to 97.2% of the total test sample was classified correctly within their respective disciplines. The discriminating characteristics were briefly the following: flexibility in gymnastics, explosive lower-limb strength in badminton and volleyball, speed and agility in badminton, judo, soccer and volleyball, upper-body strength in badminton, basketball and gymnastics, cardiorespiratory endurance in triathletes, dribbling skills in handball, basketball and soccer and overhead-throwing skills in badminton and volleyball. The generic talent characteristics of the FSC enable the distinction of adolescent boys according to their particular sport. Implications for talent programmes are discussed.

Anthropometric and physiological profiling of youth soccer goalkeepers.

Studies focused on position-related characteristics of young soccer players often ignore the goalkeepers. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of playing position on anthropometry, physiological attributes, soccer skills, and goal orientation across adolescence. One hundred forty-five soccer players age 11-19 y were assessed in training experience, body size, maturation, physiological parameters, soccer skills, and goal orientation. Factorial ANOVA was used to test the effect of age group, playing position, and respective interaction terms, while analysis of variance was used to compare goalkeepers vs outfielders in middle (under 13 [U-13] and U-15) and late (U-17 and U-19) adolescence. Discriminant analysis was used to identify the variables that contributed to explaining playing positions. Age group was a consistent source of variation for all variables except task and ego orientations. Fat mass, agility, endurance, dribbling speed, shooting accuracy, and passing were affected by the gradient derived from the classification between goalkeepers and outfielders. It was possible to correctly classify the playing position based on fat-free mass and 3 manipulative skills in younger players and on 4 skills in U-17 and U-19 soccer players. Future research should include longitudinal information to improve our understanding of the factors that contribute to distinguish goalkeepers from outfielders.

A Novel Fuzzy Approach for Determining Best Position of Soccer Players

A combination of various fuzzy systems on identification and evaluation of soccer players' position is represented in this article. In other words, fuzzy logic, as an appropriate means, has been applied to study soccer player's personality traits and skills to figure out which position suits each individual best. Soccer experts are aware of the fact that a successful soccer player in any intended position must bear some specific characteristics. Using fuzzy logic, a model has been offered, called soccer player position identification. This model has some important features: First, the most appropriate position for each individual player can be identified. Second, this system offers some solutions to problems caused by the experimental and intuitive couches' ideas about player positioning which decreases the need for experts and professional couches. Third, this model overcomes the problems in the analysis of player positioning without the need for quantitative scales, and last but not least, this easy and interpretable method, applied to 264 soccer players' assessments have revealed that the designed fuzzy system is able to identify the qualities among players.

David Beckham’s re-invention of the winger

It seems David Beckham is destined to be judged more according to his celebrity status than to his soccer skills. Even as a soccer player occupying one of the most mythic positions on the pitch, the winger, Beckham has constantly fallen short to the inevitable (but also unfair) comparisons with Cristiano Ronaldo, Ryan Giggs, Luis Figo and even earlier prototypes such as George Best or Raymond Kopa, whose basic qualities consisted in dribbling, speed and goal line crosses. The problem with these comparisons is that Beckham, at the outset, is categorized as a winger when he in fact was, initially, a central midfielder. However, because Beckham brings along some of the virtues as a central midfielder – passing skills and combative tackling – when he migrates from the centre of the field to the right, he is able to invent a completely new type of winger. Overall speaking, Beckham fuses a Bergsonian epic quality of durée and accumulating presence with a Nietzschean lyric quality of unexpectedness and abruptness. More specifically, what sets Beckham apart and secures him a seat in the Pantheon of soccer’s great innovators are timing (‘early on and unexpectedly’), sense of spacing (‘halfway’) and the fusion of Euclid and Einstein (‘curled crosses with extreme precision’).

Validation of the Loughborough Soccer Passing Test in Young Soccer Players

The aim of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of the Loughborough Soccer Passing Test (LSPT) in adolescent soccer players. Eighty-seven players, aged 14-17 years, were recruited according to their playing level: elite (n = 44), sub-elite (n = 22), and non-elite (n = 21). Two attempts of the LSPT were performed at baseline. Players then completed 10 attempts over 3 weeks to familiarize themselves with the test. Subsequently, 2 main trials, separated by 1 week, were performed; the mean of the 2 attempts was recorded as the performance score. After familiarization, the performance scores showed significant differences (p < 0.01) between elite (40.3 ± 8.3 seconds), sub-elite (58.1 ± 10.2 seconds), and non-elite players (66.6 ± 11.7 seconds). There was low-to-moderate reliability between trials with sub-elite (r = 0.35, p < 0.05) and non-elite players (r = 0.47, p < 0.05), but very good for elite players (r = 0.96, p < 0.05). Scores at baseline were better (p < 0.05) for elite players (51.0 ± 9.3 seconds) compared with sub-elite (60.8 ± 8.2 seconds) and non-elite players (69.0 ± 11.1 seconds). The LSPT seems to be a valid and reliable protocol to assess differences in soccer skill performance in adolescent players and can distinguish players according to their playing level. The LSPT was able to distinguish different abilities without players undergoing any familiarization with the test, thus enabling it to be used for talent identification purposes.

The efficacy of acute nutritional interventions on soccer skill performance.

The use of nutritional ergogenic aids in team sports such as soccer is now commonplace. Aligned with the primary aim of soccer, which is to score more goals than the opposition within the allotted time, the quality of performance of technical actions (i.e., skills) executed during soccer-specific exercise is likely to determine success. However, when seeking to maintain soccer skill performance, information about the efficacy of nutritional interventions is lacking and factors which might modulate the efficacy of such strategies are unclear. This review aimed (i) to systematically evaluate the current research that examines the efficacy of nutritional interventions on soccer skills, and (ii) to provide a qualitative commentary on factors that have the potential to modulate the efficacy of such strategies. Relevant databases (PubMed and SPORTDiscus) were searched up to and including 1 July, 2013 for studies that investigated the efficacy of acute nutritional interventions on soccer skill performances. Overall, 279 records were retrieved. Articles were sequentially excluded from the review based on specific criteria, being: (A) articles that did not report outcomes directly relating to skilled performances in soccer, (B) articles that examined the influence of interventions that were not nutritional in origin and/or were nutritional in origin but provided >3 hours before skill testing commenced, (C) articles that were review papers, and (D) post-acceptance withdrawal of articles methods from database. Articles were independently assessed for the quality of the methods employed based upon the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale. Records achieving a minimum PEDro score of 5 out of 10 were included in this review. Qualitative appraisal of 13 articles was performed after the application of exclusion criteria and quality assurance processes. The majority (n = 8) of articles examined the influence of carbohydrates on technical performance whereas fewer studies investigated the influence of caffeine ingestion (n = 2) and fluid provision (n = 3). Findings were reported for a total of 171 participants and all but one of the included articles used cross-over study designs. Most participants (94 %) were male, highly trained (reported maximal aerobic capacity range 50-59 ml·kg(-1)·min(-1)) and exercised in temperate environments (reported temperature range 13-25 °C). Six of the eight studies reported that carbohydrates, consumed in the form of a 6-8 % solution of glucose, sucrose or maltodextrin at rates of 30-60 g·h(-1), enhanced at least one aspect of skilled performance over the duration of exercise (75-90 min). Although some evidence exists to support the consumption of caffeine (6 mg·kg(-1) body mass [BM]) and prescribed fluid to preserve skills performed during soccer-specific exercise, findings from the small number of included studies were inconsistent. The outcome measures and methods used to quantify skilled performance were not consistent across studies; consequently, it was not possible to perform meta-analyses to produce pooled effect sizes in this review. The findings from this systematic review suggest that nutritional interventions, which provide carbohydrate, caffeine and fluid, have potential to preserve skills performed under conditions that induce soccer-specific fatigue. The weight of current evidence supports the consumption of carbohydrate, but is less conclusive with respect to caffeine and fluid provision. It is likely that the efficacy of a nutritional intervention will be modulated by factors including the dose consumed, the mode of administration, individual responsiveness to the intervention and interactions with other physiological changes occurring during soccer-specific exercise. Consequently, these factors should be considered when using carbohydrates, caffeine and fluid provision to maintain skilled performances in soccer. Future research should seek to optimise the nutritional strategies employed to maintain technical performance throughout match-play.

ISOKINETIC RELATIVE STRENGTH PROFILE OF POLISH ELITE AND SUB-ELITE FEMALE AND MALE SOCCER PLAYERS – A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

BackgroundHowever the isokinetic strength is well described in the literature, there is still little know about the relative isokinetic strength values in sub-elite and elite soccer players of both sexes....

Application of T-Pattern Detection and Analysis in Sports Research

The following paper introduces a new approach to the analysis of sports and motor skill performance. The approach, known as T-pattern detection, is explained and preliminary data analyses from soccer, boxing, basketball, swimming and motor skill analysis are presented. The data show that specific temporal patterns can be identified within sports performances. The temporal patterns can relate to performance of specific actions (e.g. passes) or movement patterns. Further analysis showed a significant correlation between coaches' ratings' of performance with the number of temporal patterns exhibited by athletes.

Training perceptual skills in soccer: Effects of a longitudinal protocol on predictive abilities of skilled goalkeepers

Training perceptual skills in soccer: Effects of a longitudinal protocol on predictive abilities of skilled goalkeepers

Training strategies underpinning youth soccer skill acquisition: the benefits from dual task training

Training strategies underpinning youth soccer skill acquisition: the benefits from dual task training

“There’s just something about this club. It’s been my family.” An analysis of the experiences of youth in a South African sport-for-development programme

This article describes a study of a soccer and life skills programme for youth in South Africa: Buffalo City Soccer School (BCSS). The study aimed to provide insight into the programme’s mechanisms, and evaluate participants’ perceptions of the programme’s impact. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 male BCSS participants. Interview data were analysed for thematic content, and the theoretical perspectives of Witt and Crompton ((1997) The protective factors framework: A key to programming for benefits and evaluating for results. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 15: 1–18), Gambone and Arbreton ((1997) Safe Havens: The Contributions of Youth Organizations to Healthy Adolescent Development. Philadelphia, PA: Public/Private Ventures) and Pawson ((2006) Evidence-Based Policy: A Realist Perspective. London: SAGE) were used to interpret these themes. These perspectives highlighted key processes and mechanisms within the BCSS programme that have led to positive personal impacts: a sense of family and a sense of safety and belonging. Bandura’s ((1986) Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social Cognitive Theory. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall) concepts of perceived self-efficacy and agency in adolescent development (Bandura A (2006) Adolescent development from an agentic perspective. In: Pajares F and Urdan T (eds) Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Adolescents. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, pp. 1–43) help make sense of these personal impacts. This study contributes to the identification of the mechanisms through which sport can provide a context for the development of youth.

Effect of a carbohydrate drink on soccer skill performance following a sport-specific training program

Monitoring personal hydration status as well as examining the contents of sports beverages is crucial to improve physical performance in soccer players. This study examined the effects of 60 minutes of soccer-specific training on skill performance, hydration status, and core temperature (Tc) of soccer players after ingesting either a carbohydrate-containing (CHO) or a carbohydrate-free (CHO-F) drink. This study recruited seven healthy male soccer players (age: 23 ± 2.9 years, height: 1.7 ± 0.04 m, mass: 62.7 ± 6.7 kg), each of whom completed a CHO and a CHO-F trial in a randomized crossover design. The participants underwent skill tests [Loughborough Soccer Passing Test (LSPT)] prior to and after 60 minutes of training in a hot and humid environment (30 °C, 85% relative humidity). They consumed 2 mL of fluid per/kg body mass every 15 minutes during exercise. Blood glucose, blood lactate, and Tc were monitored throughout the exercise session. Improvement was observed in movement time (p = 0.034) and overall LSPT performance (p = 0.031) postexercise in those consuming CHO drinks compared with those consuming CHO-F drinks. No differences were observed in Tc or absolute and relative body mass loss between the trial groups (p > 0.05). Urine output was greater in the CHO trial group (CHO: 0.086 ± 0.051 L; CHO-F: 0.030 ± 0.028 L; p = 0.043). Compared with the consumption of a CHO-F drink, that of a CHO drink during a 60-minute soccer-specific exercise session in a hot and humid climate can improve postexercise skill performance. Additionally, Tc can be regulated efficiently by commencing training in a state of euhydration and by regular ingestion of fluids throughout the exercise period.

UPAYA MENINGKATKAN PEMBELAJARAN SEPAK BOLA MINI MELALUI PERMAINAN BOLA HOLAHOP PADA SISWA KELAS V SD NEGERI 01 BOJONGBATA KECAMATAN PEMALANG KABUPATEN PEMALANG TAHUN AJARAN 2012/2013

This study aims to improve learning outcomes through the mini soccer ball game holahop the fifth gradestudents of SD Negeri 01 Bojongbata District Pemalang of Pemalang Regency academic year 2012/2013.This study uses action research. The subjects of this study were fifth grade students of SD Negeri 01 BojongbataDistrict Pemalang of Pemalang Regency academic year 2012/2013 a total of 39 students made up of 13 boysand 26 student daughter. Physical education teacher and our partners in this role as an observer or observersduring the learning takes place, while the researchers themselves implementing learning or as guru.Obyek thisresearch is learning through play mini soccer ball holahop. Data collection techniques used observation andtest.Proved from 39 students in the student activity prasiklus, cycle I cycle II was increased to kick the ball atprasiklus score of 2.50 obtained in the first cycle increased to 2.58 and the second cycle increased to 3.64.Prasiklus dribble on scores obtained in the first cycle increased 2.00 to 2.44 and the second cycle increased to3.50. Prasiklus puts the ball on the score obtained in the first cycle increased 2.25 to 2.53 and the second cycleincreased to 3.36. Total activity score obtained by the students at prasiklus 6.75, in the first cycle increased to7.55 and the second cycle increased to 10.50. The average score on prasiklus obtained 2.25 which includes the unfavorable category, in the first cycle increased to 2.52 which includes the unfavorable category and the second cycle increased to 3.50 which includes both categories.Conclusions: This study indicates that the approach can improve the game ball holahop mini soccer skills at the fifth grade students of SD Negeri 01 Bojongbata District Pemalang of Pemalang Regency academic year 2012/2013,

Effect of Emotional Regulation on Performance of Soccer Skills

Abstract Present study was aimed at determining efficacy of differential biofeedback training on performance of soccer skills. Forty two young adult male soccer performers, selected for this experiment were assessed on the basis of physiological and psychophysiological parameters and were randomly assigned into three different groups (control group, i.e. - Gr. A, and two experimental groups, Gr. B, who received heart-rate biofeedback training and Gr. C, received skin-conductance biofeedback treatment for 20 sessions). Post-intervention assessment of physiological and psychophysiological parameters however indicated improvement in juggling performance followed by biofeedback treatment, while no such improvement was observed in control group participants.

Incorporation of the Vygotskian Approach into Physical Skills Acquisition

This article concerns the use of symbolic tools by junior school aged athletes in the motor skill's development. The study involved 42 young soccer players (aged 9–10), attending a soccer sport school in Moscow, Russia. Trying to incorporate the Vygotskian approach into practical sports problems’ solution, the authors used specifically designed mini-movies, which were short video clips employing different symbolic tools (schematic representation and metaphor) for mastering specific soccer skills. The results showed that symbolic tools for learning motor skills can be effective in working with young athletes regardless of their age.

Can’t play here: the decline of pick-up soccer and social capital in the USA

In this article, the authors argue that over-bureaucratization of the sport of soccer could have a deleterious impact on both the development of innovative soccer skills and the proliferation of beneficial social interaction – particularly for youth whose only exposure to sports is through pay-to-play leagues. This article relates these concerns to broader questions about democracy and grassroots interaction that have emerged in ‘social capital’ literature over the last twenty years. Curiously, while social capital advocates like Putnam posit a decline in formal participatory organizations, the number of organized youth sports leagues is in fact growing steadily. And, although Putnam would laud the merits of an increase in structured play, the authors highlight the negative repercussions of this occurrence. Specifically, the authors examine literature on the sociology of sport, as well as literature from public administration and political science, to explore the manner in which ‘pick-up’ games fit into the broader societal landscape. The authors then use this literature to construct a framework for comparing the Ghanaian soccer experience with that of the USA. Ultimately, this comparison reveals the differences in player development across the two cultures and crystallizes the implications that a decline in informal play poses for civic engagement in a democratic society.

Soccer Skill Development in Talented Players

The aim of the study was to gain insight into the development of soccer-specific skills and whether differences between talented players exist on the Loughborough Soccer Passing Test (LSPT). Two scores were derived from the LSPT: 1) execution time: time to complete 16 passes (speed) and 2) skill performance time: execution time including bonus and penalty time for accuracy. The study consisted of 2 parts, the first of which incorporated a quasi-longitudinal design with 270 talented players aged 10-18 years performing the LSPT (661 measurement occasions); multilevel modelling was applied. Secondly, differences between those players allowed to continue in the development program (selected, n=269) and players who were forced to leave (de-selected, n=50) were investigated using independent sample t-tests. The longitudinal data showed that the predicted execution time (i. e., speed) improved approximately 18% from age 10-18 years (P<0.05), skill performance time (i. e., combination of speed and accuracy) was predicted to improve approximately 32% (P<0.05). The second part showed that selected players outscored de-selected players only on skill performance time (P<0.05), not on execution time (P>0.05). In conclusion, in high-level youth soccer, the combination of speed and accuracy in soccer skills might be more important than speed alone.