Using Age- and Size-Corrected Measures of Technical Skill to Better Assess the Performances of Youth Soccer Players

Youth soccer academies are dominated by the older players in each annual age cohort because they are judged to be better at the time of selection. Failing to identify talented players because they are simply younger in their cohort is a problem of both discrimination and poor practice. One potential...

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Main Authors: Thiago V. Camata, Andrew H. Hunter, Nicholas M. A. Smith, Mathew S. Crowther, Paulo R. P. Santiago, Robbie S. Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/9/4658
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