BACKGROUND The injury rate in soccer is high, and studies have shown that the injury rate among players aged 16 years or older approaches that of adult players. However, little is known about the injury risk among the youngest players, that is, players between 6 and 12 years. PURPOSE To examine the risk of injuries in children 6 to 16 years old playing organized soccer. STUDY DESIGN Descrip...

talent identification is a process through which those with the highest chance to succeed in the future will be determined. the purpose of the present study was to investigate the application of a multivariate approach in talent identification of adolescent soccer players. the research population consisted of all soccer players in tehran province aged between 12 and 16 years old. a battery of t...

Introduction: Dynamic knee valgus and poor technique during landing are not only key risk factors for lower extremity injuries especially knee injury, it also can reduce performance. Sportsmetrics soccer training is one of the successful knee injury prevention and enhancement performance protocols in female soccer players. But, the effect of Sportsmetrics soccer training has not been investigat...

purpose this study was designed to assess the effects of ramadan fasting on the profile of mood state and perceived exertion in young soccer players and aerobic and anaerobic performances during the yo-yo, repeated sprint ability (rsa) and the wingate tests. methods twenty junior male soccer players completed the yo-yo, the rsa, and the wingate tests on three different occasions: one-week befor...

The objective of this study was to determine anthropometric and physical fitness characteristics of Brazilian male children and adolescents at the beginning of soccer training. In this study, 282 male soccer players ranging in age from 10 to 13 years were evaluated. The athletes participated in a formal soccer training program 3 times per week, with each training lasting 3 hours. Anthropometric...

Injury rates in youth soccer, known as football outside the United States, are higher than in many other contact/collision sports and have greater relative numbers in younger, preadolescent players. With regard to musculoskeletal injuries, young females tend to suffer more knee injuries, and young males suffer more ankle injuries. Concussions are fairly prevalent in soccer as a result of contac...

OBJECTIVE Most injuries occur during the final 15 minutes of each half of a soccer match, suggesting that physical exertion may influence changes in neuromuscular control and the body's ability to stabilize the joints of the lower extremities. The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of one-half of a soccer match on the functional capacity and stability of the lower limbs in young socce...

Multidimensional and dynamic talent models represent the current state of the art, but these demands have hardly ever been implemented so far. One reason for this could be the methodological problems associated with these requirements. This paper will present a proposal for dealing with this, namely for examining the development of young soccer players holistically. The patterns formed by the c...