Article
Sport Sciences
Irene R. Faber, Till Koopmann, Dirk Buesch, Joerg Schorer
Summary: This study identified essential elements of technical skills in young table tennis players, including general and specific elements, with criteria for both flawed and excellent executions. A new observation sheet, the Oldenburg observation sheet for Table Tennis Technique (O3T), was created for assessing technical skills in competitive contexts early in a player's career, with future research focusing on its measurement properties and value for talent assessment.
SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Dilson B. Ribeiro Junior, Francisco Z. Werneck, Helder Z. Oliveira, Patricia S. Panza, Sergio J. Ibanez, Jeferson M. Vianna
Summary: This study explores the factors influencing the career progression of youth Brazilian elite basketball players, finding that taller and younger players who were not selected early into national teams, did not specialize by playing position, participated in U22 national championships, migrated to the southeast region, and remained in the formation process over time have a greater chance of reaching NBB. The research also shows that early-maturing athletes have a higher chance of achieving better performances, while the relative age effect mainly influences lower-level categories, with minimal impact on the career progression of NBB players.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Claudia Zuber, Bryan Charbonnet
Summary: This study aims to compare the effectiveness of different approaches (self-report, coach-rating, and a combination of both) in predicting the performance levels of youth athletes. The findings indicate that the combination model has the highest predictive validity, followed by coach-ratings and self-reports. However, only the comparison between the combination and self-report models showed significant differences.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Jan Willem Teunissen, Irene R. Faber, Jelle De Bock, Maarten Slembrouck, Steven Verstockt, Matthieu Lenoir, Johan Pion
Summary: This study aims to analyze the characteristics of various sports in order to understand the importance of talent development and transfer in sports talent programs. The study uses Discriminant Analysis and Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection (UMAP) with CatBoost classifier to differentiate and classify sports based on their characteristics. The results show that the algorithm is able to accurately distinguish different sports and their respective characteristics.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Pedro Schons, Guilherme Pereira Berriel, Artur Avelino Birk Preissler, Guilherme Cortoni Caporal, Rochelle Rocha Costa, Luiz Carlos Rodrigues da Silva, Luiz Fernando Martins Kruel
Summary: The objective of this study was to identify parameters that can best distinguish between selected and non-selected players for the Brazilian under-19 men's volleyball team. The spike jump reach was found to be the most relevant assessment factor. Two models were proposed to identify suitable players, with Model 1 requiring ten assessments and Model 2 only requiring two simple assessments.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Fabio Andres Parra-Martinez, Jonathan Wai
Summary: This paper provides an overview of talent identification (TI) research across multiple fields globally over the last 80 years. The study finds that TI research is concentrated in the fields of management, sports and sports science, and education, psychology, and STEM. The thematic evolution analysis reveals that TI research focuses on assessment, cognitive abilities, fitness, and youth characteristics, with emerging research on equity and diversity, and innovation in identification and technology-based selection methods.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Paolo Riccardo Brustio, Gennaro Boccia, Paolo De Pasquale, Corrado Lupo, Alexandru Nicolae Ungureanu
Summary: This study aimed to analyze the relative age effect in female basketball, soccer, and volleyball. The results showed that athletes born close to the beginning of the year were more likely to achieve success in professional leagues in these sports.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Miguel A. Lopez-Gajardo, Juan J. Pulido, Miguel A. Tapia-Serrano, Ivan Ramirez-Bravo, Francisco M. Leo
Summary: The study reveals positive relationships between perceived athlete leadership quality, inside sacrifice, and perceived performance, with team identification serving as a positive mediator between inside sacrifice and perceived performance. It emphasizes the importance of developing team identification to improve the relationships between perceived athlete leadership quality, inside sacrifice, and perceived performance.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Nemanja Stankovic, Dusan Todorovic, Nikola Milosevic, Milica Mitrovic, Nenad Stojiljkovic
Summary: This research compares the manifestation of aggression, personality traits, emotional intelligence, and self-efficacy between judo athletes and team sports athletes. The findings show that professional judo athletes have low aggression and moderate self-efficacy, while team sports athletes have increased aggression and lower self-efficacy.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Antoine Barbier, Barbara Evrard, Nadine Dermit-Richard
Summary: Attendance is a key indicator for evaluating the performance of public sports facilities. This article aims to identify potential variables that can explain attendance at leisure sports facilities in Europe based on literature review. A predictive model of attendance was developed using data from 28 aquatic facilities over 5 years, and 41 variables were examined. The proposed model achieved 79.13% predictive power for observed attendance in the sample. The study highlights the importance of considering specific variables when studying leisure facilities in Europe and contributes to the understanding of attendance patterns at aquatic facilities.
Article
Sport Sciences
Till Koopmann, Franziska Lath, Dirk Busch, Joerg Schorer
Summary: This study retrospectively investigated the relationship between young handball players' technical throwing skills and their potential nomination to youth national teams, as well as their long-term career attainment. The results showed that technical throwing skills partially explained players' nomination status and career attainment. Additionally, there was an association between nomination status and career attainment, and nomination status as a predictor significantly increased the prediction of career attainment.
SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN
(2022)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Mickael Campo, Benoit Louvet, Sofiene Harabi
Summary: This study explored the impact of athletes' team identification on the perception of coach-created climate, finding that ingroup ties, ingroup affect, and cognitive centrality were important factors influencing the perception of the empowering climate. The results emphasize the importance of considering social identification as a predictor of the perception of coach-athletes' relationship and highlight the significance of intergroup permeability in leadership dynamics.
PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE
(2022)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Tom Webb, Jimmy O'Gorman, Lee Markham
Summary: This study examines the talent identification and development experiences of referees in England. It found three overarching themes: recruitment processes, talent identification and development, and support mechanisms. Opportunities for referee progression are affected by age, training provision and quality, knowledge of progression pathways, regional and national differences in information dissemination, and variability in support networks.
EUROPEAN SPORT MANAGEMENT QUARTERLY
(2023)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Yongqi Gao, Kim Geok Soh, Noor Syamilah Zakaria, Roziah Mohd Rasdi, Wei Guo, Kim Lam Soh
Summary: This article reviews studies on the knowledge transfer theory (KTT) in sport psychology and identifies research gaps using the PRISMA method. The review conducted a systematic search across six databases to investigate the relationship between KTT and crossover selection, thereby promoting the development of winter sports and cultivating outstanding athletes. The findings highlight the importance of crossover selection in resolving the shortage of professional athletes in specific sports.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Adam Runacres, Kelly A. Mackintosh, Melitta A. McNarry
Summary: Repeated sprint ability (RSA) is more closely related to match performance outcomes than single-sprint performance, but the kinetic determinants in youth athletes remain poorly understood. The mechanical efficiency of force application (D-RF) was found to be the primary predictor of both single and repeated sprint performance in adolescents. Training programs targeting RSA should include technique and skill acquisition components.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Edward R. Brooks, Amanda C. Benson, Aaron S. Fox, Lyndell M. Bruce
Summary: Competition match-play in elite netball showed higher movement intensity demands compared to training activities, with the order of training activity demands from least to most similar to competition being specialist, skill drills, set-piece, match scenarios, and practice match-play. This enables coaches to design training sessions that replicate the intensity demands of competition.
Article
Sport Sciences
Mitchell F. Aarons, Christopher M. Young, Lyndell Bruce, Dan B. Dwyer
Summary: This study aimed to explore the outcomes of turnovers in Australian Football and the association between team formation and defensive performance. The results showed that no single characteristic of team formation affects the outcome of turnovers, but team formation with greater width than length may be associated with a more desirable outcome. The findings highlight the risk of overemphasizing team formation in tactical planning for certain phases of play.
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Bahadorreza Ofoghi, Milad Chenaghlou, Mitchell Mooney, Dan B. Dwyer, Lyndell Bruce
Summary: This study compared team technical performance characteristics between elite domestic and international matches, revealing differences in penalties and score-related actions between winning and losing teams. Machine learning methods were effectively used to model match outcomes and highlight the importance of minimizing undesirable technical actions for success in elite netball.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS IN SPORT
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Tanisha Bardzinski, Dan Dwyer, Chris Young, Laura Piromalli, Lyndell Bruce
Summary: This study examined internal loads of high-performance netballers, revealing that pre-season load was higher than in-season load, with differences observed between seasons, competition levels, session types, and years. The findings also showed significant differences in load among different session types. Additionally, there was an interaction between competition level and season phase, with different patterns of pre-season and in-season loads for ANL athletes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS IN SPORT
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Lyndell Bruce, Kylie Bellesini, Brad Aisbett, Eric J. Drinkwater, Peter Kremer
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the technical and transferrable skills required for sport scientists, as well as the perceived employment opportunities currently and in the future. The results showed that both technical and interpersonal skills were considered important for sport scientists, with applied sport scientists showing a stronger emphasis on practitioner-focused skills and academic sport scientists prioritizing scientific-focused skills. The challenges identified in the industry included the valuation of sport science and the potential oversupply of sport science graduates.
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Edward R. Brooks, Amanda C. Benson, Aaron S. Fox, Lyndell M. Bruce
Summary: This study found correlations between VERT devices and ClearSky T6 devices in measuring movements and jumps among netball players, suggesting that VERT devices may be a feasible alternative for sub-elite athletes, but caution is advised due to wide confidence intervals and limits of agreement in the results.
SPORTS BIOMECHANICS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lyndell Bruce, Tanisha Bardzinski, Dan Dwyer
Summary: Studies have shown significant variations in training loads between seasons, training phases, and teams in elite Netball competition. Careful interpretation is needed when generalising findings from studies that use limited data sets.
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Laura M. S. de Jong, Paul B. Gastin, Lyndell Bruce, Dan B. Dwyer
Summary: Rare analysis of the tactics and teamwork in women's football has been conducted. This study aimed to investigate teamwork through network analysis and found that successful professional women's football teams have strong connections and centralized ball possession. Key players have a tendency to make more passes, but the total ball flow within a team does not rely on them, which is a unique characteristic of women's football. Furthermore, successful teams exhibit more effective ball movement and successful passes over the course of a season or tournament. Differences in teamwork exist between league teams and tournament teams, suggesting that match tactics should be adapted accordingly.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE & COACHING
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lyndell Bruce, Dan Dwyer, Aaron Fox
Summary: Understanding the reliability of performance analysis tools is crucial for ensuring consistency in coding situations. This study assessed the reliability of the NetballStats application and compared live coding with video-based coding. The results showed that reliability was higher for video coding and that certain types of events had higher agreement than others.
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Leighton Wells, Timothy Konoval, Lyndell Bruce, Jess Couture, Beat Knechtle
Summary: The study examines the connection and influence between the technical aspects of triathlon, technologies used in triathlon, and coaching practice. Interviews with national and international triathlon coaches revealed that the implementation of new technologies presents both opportunities and challenges. Coaches have varying views on technology and prioritize athletes' well-being, using technology to collect data to aid in this process, while also emphasizing the importance of athletes' internal sense of effort.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE & COACHING
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Will Vickery, Dhanur Bhardwaj, Simon Feros, Lyndell Bruce, Adam Nichol
Summary: This study investigates the differences in behaviors between player-coaches and head coaches in cricket. The findings show that player-coaches tend to provide more instructions and ask fewer questions compared to head coaches. Additionally, player-coaches spend more time training as players than head coaches. The role of the player-coach appears to shape practice and behavior, highlighting the need for further research in this area.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE & COACHING
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Aaron S. Fox, Lyndell Bruce
Summary: In 2020, Australia introduced the 'Super Shot' in their netball league, allowing teams to gain more points during the final 5 minutes of each quarter. This study simulated different Super Shot selection strategies and found that high-risk, high-reward strategies could lead to greater scoring volatility. While average margins between teams were not greatly affected, the wider range of scores with more Super Shot attempts resulted in larger margin differences. It is suggested that there is no one optimal Super Shot strategy, and it should be based on the match scenario.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE & COACHING
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Mitchell F. Aarons, Will Vickery, Lyndell Bruce, Chris M. Young, Dan B. Dwyer
Summary: This study is the first to explore the thoughts and perception of elite Australian football coaches towards the use of artificial intelligence in decision-making. It reveals the cognitive and environmental barriers coaches face in decision-making and explores their willingness to adopt decision support systems. The findings provide insights for the effective design and integration of tools to support coaches' in-match decision-making.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE & COACHING
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Olivia Wallace, Will Vickery, Lyndell Bruce
Summary: This research aimed to determine if the training design of an elite Australian Rules football team replicated match conditions for inside-50 entries. The study found significant differences between game-based training and competition matches, and identified key factors that influence the efficiency of inside-50 entry disposal.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE & COACHING
(2023)
Review
Sport Sciences
Isabella K. Symons, Lyndell Bruce, Luana C. Main
Summary: Endurance sports require significant training loads, but inadequate recovery can lead to overtraining and decreased performance. This review found a relationship between overtraining and cognitive function, with all studies showing declined performance. Tests like the Stroop Colour Test can help monitor athlete adaptation to training.
SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN
(2023)
