The purpose of this study was to identify differences in traumatic and overuse injury incidence between talented soccer players who differ in the timing of their adolescent growth spurt. 26 soccer players (mean age 11.9 ± 0.84 years) were followed longitudinally for 3 years around Peak Height Velocity, …

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To compare the incidence and characteristics of injuries between Dutch amateur and professional male soccer players during one entire competition season. DESIGN: A prospective two-cohort design.

Purpose Young soccer players need excellent tactical skills to reach the top. Tactical behavior emerges through interactions between opposing teams. However, few studies have focused on on-field tactical behavior of teams with talented soccer players. Therefore, this study aimed to determine teams’ tactical …

Abstract Despite the large amount of research available on how engagement in football practice relates to future performance level among football players, similar information about the contribution of non-football activities is scarce. Based on data from 745 elite youth players this study aimed to identify …

Inter-team behaviour in elite-standard youth soccer during small-sided games. Soccer is a complex game with interacting players and teams. Team members cooperate to score a goal and opponent players try to keep the opponent from scoring. Tactical team behaviour seems to interact with the opponent team …

(Tactical) representativeness of small-sided games for full-sized matches Presentatie: Invited symposium at the 19th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS) 2 - July 2014, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Tactische analyses van kleine partijspelen en echte wedstrijden. Small-sided …

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To describe characteristics of outdoor soccer injury and recovery among Dutch soccer players.

The present study aimed to develop a football-specific self-report instrument measuring self-regulated learning in the context of daily practice, which can be used to monitor the extent to which players take responsibility for their own learning. Development of the instrument involved six steps: 1. Literature …

Achtergrond: Voorste kruisband (VKB) letsels komen vaker voor bij adolescente vrouwelijke voetbalsters dan bij mannen in dezelfde leeftijdscategorie. Hoe deze letsels te voorkomen zijn, is echter nog onduidelijk. Doel: Het doel van dit literatuur onderzoek is het achterhalen of een preventief oefenprogramma …