Relación del conocimiento táctico de jóvenes futbolistas con la edad, la experiencia y el nivel de pericia

Translated title of the contribution: Relationship between young soccer players' tactical knowledge and age, experience and level of expertise

Jaime Serra-Olivares, Luis M. García-López, Antonio Calderón, Ricardo Cuevas-Campos

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Abstract

Given the importance of prior knowledge on adaptable decisionmaking in sport, tactical knowledge of 109 youth soccer players (8-12 years) and its relationship with age, experience and expertise was studied using The Soccer Tactical Knowledge Test. Moderate magnitude significant differences were observed depending on the age and experience in federated competitions of the players (p <, 05; r <, 40), although results were mixed. The expertise correlated significantly with declarative (rho =, 350; p <, 01), procedural (rho =, 446; p <, 01) and tactical knowledge of the players (rho =, 446; p <, 01). Findings suggest that age and experience would not be as decisive over tactical knowledge as other variables not studied: teaching methods, formal instruction, or coach formation. It is necessary more research to examine whether specific formation on tactical problems concepts could improve decision-making in sport and in youth soccer.

Translated title of the contributionRelationship between young soccer players' tactical knowledge and age, experience and level of expertise
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)105-112
Number of pages8
JournalCuadernos de Psicologia del Deporte
Volume15
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Age
  • Declarative and procedural knowledge
  • Experience
  • Expertise

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