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Creating a shared mental model of performance: Coaches’ perspectives of key position-specific soccer actions
October 2023 • Sam Barraclough, David Piggott, Kevin Till, Adam Kerr, Stacey Emmonds
Important decisions surrounding talent identification (TID), talent development (TD) and (de)selection within elite youth soccer are often grounded in the subjective opinions of coaches. These opinions often stem from coaches’ observations of player performance, which have been shown to be susceptible to several biases. Additionally, previous research has failed to establish specific criteria on which such opinions are based, aside from a coach's own intuition and practical experience. This study aimed to create a…