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A worldwide survey of perspectives on demands, resources, and barriers influencing the youth-to-senior transition in academy football players
Linköping University, Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Psychology. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. (Athletics Research Center)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6570-5480
Football Exchange, Research Institute of Sport Sciences, Liverpool John Mores University, Liverpool UK.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9820-5925
Football Performance & Science Department, Aspire Academy, Doha.
Football Exchange, Research Institute of Sport Science, Liverpool John Mores University, Liverpool, UK.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8670-3361
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2024 (English)In: International journal of sports science & coaching, ISSN 1747-9541, E-ISSN 2048-397X, Vol. 19, no 1, p. 162-170Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The youth-to-first team phase presents a number of challenges in the careers of modern football players with stagnation, inconsistent performance and dropout being reported. The aim of this study was to investigate the perception of staff involved in professional academy football clubs around the globe, with a particular focus on youth and first team transition demands, resources as well as transitions barriers and coping among male academy football players. Participants from 29 male youth academies distributed across 29 countries took part in the survey. Our main findings suggested training and match intensity reported as being greater at the senior-level and also pressure from parents. The majority of respondents indicated their clubs having long-term strategy for player development and specific roles supporting successful player transitions. Exposure to different playing styles was deemed important to prepare players for the first team. Likewise, having the academy and the first team training on the same site was perceived to ease the transition, with the majority of respondents indicating that players are able to cope with the pressure of first team training and games. Perceptions on whether staff do not have the skills/resources to prepare players for the changes in environment and culture when players move from youth-to-senior level were unclear. Collectively, our study extends previous transition research on youth football academies suggesting the importance of a club-based playing philosophy to prepare players for the first team demands and challenges.

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Sage Publications, 2024. Vol. 19, no 1, p. 162-170
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Career, coping, soccer, talent, development
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Applied Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-189694DOI: 10.1177/17479541221135626ISI: 000878351600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85141394134OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-189694DiVA, id: diva2:1708233
Available from: 2022-11-03 Created: 2022-11-03 Last updated: 2024-05-31Bibliographically approved

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