Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer

1. Disciplinary Approaches and Chapter Summaries: Introducing Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer. 2. Technical: Examining Subjective and Objective Performance Parameters That Contribute Towards Developmental Outcomes and Career Progression. 3. Tactical: Measuring and Developing Tactical Knowledge and Performance in Youth Soccer Players. 4. Physical: Considering the Influence of Maturity Status on Physical Performance. 5. Psychological: Supporting Psychosocial Growth, Development, and Potential Challenges Experienced in Youth Soccer. 6. Social: Investigating Social Influences on Talent and Development in Soccer. 7. Sociocultural: Reflecting on the Social and Cultural Influences on Talent in Soccer. 8. Activities and Trajectories: Exploring Pathways of Athlete Development in Youth Soccer. 9. Career Transitions: Navigating Players from Youth Team to First Team. 10. Relative Age Effects: Looking Back and Moving Forward. 11. Playing-Up and Playing-Down: Conceptualising a 'Flexible Chronological Approach'. 12. Creativity: Creating Supportive and Enriching Environments. 13. Transformational Coaching: Developing a Global Rating Scale to Observe Coach Leadership Behaviours. 14. Genetics: Understanding the Influence and Application of Genetics in Soccer. 15. Nutrition: Optimising Development and Performance Through Nutrition. 16. International Perspectives: Evaluating Male Talent Pathways from Across the Globe. 17. Gender: Disentangling Talent Identification and Development in Women's and Girls' Soccer. 18. Para-Soccer: Emphasising the Complex and Multidimensional Factors When Identifying and Developing Players with Disabilities. 19. The Goalkeeper: Highlighting the Position Data Gap in Talent Identification and Development. 20. Language Games: Improving the Words We Use in Soccer Research and Practice. 21. The COVID-19 Pandemic: Rethinking Directions for Talent Development in Youth Soccer. 22. From Knowledge to Action: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice in Youth Soccer.