'Goalkeepers are players too': key attributes coaches' look for in talented youth soccer goalkeepers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Currently, there is a gap in knowledge on what the key goalkeeper attributes are during talent identification and selection in soccer. Hence, the objective was to investigate South African coaches' perceptions regarding key attributes of talented youth soccer goalkeepers.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Methods

A total of 173 soccer coaches (130 men and 43 women; M_age = 36.6 ± 10.4 years; M_{coaching experience} = 8.4 ± 7.3 years) were purposively recruited to participate in the study. All of the participants completed the Talent Identification Questionnaire in Soccer - Goalkeepers (TIDQS-GK).

Results

The six-component solution identified by the principal component analysis accounted for 68.96% of the total variance. Coaches deemed p

SUBMITTER: Lethole L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11451127 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature