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Improvement in sprinting and dribbling in the national Indonesian soccer players (under 23 years)
Elferink-Gemser, Marije ; Visscher, C. ; Huijgen, B. ; Lemmink, K.
2012, Article / Letter to editor (Annals of Research in Sport and Physical Activity, vol. 2012, iss. 3, (2012), pp. 64-79)This study gained more insight into the relation between improvements on sprinting with and without the ball in a group of national youth soccer players. The sprinting and dribbling performances, measured by time scoring, (n=14) were tested before and after a twelve week intensive training period. Performance changes were analyzed by means of t-tests for paired data. A correlation matrix described the relation between the changes from T1 to T2 on sprinting and dribbling. Sprinting and dribbling improvements are not directly related to each other, future training programs should contain more specificity and should also be individualized to increase performance improvements.
Self-regulation of learning and performance level of elite youth soccer players
Elferink-Gemser, Marije ; Pepping, G. ; Jordet, G. ; Visscher, C. ; Toering, T.
2012, Article / Letter to editor (International Journal of Sport Psychology, vol. 2012, iss. 43, (2012), pp. 312-325)In learning and development, self-regulation can be described as the extent to which individuals are metacognitively, motivationally, and behaviourally proactive participants in their learning process (Zimmerman, 1989, 2006). We examined the relationship between self-regulation and performance level in elite (n = 159) and non-elite (n = 285) youth soccer players aged 11-17 years (mean 14.5 years, s = 1.4). The players completed a questionnaire that assessed planning, self-monitoring, evaluation, reflection, effort, and self-efficacy. A logistic regression analysis was performed (controlling for age) to determine which self-regulatory aspects were associated with players performance level (elite vs. non-elite). High scores on reflection and effort were associated with a higher level of performance. Findings suggest that elite players may be more aware of their strong and weak points as well as better able to translate this awareness into action. In addition, elite players appear to be more willing to invest effort into practice and competition. It is suggested that these better developed self-regulatory skills may translate into a more effective learning environment and ultimately result in an increased capacity for performance in elite players relative to their non-elite peers.
The perfect gymnast: does he exist? : A systematic review
Visscher, C. ; Elferink-Gemser, Marije ; Louer, L.
2012, Article / Letter to editor (Annals of Research in Sport and Physical Activity, vol. 2012, iss. 3, (2012))The aim of this review was to create an all-round profile of the elite artistic gymnast. Therefore, an extended literature search was performed in PubMed and PsycINFO databases. The main inclusion criteria were that the content of the article was about artistic gymnastics and that the gymnasts were of elite level and senior age. The extended literature search resulted in a total number of 22 articles, which were split up into 2 domains: the physical domain included 13 articles and the psychological domain included 9 articles. Results of the physical domain showed that the elite gymnast is small and has a low body mass, an athletic posture, a good postural control and balance and a high explosive muscular performance. Results of the psychological domain showed that the elite gymnast has a high intrinsic and achievement motivation, good concentration and confidence, strives for perfection and excellence and uses psychological strategies. These characteristics seem to be important for an elite gymnast although it is not clear yet which characteristics are most important, neither is the relation of the several characteristics to each other.
Sporttalent herkend
Platvoet, S.W.J. ; Elferink-Gemser, Marije ; Visscher, C.
2010, Article / Letter to editor (De Lichamelijke Opvoeding, iss. 5, (2010), pp. 6-9)Door kennis van sport en bewegen en kennis van het kind en zijn ontwikkeling is de docent Sport en Bewegingsonderwijs (SBO) een zeer geschikte professional om sporttalent te herkennen en een rol te spelen in de ontwikkeling van talent. Opmerkelijk is dat de rol van de docent SBO tot op heden meestal niet verder reikt dan het ‘opmerken van kinderen die goed kunnen bewegen’. Het SBO heeft in Nederland geen formele rol in het herkennen en ontwikkelen van sporttalent. Terwijl het vak hier uitstekende kansen toe biedt. In dit artikel zal worden beschreven welke mogelijkheden er zijn en welke onderzoeksinitiatieven worden ondernomen om de docent SBO een sterkere rol te geven in het herkennen en ontwikkelen van sporttalent in Nederland.

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