David N Figlio, Jonathan Guryan, Krzysztof Karbownik, Jeffrey Roth
Long-term Cognitive and Health Outcomes of School-Aged Children Who Were Born Late-Term vs Full-Term
JAMA pediatrics
several talent identification programs elementary school implemented motor diagnostics introduce children groups sports like game sports even particular sports like soccer however sports youth soccer predictive value early testing still unclear prospective study evaluated midterm prognostic validity generic motor performance tests sample consisted male secondgrade children received recommendation participate soccer talent screening campaign basic check comprising two anthropometric parameters five physical fitness three motor competence diagnostics german motor test 618 test data collected participating elementary school classes years 2010 2014 soccer competition performance children completed age least 15 years n 502 end season 20192020 2020 september 30 recorded group u17 players assigned individually five different competition levels prognostic validity physical physiological tests determined using anovas odds ratios regression path analysis diagnostic methods exhibited mediumtohigh prognostic validity 8 year time span talent screening later soccer competitions adolescent age groups later success soccer province level 6min run 428 dynamic balance 404 20m sprint 246 well participation training center german soccer federation 567 diversity club sport activities 356 particular importance