Brinkman, R. (2022) The Effect of Scanning-focused Training Exercises on Scanning Activity in Elite Youth Football Players. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Football can be seen as a complex sport, where opportunities come and go. As players scan to better act upon situations, it can be valuable to improve this scanning activity. The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of scanning-focused exercises on the scanning activity of elite youth football players. In part I of the study, 10 players from the U17 and U18 teams of an elite youth football club in the Netherlands participated in a regular passing drill. Three weeks later, these same players participated in a scanning-focused exercise. For the second part of the study, three players from the U18 (who also participated in part I), participated in two 7v7 small-sided games; once after the regular training exercise and once after the scanning-focused exercise. For part I it was hypothesised that players would show more scanning activity in the scanning-focused exercise compared to the regular exercise. Findings of this study supported this hypothesis, with higher means found in the scanning-focused exercise. For part II it was hypothesised that players would show more scanning activity in the small-sided game after the scanning-focused exercise than after the regular exercise. Although in part II all three participants had higher means of scanning activity in the scanning-focused exercise, the group size was too small to test this difference. These findings can help us understand how to improve scanning in athletes, but further research is necessary.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Huijgen, B.C.H. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Talent Development and Creativity (TDC) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2022 09:16 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2022 09:16 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1149 |
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