The present study examined whether performance characteristics discriminated between selected and deselected players in talent development programmes. This examination was carried out in talented soccer players, aged 16-18 years using objective measurement instruments. Four domains of multidimensional …

In soccer, critical match events like goal attempts can be preceded by periods of instability in the balance between the two teams' behaviours. Therefore, we determined periods of high variability in the distance between the teams' centroid positions longitudinally and laterally in an international-standard …

The aim of this study was to prospectively monitor sport-specific performance and assess the stress-recovery balance in overreached (OR) soccer players and controls. During two competitive seasons, 94 players participated in the study. The stress-recovery balance (RESTQ-Sport) and sport-specific performance …

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 …

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 …

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 …

To optimize performance, coaches and athletes are always looking for the right balance between training load and recovery. Therefore, closely monitoring of athletes is important. Heart rate recovery (HRR) after standardized sub maximal exercise has been proposed as a useful variable to monitor (Lamberts …

Waterschap Velt en Vecht neemt deel aan het Samenwerkingsverband Modelinstrumentarium Vecht (SMV) dat een instrument ontwikkelt waarmee (hoog)waterstanden in de Vecht kunnen worden voorspeld. Dit instrument zal door meerdere instanties in Nederland en Duitsland worden gebruikt. Over het gebruik, beheer …

Deze recensie gaat in op de methode voor praktijkgericht juridisch onderzoek van mr. G.A.F.M. van Schaaijk en op de ervaringen die mijn studenten aan de Hogere Juridische Opleiding van Saxion en ik hiermee hebben opgedaan. Onderzoek wordt ook in het hoger beroepsonderwijs steeds meer een vast onderdeel …