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Eduardo A Abade¹, Bruno V Gonçalves, Alexandra M Silva

¹1 CreativeLab, Research Center in Sport Sciences, Health and Human Development (CIDESD)University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro at Vila Real.

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Young soccer players show varied physical and physiological profiles, even within the same age group. Clustering these profiles during training can help coaches balance teams and manage player outcomes.

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Area of Science:

Sports Science
Exercise Physiology
Human Movement Analysis

Background:

Young soccer players exhibit diverse physical and physiological characteristics despite similar age and experience.
Understanding these variations is crucial for effective talent development and performance optimization in elite youth soccer.

Purpose of the Study:

To classify young elite soccer players based on their physical and physiological profiles during training.
To compare these classifications against traditional criteria of age and playing position.
To explore the implications of physiological profiling for training load management and team balancing.

Main Methods:

Utilized Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to collect time-motion, acceleration, and deceleration data.
Continuously monitored heart rate during selected training sessions.
Employed two-step cluster analysis for athlete classification and repeated-measures factorial ANOVA for variable analysis.

Main Results:

Three distinct clusters were identified, encompassing 15.2%, 37.1%, and 47.7% of the player sample.
Significant differences in performance profiles were observed among players of the same age and experience levels.
The cluster analysis revealed distinct physiological groupings independent of age and position.

Conclusions:

Player classification based on physiological profiles during training offers a more nuanced approach than age or position alone.
This method can aid coaches in creating more balanced training groups and mitigating physiological outcome variability.
Individualized training strategies informed by physiological clusters can enhance player development and performance in elite youth soccer.