References

The studies cited across the science section, in alphabetical order by first author. Links are given only where the identifier is certain; all other entries are listed by title and journal. A summary of what each source contributes is in what the research says.

Reference list

Beavan, A., Spielmann, J., Mayer, J., Skorski, S., Meyer, T., & Fransen, J. (2020). The rise and fall of executive functions in high-level football players. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 49, 101677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101677

Bergkamp, T. L. G., Niessen, A. S. M., den Hartigh, R. J. R., Frencken, W. G. P., & Meijer, R. R. (2019). Methodological issues in soccer talent identification research. Sports Medicine, 49(9), 1317-1335.

Furley, P., Schütz, L.-M., & Wood, G. (2023). A critical review of research on executive functions in sport and exercise. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 18(1), 316-344.

Heisler, S. M., Lobinger, B. H., & Musculus, L. (2023). A developmental perspective on decision making in young soccer players: The role of executive functions. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 65, 102362.

Höner, O., Dugandzic, D., Hauser, T., Stügelmaier, M., Willig, N., & Schultz, F. (2023). Do you have a good all-around view? Evaluation of a decision-making skills diagnostic tool using 360° videos and head-mounted displays in elite youth soccer. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5, 1171262. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2023.1171262

Höner, O., Murr, D., Larkin, P., Schreiner, R., & Leyhr, D. (2021). Nationwide subjective and objective assessments of potential talent predictors in elite youth soccer: An investigation of prognostic validity in a prospective study. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3, 638227. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.638227

Ivarsson, A., Kilhage-Persson, A., Martindale, R., Priestley, D., Huijgen, B., Ardern, C., & McCall, A. (2020). Psychological factors and future performance of football players: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23(4), 415-420.

Janssen, T., Müller, D., & Mann, D. L. (2023). From natural towards representative decision making in sports: A framework for decision making in virtual and augmented environments. Sports Medicine, 53(10), 1851-1864.

Kalén, A., Bisagno, E., Musculus, L., Raab, M., Pérez-Ferreirós, A., Williams, A. M., Araújo, D., Lindwall, M., & Ivarsson, A. (2021). The role of domain-specific and domain-general cognitive functions and skills in sports performance: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 147(12), 1290-1308. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000355

Murr, D., Feichtinger, P., Larkin, P., O’Connor, D., & Höner, O. (2018). Psychological talent predictors in youth soccer: A systematic review of the prognostic relevance of psychomotor, perceptual-cognitive and personality-related factors. PLoS One, 13(10), e0205337. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205337

Reinhard, M. L., Mann, D. L., & Höner, O. (2025). The role of generic cognitive skills: An empirical investigation into the association between generic and sport-specific cognitive skills and playing level in youth football. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 28(7), 587-593.

Travassos, B., Araújo, D., Davids, K., O’Hara, K., Leitão, J., & Cortinhas, A. (2013). Expertise effects on decision-making in sport are constrained by requisite response behaviours: A meta-analysis. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 14(2), 211-219.

Verburgh, L., Scherder, E. J. A., van Lange, P. A. M., & Oosterlaan, J. (2014). Executive functioning in highly talented soccer players. PLoS One, 9(3), e91254. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091254

Vestberg, T., Reinebo, G., Maurex, L., Ingvar, M., & Petrovic, P. (2017). Core executive functions are associated with success in young elite soccer players. PLoS One, 12(2), e0170845. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170845

Williams, A. M., Ford, P. R., & Drust, B. (2020). Talent identification and development in soccer since the millennium. Journal of Sports Sciences, 38(11-12), 1199-1210.