Multivariate analyses of individual variation in soccer skill as a tool for talent identification and development: utilising evolutionary theory in sports science

The development of a comprehensive protocol for quantifying soccer-specific skill could markedly improve both talent identification and development. Surprisingly, most protocols for talent identification in soccer still focus on the more generic athletic attributes of team sports, such as speed, strength, agility and endurance, rather than on a player’s technical skills. We used a multivariate methodology borrowed from evolutionary analyses of adaptation to develop our quantitative assessment of individual soccer-specific skill. We tested the performance of 40 individual academy-level players in eight different soccer-specific tasks across an age range of 13–18 years old. We first quantified the repeatability of each skill performance then explored the effects of age on soccer-specific skill, correlations between each of the pairs of skill tasks independent of age, and finally developed an individual metric of overall skill performance that could be easily used by coaches. All of our measured traits were highly repeatable when assessed over a short period and we found that an individual’s overall skill – as well as their performance in their best task – was strongly positively correlated with age. Most importantly, our study established a simple but comprehensive methodology for assessing skill performance in soccer players, thus allowing coaches to rapidly assess the relative abilities of their players, identify promising youths and work on eliminating skill deficits in players.     

蔬菜栽培课程产学合作教育的实践与思考

选择具有日光温室、塑料大棚、中棚及露地等多种生产方式，蔬菜种类较多，面积较大，种植蔬菜历史较长，交通便利的村寨作为蔬菜栽培课程产学合作教育的基地。把学生分配到农户，每户3～4名学生为一组，与蔬菜生产实际紧密结合，让学生接受培养土的配制，种子处理与播种，苗床管理，定植，田间管理及嫁接育苗等环节的训练。结果表明：学生获得了两个层面的训练。在第一个层面上，学生熟练掌握了蔬菜栽培基本环节的技术要求和要领，动手能力得到明显提高，培养了学生的基本技能；在第二个层面上，学生掌握了蔬菜设施栽培、无公害生产综合配套等高层次技术，培养了学生综合技术应用能力。今后应特别注意学生和生产者(企业或农户)的双向参与，信息的双向传递，学校与生产者(或企业或农户)双赢，以及培养学生创新能力即第三个层面的训练。     

钢筋混凝土构造柱在砖砌体结构中的应用

本文结合工程实例，通过对调协钢筋混凝土构造柱的砖砌体结构的作用机理，承载力验算等的分析和探讨，说明了钢筋混凝土构造柱的砖砌体结构中的作用。     

运动技能迁移理论在篮球教学中的应用

迁移是教育心理学研究的一个重要课题。随着科技的发展，各学科相互渗透，迁移理论日益受到体育界的重视。本文就有关运动技能迁移规律在篮球教学中的规律进行初步探讨，分析了篮球运动技能的影响因素，提出促进技能积极性迁移的方法：合理安排教学进度；综合发展身体素质，提高学生分析、概括的能力等。     

21世纪中国崛起之依托:雄鸡发展战略模式

"中国雄鸡发展战略模式"是从象形的角度假设命名的,即中国像一只昂首挺立于东方的雄鸡,并伸展着两个巨大的翅膀:"北翼"是上海合作组织,"南翼"是中国———东盟自由贸易区。实际上它是对中国在21世纪以更积极、更开放的姿态走向世界,迎接挑战,把握机遇,而投身于区域经济集团化浪潮中的发展战略总和的抽象概括。这种发展战略模式是以中国的崛起为前提的,也是以中国的崛起和发展为动力的,同时也是有利于中国的崛起和发展的"双赢"模式。随着这只雄鸡不断地茁壮成长,中国才能从容不迫地发挥一个世界大国的作用。     

Special educational needs in mainstream secondary school physical education: learning support assistants have their say

Learning support assistants (LSAs) gained more political and academic attention in Britain after Estelle Morris announced that schools of the future would include more trained staff to support learning to higher standards. LSAs, thus, should form an integral part of the culture of all school departments in Britain, including physical education (PE). The paper uses Antonio Gramsci's concept of hegemony to explore the processes and practices that shape the views and experiences of LSAs and ultimately the extent to which they facilitate an inclusive culture in PE. A web survey gathered the views and experiences of LSAs vis-à-vis the inclusion of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) in mainstream secondary school PE in North-West England. A modified version of the tailored design method participant contact strategy resulted in 343 LSAs starting the web survey, with 154 (45%) following it through to completion. All quantitative data were analysed using Microsoft Excel whilst qualitative data were subjected to thematic analysis. This entailed the identification of recurring themes and patterns present in the data. The findings highlight the hegemonic status of English, maths and science when it comes to the allocation of SEN resources, which most LSAs support and often reinforce. PE is particularly disadvantaged in this hierarchy of subject priority. The majority of LSAs have not received PE-specific training, which brings into question their ability to facilitate inclusion in PE. Moreover, many schools do not appear to value the involvement of LSAs in the planning of differentiated lessons, which could have a negative impact on the PE experiences of some pupils with SEN given that LSAs are perhaps most aware of the specific learning needs of the pupils they support.     

Talent identification and selection in elite youth football: An Australian context

We identified the perceptual–cognitive skills and player history variables that differentiate players selected or not selected into an elite youth football (i.e. soccer) programme in Australia. A sample of elite youth male football players (n?=?127) completed an adapted participation history questionnaire and video-based assessments of perceptual–cognitive skills. Following data collection, 22 of these players were offered a full-time scholarship for enrolment at an elite player residential programme. Participants selected for the scholarship programme recorded superior performance on the combined perceptual–cognitive skills tests compared to the non-selected group. There were no significant between group differences on the player history variables. Stepwise discriminant function analysis identified four predictor variables that resulted in the best categorization of selected and non-selected players (i.e. recent match-play performance, region, number of other sports participated, combined perceptual–cognitive performance). The effectiveness of the discriminant function is reflected by 93.7% of players being correctly classified, with the four variables accounting for 57.6% of the variance. Our discriminating model for selection may provide a greater understanding of the factors that influence elite youth talent selection and identification.     

The fourth dimension: A motoric perspective on the anxiety–performance relationship

This article focuses on raising concern that anxiety–performance relationship theory has insufficiently catered for motoric issues during, primarily, closed and self-paced skill execution (e.g., long jump and javelin throw). Following a review of current theory, we address the under-consideration of motoric issues by extending the three-dimensional model put forward by Cheng, Hardy, and Markland (2009) (‘Toward a three-dimensional conceptualization of performance anxiety: Rationale and initial measurement development, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 10, 271–278). This fourth dimension, termed skill establishment, comprises the level and consistency of movement automaticity together with a performer's confidence in this specific process, as providing a degree of robustness against negative anxiety effects. To exemplify this motoric influence, we then offer insight regarding current theories’ misrepresentation that a self-focus of attention toward an already well-learned skill always leads to a negative performance effect. In doing so, we draw upon applied literature to distinguish between positive and negative self-foci and suggest that on what and how a performer directs their attention is crucial to the interaction with skill establishment and, therefore, performance. Finally, implications for skill acquisition research are provided. Accordingly, we suggest a positive potential flow from applied/translational to fundamental/theory-generating research in sport which can serve to freshen and usefully redirect investigation into this long-considered but still insufficiently understood concept.     

日本环境教育探析

日本在发展经济的过程中非常重视环境教育，其基本着眼点是：通过对传统文化的挖掘和诠释，搭建起环境教育的价值支持系统；通过政府、企业、社区、NGO组织(Non-governmental organization，非政府组织)的共同努力、协同配合，构造出完整的环境教育体系；通过公害教育使社会民众始终保持对环境问题的敏感性。这些做法可以为我国的环境教育提供重要的启示和参照。     

建设全国技能型人才培养基地打造中国职教品牌

结合全国职业教育工作会议精神,回顾天津职业教育发展的历程,指明中德职业技术学院在落实以就业为导向,加强专业建设;以能力为本位,加强课程体系和教材建设;以技能为中心,加强实训基地和师资队伍建设;以职业道德为核心,加强学生思想政治工作中的实践的重要性。