The road to excellence: deliberate practice and the development of expertise

By Paul Ward, N. Hodges, J. Starkes, Mark A. Williams. 2007

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Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Social Psychology

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The role of deliberate practice and play in career progression in sport: the early engagement hypothesis (2009, methodology): “Other evidence supporting the early specialization pathway was shown by Ward et al. (2007), who examined English elite youth soccer players.”
Developing football expertise: a football-specific research review (2012, background): “There is some evidence that elite youth players engage in football activities slightly earlier than sub-elite players (Gissis et al, 2006 ; Malina et al, 2007 ; Vaeyens, Lenoir, Williams, Mazyn, & Philippaerts, 2007 ; Vaeyens, Lenoir, Williams, & Philippaerts, 2007 ; Ward et al, 2007 ).”
Perceptual-cognitive expertise in sport and its acquisition: implications for applied cognitive psychology (2011, background): “Smeeton, Ward, and Williams (2004) employed the recognition paradigm to address this issue in the sports of soccer, hockey, and volleyball.”
Does Grit Influence Sport-Specific Engagement and Perceptual-Cognitive Expertise in Elite Youth Soccer? (2016, methodology): “Conversely, less gritty players may be less inclined to partake in extensive periods of domain-specific engagement, thus less likely to sustain the long periods of practice needed for successful performance (Ford et al., 2012; Ford et al., 2009; Ford & Williams, 2012; Ward et al., 2007).”
Psychosocial factors associated with talent development in football: A systematic review (2017, background): “…O’Conner & Williams (2015b) 419 elite male youth players from Australia 133 U13 166 U14 120 U15 12.84 13.89 14.80 SMPS Personal Standards Scale PHQ (Ward et al., 2007) Higher perfectionist strivings accumulated more time in sport specific activities when compared to players with lower…”