Psychological testing may predict success in soccer

Friday, April 6, 2012 - 09:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Measuring what are known as executive functions, which reflect the cognitive ability to deal with sudden problems, may make it possible to predict how good an elite soccer player will become in the future. Scientists believe that they have finally found the scientific key to what has previously been described as "game intelligence" in successful soccer players.

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