Simple mental tests may be able to identify people who are likely to reach the top of their sport. That’s according to researchers who showed that elite athletes who play team sports aren’t just stronger and faster than the rest of us – some of their cognitive skills are better, too.
Young soccer players, competing at the top level in Sweden, performed better than the general population on tests of so-called “executive function”. And the better their results, the more goals they scored.
Young soccer players, competing at the top level in Sweden, performed better than the general population on tests of so-called “executive function”. And the better their results, the more goals they scored.
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