Bio-banding in soccer: Benefits on performance, psychological development and its influence on talent identification

Resumen

The purpose of this study was to analyze the existing evidence on the use of Bio-banding (BB) and its possible benefits at the physical and technical-tactical level, psychological development, and talent identification (TI). A search was performed following the guidelines for rapid reviews and the PRISMA guide in Scopus and PudMed. The following keywords were entered: (‘Bio-banding’) AND (‘soccer’). We included n = 10 articles and identified the following variables for analysis: a) Technical-tactical and physical aspects with BB, b) Experiences and psychological aspects through BB, and c) BB in TI. The studies on BB reflect that, during the use of this strategy, great variability of technical-tactical and physical aspects was presented,
which favored all maturation groups. Likewise, it is evident that it is a tool that contributes to the psychological development of the players, where it is necessary to expand research on its functionality in the TI process.