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POSTER ABSTRACTS – FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015P16.05“Football is my life”: a reflective account of how emotional regulation can have a positiveimpact on elite performanceAmy Spencer(1), A Wilding(1), J Page(2)(1) Southampton FC, Department of Psychology , Southampton, UK(2) Chichester University, UKTo be selected to become part of a Premier League Football Club, resilience is indispensable. Thepressure within this environment magnifies mistakes when made and one mistake can cost you acareer within the sport. This pressure extends through to the academy where players as young asnine are exposed to this demanding environment. To be able to control and regulate emotions and‘bounce back’ is a vital attribute that coaches across age groups (U9 to first team) are looking for inall players. With this in mind, the present research reflects on how a trainee sport scientistincorporated the theoretical model Individual Zones of Optimal Functioning (IZOF) and ‘bought itto life’ to track, enhance emotional awareness, and manage emotions. Utilising a case studyapproach to elicit in depth rich data, exploiting the IZOF framework showed the impact it had onthe player and his performance. To aid the decision of the intervention, the player eluded to hisperformance not at optimal peak when a mistake was made which ultimately affected hisperformance for the duration of the game. The case study shows how a multidisciplinary approachwas used to magnify the importance of being able to regulate emotions. Monitoring the player’semotions over a 6 week time period was a tiresome challenge, which emphasised the importance ofsupport from coaches and support staff. The key outcome displayed, that with a case study approachit is possible to manage emotions through the daily tracking of IZOF.P16.06Talent identification in youth soccer players aged between 14 and 18 years old using amultivariate approachNavid Haddadi(1), M Raeisi(2)(1) Islamic Azad University, Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences, Tehran, Iran(2) Shomal University, IranTo determine the applicability of a multivariate test battery in youth soccer players, we made acomparison between 83 elite and 92 sub-elite youth soccer players concerning physiological,psychological, anthropometrical and technical factors. Some researchers (e.g., Reilly et al., 2000)have also proposed similar TI models to be applied on soccer schemes. The players completed theACSI-28 questionnaire as a psychological test. Also, all players performed the FA soccer star testsin order for their technical characteristics to be determined. The seven measures in anthropometricalcluster analysis include: height, body mass, body fat percentage and four girths (waist, shoulder,mid-thigh, calf). Besides, five tests performed by players to determine their physiologicalcharacteristics: Vertical jump, sit-ups, 280 meter shuttle run, 10 and 40 meter sprints. The results ofpresent study demonstrated significant differences between elite and sub-elite players in the fourmeasured clusters. A significant difference was also found in age as a covariate. The most274