Job Fransen

Best Publications

• Differences in physical fitness and gross motor coordination in boys aged 6–12 years specializing in one versus sampling more than one sport

  Job Fransen;Johan Pion;Joric Vandendriessche;Barbara Vandorpe

  299
  Citations

• Characteristics of high-level youth soccer players: variation by playing position

  Dieter Deprez;Job Fransen;Jan Boone;Matthieu Lenoir

  208
  Citations

• A retrospective study on anthropometrical, physical fitness, and motor coordination characteristics that influence dropout, contract status, and first-team playing time in high-level soccer players aged eight to eighteen years.

  Dieter N. Deprez;Job Fransen;Mattieu Lenoir;Renaat Marie Philippaerts

  187
  Citations

• Generic anthropometric and performance characteristics among elite adolescent boys in nine different sports

  Johan Pion;Veerle Segers;Job Fransen;Gijs Debuyck

  176
  Citations

• Relative age, biological maturation and anaerobic characteristics in elite youth soccer players.

  Dieter Deprez;AJ Coutts;Job Fransen;Frederik Deconinck

  165
  Citations

• Motor competence assessment in children: convergent and discriminant validity between the BOT-2 Short Form and KTK testing batteries

  Job Fransen;Eva D’Hondt;Jan Bourgois;Roel Vaeyens

  153
  Citations

• Stature and Jumping Height Are Required in Female Volleyball, but Motor Coordination Is a Key Factor for Future Elite Success

  Johan A. Pion;Job Fransen;Dieter N. Deprez;Veerle Segers

  136
  Citations

• Changes in physical fitness and sports participation among children with different levels of motor competence: a 2-year longitudinal study.

  Job Fransen;Dieter Deprez;Johan Pion;Isabel B Tallir

  134
  Citations

• A longitudinal study of multidimensional performance characteristics related to physical capacities in youth handball.

  Stijn P.J. Matthys;Roel Vaeyens;Job Fransen;Dieter Deprez

  121
  Citations

• Reliability and validity of the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test level 1 in young soccer players

  Dieter Deprez;Aaron James Coutts;Matthieu Lenoir;Job Fransen

  103
  Citations

• Association between sports participation, motor competence and weight status: a longitudinal study

  Rafael S. Henrique;Alessandro Hervaldo Nicolai Ré;David F. Stodden;Job Fransen

  87
  Citations

• Differences in biological maturation, anthropometry and physical performance between playing positions in youth team handball

  Stijn P.J. Matthys;Job Fransen;Roel Vaeyens;Matthieu Lenoir

  83
  Citations

• Esports: The Chess of the 21st Century

  Matthew A. Pluss;Kyle J. M. Bennett;Andrew R. Novak;Derek Panchuk;Derek Panchuk

  79
  Citations

• Mental Fatigue in Football: Is it Time to Shift the Goalposts? An Evaluation of the Current Methodology

  Chris J Thompson;Job Fransen;Sabrina Skorski;Mitchell R Smith

  74
  Citations

• Creating a framework for talent identification and development in emerging football nations

  Kyle J.M. Bennett;Roel Vaeyens;Job Fransen

  69
  Citations

• Improving the Prediction of Maturity From Anthropometric Variables Using a Maturity Ratio

  Job Fransen;Stephen Bush;Stephen Woodcock;Andrew Novak

  67
  Citations

• Impact of mental fatigue on speed and accuracy components of soccer-specific skills

  Mitchell R. Smith;Job Fransen;Dieter Deprez;Matthieu Lenoir

  65
  Citations

• The use of small-sided games to assess skill proficiency in youth soccer players: a talent identification tool

  Kyle J. M. Bennett;Andrew R. Novak;Matthew A. Pluss;Christopher J. Stevens

  60
  Citations

• The Applicability of a Short Form of the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder for Measuring Motor Competence in Children Aged 6 to 11 Years

  Andrew R. Novak;Kyle J.M. Bennett;Adam Beavan;Johan Pion

  59
  Citations

• The rise and fall of executive functions in high-level football players.

  Adam Beavan;Adam Beavan;Jan Spielmann;Jan Mayer;Sabrina Skorski

  55
  Citations