Enhancing problem-solving skills and creative thinking abilities 
in U-13 soccer players: the impact of rondo possession games’ 
training

Mohamed Mansour Bouzouraa; Wissem Dhahbi; Hatem Ghouili; Jaouher Hamaidi; Mohamed Ben Aissa; Ismail Dergaa; Noomen Guelmami; Nizar Souissi; Katja Weiss; Thomas Rosemann; Makrem Zghibi; Karim Chamari; Beat Knechtle

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Enhancing problem-solving skills and creative thinking abilities in U-13 soccer players: the impact of rondo possession games’ training

Mohamed Mansour Bouzouraa

^{1, 2, 3}

,

Wissem Dhahbi

^{2, 3}

,

Hatem Ghouili

²

,

Jaouher Hamaidi

²

,

Mohamed Ben Aissa

^{1, 4}

,

Ismail Dergaa

^{1, 5, 6, 7}

,

Noomen Guelmami

^{2, 3, 8}

,

Nizar Souissi

^{1, 2, 3}

,

Katja Weiss

⁹

,

Thomas Rosemann

⁹

,

Makrem Zghibi

^{2, 4}

,

Karim Chamari

¹⁰

,

Beat Knechtle

^{9, 11}

High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Ksar Said, University of Manouba, Manouba, Tunisia
Research Unit “Sport Sciences, Health and Movement”, Higher Institute of Sports and Physical Education of Kef, University of Jendouba, El Kef, Tunisia
Qatar Police Academy, Police College, Training Department, Doha, Qatar
Research Unit Physical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis, Tunisia
Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), Doha, Qatar
Research Laboratory Education, Motricité, Sport et Santé (EM2S) LR19JS01, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of El Kef, University of Jendouba, El Kef, Tunisia
Postgraduate School of Public Health, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Naufar, Wellness & Recovery Center, Doha, Qatar
Medbase St. Gallen Am Vadianplatz, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Biol Sport. 2025;42(3):227–238

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Bouzouraa M, Dhahbi W, Ghouili H, et al. Enhancing problem-solving skills and creative thinking abilities 
in U-13 soccer players: the impact of rondo possession games’ 
training. Biology of Sport. 2025;42(3):227-238. doi:10.5114/biolsport.2025.146782.

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Bouzouraa, M., Dhahbi, W., Ghouili, H., Hamaidi, J., Ben Aissa, M.,  & Dergaa, I. et al. (2025). Enhancing problem-solving skills and creative thinking abilities 
in U-13 soccer players: the impact of rondo possession games’ 
training. Biology of Sport, 42(3), 227-238. https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.146782

Chicago

Bouzouraa, Mohamed Mansour, Wissem Dhahbi, Hatem Ghouili, Jaouher Hamaidi, Mohamed Ben Aissa, Ismail Dergaa,  and Noomen Guelmami et al. 2025. "Enhancing problem-solving skills and creative thinking abilities 
in U-13 soccer players: the impact of rondo possession games’ 
training". Biology of Sport 42 (3): 227-238. doi:10.5114/biolsport.2025.146782.

Harvard

Bouzouraa, M., Dhahbi, W., Ghouili, H., Hamaidi, J., Ben Aissa, M., Dergaa, I., Guelmami, N., Souissi, N., Weiss, K., Rosemann, T., Zghibi, M., Chamari, K.,  and Knechtle, B. (2025). Enhancing problem-solving skills and creative thinking abilities 
in U-13 soccer players: the impact of rondo possession games’ 
training. Biology of Sport, 42(3), pp.227-238. https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.146782

MLA

Bouzouraa, Mohamed Mansour et al. "Enhancing problem-solving skills and creative thinking abilities 
in U-13 soccer players: the impact of rondo possession games’ 
training." Biology of Sport, vol. 42, no. 3, 2025, pp. 227-238. doi:10.5114/biolsport.2025.146782.

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Bouzouraa M, Dhahbi W, Ghouili H, Hamaidi J, Ben Aissa M, Dergaa I et al. Enhancing problem-solving skills and creative thinking abilities 
in U-13 soccer players: the impact of rondo possession games’ 
training. Biology of Sport. 2025;42(3):227-238. doi:10.5114/biolsport.2025.146782.

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Enhancing problem-solving skills and creative thinking abilities in U-13 soccer players: the impact of rondo possession games’ training

Mohamed Mansour Bouzouraa 1, 2, 3 , Wissem Dhahbi 2, 3 , Hatem Ghouili 2 , Jaouher Hamaidi 2 , Mohamed Ben Aissa 1, 4 , Ismail Dergaa 1, 5, 6, 7 , Noomen Guelmami 2, 3, 8 , Nizar Souissi 1, 2, 3 , Katja Weiss 9 , Thomas Rosemann 9 , Makrem Zghibi 2, 4 , Karim Chamari 10 , Beat Knechtle 9, 11