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Early specialization and talent development in figure skating: Elite coaches’ perspectives
Current Issues in Sport Science, 2023 Among the many issues explored by sport science researchers, one topic that seems the least controversial is the recommendation against specialization in early sport training.
Antonia Cattle +3 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 There is a growing body of the literature highlighting the positive impact of transformational leadership behaviours across contexts, including sport. However, there is a lack of knowledge of this relationship within elite sport settings.
Martin K. Erikstad +4 more
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Genetic profiles to identify talents in elite endurance athletes and professional football players.
PLoS ONE, 2022 The genetic profile that is needed to identify talents has been studied extensively in recent years. The main objective of this investigation was to approach, for the first time, the study of genetic variants in several polygenic profiles and their role ...
David Varillas-Delgado +8 more
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Bioecology and sport: linking theory and practice
Cogent Social SciencesDespite considerable research efforts to refine and apply the PPCT model in sports settings, there remains a lack of guidance on its practical implementation, both in research and elite athlete practice.
Regina Brandão +7 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 The purpose of the study was to translate the athlete burnout questionnaire (ABQ) into Simplified Chinese and examine its psychometric properties in Chinese collegiate athletes and elite athletes.
Hao Liu +8 more
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Interpreting and Implementing the Long Term Athlete Development Model: English Swimming Coaches’ Views on the (Swimming) LTAD in Practice [PDF]
, 2010 The LTAD (Long Term Athlete Development) model has come to represent a sports-wide set of principles that significantly influences national sports policy in England.
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BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2020 Background Poor oral health of elite athletes is common and is associated with negative performance impacts. There is a need for oral health promotion strategies that are effective within the elite sport environment.Aim To develop, implement and evaluate
Ian Needleman +2 more
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Excellence fulfilled? On the unique developmental needs of professional athletes
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023 While the term “athlete development” has been used to capture the changes (physical, psychological, etc.) that occur as an athlete moves from initial sport engagement to elite performance, much of the research in this area has focused on earlier stages ...
Joseph Baker +4 more
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Frontiers in PhysiologyBackgroundEvidence on the association between the PPARGC1A Gly482Ser (rs8192678) polymorphism and elite athlete status is inconsistent, and a prior meta-analysis has used a genotype-merging approach that may bias results.ObjectiveThis systematic review ...
Weilong Su +6 more
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Developmental contexts and features of elite academy football players: Coach and player perspectives [PDF]
, 2014 Player profiling can reap many benefits; through reflective coach-athlete dialogue that produces a profile the athlete has a raised awareness of their own development, while the coach has an opportunity to understand the athlete's viewpoint.
Morley, D +7 more
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