Long-term athlete development in schools: a systematic review and narrative synthesis [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingIntroductionEvidence systematically assessing the effects of sports schools on long-term athlete development is largely lacking. In general, sport schools play an increasingly important role in the development of new Olympic and top athletes ...
Nele Söker +4 more
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Variation in competition performance, number of races, and age: Long-term athlete development in elite female swimmers. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 While talent development and the contributing factors to success are hardly discussed among the experts in the field, the aim of the study was to investigate annual variation in competition performance (AVCP), number of races per year, and age, as ...
Dennis-Peter Born +2 more
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Adaptive Athlete Management in Youth Football: A Developmentally Informed Framework for Applied Practice [PDF]
SportsYouth football academies increasingly utilize physical testing, athlete monitoring, anthropometric profiling, and performance analysis to support athlete development and training management.
Nikolaos Androulakis +1 more
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Biomechanics literacy among basketball coaches: implications for long-term athlete development and coaching practice [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingBackgroundThe Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model emphasizes developmentally appropriate training; however, its effectiveness depends on coaches’ ability to apply scientific knowledge in practice.
Hasan Ashkanani +6 more
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Coaches’ Adoption and Implementation of Sport Canada’s Long-Term Athlete Development Model
SAGE Open, 2015 This work explores the adoption and implementation of Sport Canada’s long-term athlete development (LTAD) model by coaches and tries to understand the barriers to and enablers of these processes. LTAD adoption was studied in 14 coaches (5 female, 9 male)
Charlotte Beaudoin +2 more
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Coaching at the sport social work boundary: a competency-informed perspective for athlete well-being [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingCoaching has expanded beyond technical instruction into developmental leadership that includes athlete welfare, team culture, ethical decision-making, and long-term well-being.
Matt A. Moore +3 more
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Coordination abilities and movement organization during the fencing lunge in youth foil fencers: an exploratory biomechanical study [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingBackgroundCoordination abilities are considered fundamental determinants of motor performance and long-term athlete development, yet their relationship with the biomechanical characteristics of fencing performance remains poorly understood. Understanding
Lina Hussein +5 more
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Developing evidence-informed pathways for long-term engagement in cycling for the United States [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingCycling participation in the United States remains lower than in comparable nations despite widespread bicycle ownership. This manuscript examines the fragmented structure of cycling in the U.S.
Alexandra K. Tyler +4 more
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Developmental activities of elite junior hockey players: an analysis of early sport specialization
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023 Early sport specialization is a popular and contentious topic in the scientific literature and popular media. The lure of extrinsic rewards has led to increasing rates of specialization among young athletes, while expert recommendations promote ...
W. J. Garland +3 more
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Investigating the Youth Sports Development Pathway Within a South African Context
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 The past two decades witnessed increased participation in professional as well as amateur sport, giving impetus to concomitant amplified interest in long-term athlete development (LTAD). LTAD has been described as the structured and progressive growth of
Liandi van den Berg +2 more
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