Birth advantages and relative age effects
Exploring organisational structures in youth sport
Table of contents 05 Editorial: Birth Advantages and Relative Age EffectsAdam L. Kelly, Jean Côté, David J. Hancock and Jennifer Turnnidge 08 The Relative Age Effect and Talent Identification Factors…
Impact of youth sports specialisation on career and task-specific athletic performance
A systematic review following the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Collaborative Research Network’s 2019 Youth Early Sport Specialisation Summit
Objective: The impact, positive or negative, of youth sport specialisation (YSS) on short-term and longterm performance is not fully understood; however, the desire to maximise performance goals is generally considered…
The influence of the family in the development of talent in sports
The purpose of the present study was to describe patterns in the dynamics of families of talented athletes throughout their development in sport. Four families, including three families of elite…
The dynamic process of development through sport
This article presents a global vision for sport through a new framework that incorporates the elements necessary for a developmentally sound approach to youth sport involvement. This framework proposes that…
An integrative definition of coaching effectiveness and expertise
The purpose of the current paper is to present an integrative definition of coaching effectiveness and expertise that is both specific and conceptually grounded in the coaching, teaching, positive psychology,…