Across a range of youth sport contexts, early specialization (ie, intensive engagement in a
single sport from an early age) has been associated with a variety of negative outcomes …

A central, yet still unresolved, question about optimal youth talent development asks whether
children should specialize and train systematically in one sport—early specialization—or …

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The early identification of sports talents includes finding the right sport and is of great
importance for both scientists and practitioners. In this article, special attention will be paid to …

Through engagement with sport and physical activity, sport-based youth development
(SBYD) programs aim to support the development of youth toward a positive sense of self …

The search for overarching factors involved in both sport and broader lifestyle and
achievement domains may help to understand the early drop-out phenomenon. This study …

This present study aimed to verify the impact of birthplace and birthdate on the identification
and development of talented Brazilian female players. The sample comprised 876 players …

Current efforts to design an effective method of detecting talent are now focused on the
differing interests of children (preferences) and not just their sport-related motor skills …

Objectives This study examines the training (age at club entry, hours in club practice, free
play, other sports) and environmental characteristics (popularity, media coverage, school …

This study aimed at investigating (1) the cognitive and motor predictors of divergent
movement ability (DMA) in childhood and (2) the role of sport and enriched physical …