The policies that dictate the participation structure of many youth sport systems involve the
use of a set selection date (eg 31 December), which invariably produces relative age …

CONTEXT: Data are available on correlates of physical activity in children and adolescents,
less is known about the determinants of change. This review aims to systematically review …

Background and aim There is a widely held and influential view that physical activity begins
to decline at adolescence. This study aimed to identify the timing of changes in physical …

Abstract BIO-BANDING IS THE PROCESS OF GROUPING ATHLETES ON THE BASIS OF
ATTRIBUTES ASSOCIATED WITH GROWTH AND MATURATION RATHER THAN …

Growth, maturation, and development dominate the daily lives of children and adolescents
for approximately the first 2 decades of life. Growth and maturation are biological processes …

This study attempted to validate an anthropometric equation for predicting age at peak
height velocity (APHV) in 193 Polish boys followed longitudinally 8–18 years (1961–1972) …

When placed into age groups for junior sporting competition, the relative differences in age
between children leads to a bias in who is evaluated as being talented. While the impact of …

Background Few adolescents engage in the recommended levels of physical activity, and
daily exercise levels tend to drastically decrease throughout adolescence. Beyond physical …

A 25-year population-based study was conducted to determine how physical fitness and
participation in leisure-time physical activity in adolescence (age 12–18 years) predict …

Highlights•Exciting new multi-disciplinary studies offer unique insights to talent
identification.•Emergent statistical approaches help to uncover the best predictors of future …