The literature base regarding the development of sporting talent is extensive, and includes
empirical articles, reviews, position papers, academic books, governing body documents …

Background To what extent does the pathway to senior elite success build on junior elite
success? Evidence from longitudinal studies investigating athletes' junior-to-senior …

This study explored to which extent the development of German professional football players
is based on early talent identification (TID) and long-term nurture in talent promotion (TP) …

Background Does younger involvement in talent promotion programs (TPPs) facilitate the
attainment of higher performance levels? This question is the subject of the present meta …

Talent identification and development systems (TIDS) are commonly used in professional
sport to convert youth athletes into sporting stars of the future. Acknowledging that only a few …

Organized sports participation among young athletes has increased tremendously over the
past several years. According to the National Council on Youth Sports, nearly 60 million …

Elite track and field athletes with greater and lesser multi-year performance improvement
were compared regarding their developmental sport-specific and non-specific, organised …

The aims of the study were to:(a) analyse the re-selection patterns in European youth
basketball national teams, and (b) investigate how the chance of re-selection is influenced …

Athlete participation in youth international competitions is often regarded as crucial to the
attainment of future success. However, the link between participation and performance in …

This chapter suggests some fairly clear implications for policy-makers and practitioners with
a view to facilitating national collective senior success. Besides the direct competition …