Why age categories in youth sport should be eliminated: Insights from performance development of youth female long jumpers

Why age categories in youth sport should be eliminated: Insights from performance development of youth female long jumpers

Long-term sports participation and performance development are major issues in popular sports and talent development programs. This study aimed to provide longitudinal trends in youth female long jump performance development, participation, and relative age effects (RAEs), as longitudinal data for f...

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Main Authors:	Eva Rüeger, Marie Javet, Dennis-Peter Born, Louis Heyer, Michael Romann
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:	Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:	talent development relative age effect track and field youth competition longitudinal performance evaluation
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2023.1051208/full

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