Variation vs. specialization: the dose-time-effect of technical and physiological variety in the development of elite swimmers

Variation vs. specialization: the dose-time-effect of technical and physiological variety in the development of elite swimmers

Abstract Objective It is heavily discussed whether larger variety or specialization benefit elite performance at peak age. Therefore, this study aimed to determine technical (number of different swimming strokes) and physiological (number of different race distances) variety required to become an in...

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Main Authors: Dennis-Peter Born, Jenny Lorentzen, Glenn Björklund, Thomas Stöggl, Michael Romann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Competitive swimming
Deliberate practice
Diversification
Long-term athlete development
Sampling
Talent
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-024-06706-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-024-06706-x

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