Are youth sport talent identification and development systems necessary and healthy?

Abstract 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 athletes can “make it,” the necessity and healthiness of TIDS have recently been questioned based on their...

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Main Authors: Fieke Rongen, Jim McKenna, Stephen Cobley, Kevin Till
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-05-01
Series:Sports Medicine - Open
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40798-018-0135-2