SynthesisFrontiers in sports and active living2020
What Defines Early Specialization: A Systematic Review of Literature.
Synthesis in Frontiers in sports and active living, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.
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- The Role of Training Age and Sport Specialization in Achieved Selection Tier in Adolescent Handball Talents.Sports medicine - open · 2026Article
- An Evolutionary Psychology Perspective on Athletic Development and Performance: Differences Between Proximate and Ultimate Explanations.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Exploring developmental factors influencing performance excellence in twice-exceptional Saudi athletes: a case study of Paralympic champions.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Early specialisation in young gymnasts: a mixed methods study protocol.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
- Coaching effectiveness in competitive youth contact sports and martial arts: athletes' and coaches' perceptions.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Specializing When It Counts: Comparing the Dose-Time Effect of Distance Variety between Swimming and Track Running.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Sprinting to the top: comparing quality of distance variety and specialization between swimmers and runners.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Is There Just One Type of Multisport Pathway? A Scoping Review of Multisport Engagement in Early Athlete Development.Sports medicine - open · 2023Article
- Participation patterns in talent development in youth sports.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Review
- Language games and blurry terminology: Can clarity enhance athlete development?Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- Swimming coaches' professional development and training practices: an international survey.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- What makes a Grand Slam champion? Early engagement, late specialization and timely transition from having fun to dedication.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
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- Burnout and dropout associated with talent development in youth sports.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- Lifespan models of athlete development: What have we learned from previous attempts?Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Review
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- Developmental activities of elite junior hockey players: an analysis of early sport specialization.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- Proportions of Early Specializers Varies According to Methods and Skill Level.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Does early specialization provide an advantage in physical fitness development in youth basketball?Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- A scoping review on developmental activities of girls' and women's sports.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
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