Despite a voluminous body of research devoted to sprint training, our understanding of the
training process leading to a world-class sprint performance is limited. The objective of this …

The aim of this study was to quantify peak age and improvements over the preceding years
to peak age in elite athletic contestants according to athlete performance level, sex, and …

Purpose: This review set out to summarise, define, and provide future direction towards the
use of performance outcome measures as endpoints in research performed at international …

The relative age effect (RAE) is a common phenomenon observed in youth sports and is
characterized by a significant over-representation of athletes born close to the date of …

This study aimed (a) to estimate the transition rate for top 50 ranked track and field
jumpers,(b) to compare the performance progression of top 50 ranked senior jumpers (top50 …

Master athletes maintain high physical activity levels and have better health than age-
matched non-athletes. World records show accelerated declines after age 70 in swimming …

Limited research has compared the physical qualities of adolescent rugby union (RU)
players across differing playing standards. This study therefore compared the physical …

Purpose: To quantify how many of the top 50 under-18 (U18) sprinters in the world managed
to become top 50 ranked as adult competitors. The authors also described the career …

Enhancing our understanding of athlete development would be valuable for coaches,
parents and administrators to set realistic performance expectations and to advance youth …

Objectives To quantify the junior-to-senior successful transition rate in sprint swimming
events in elite European performers. Design Retrospective analysis of publicly available …