Objectives Sport developmental models contend that participating in different sports
promotes expertise development, implying positive skill transfer between sports. This study …

Background Better methods to support talent identification and development processes may
contribute to more effective and efficient athlete development programs in racket sports. Both …

Table tennis has recently evolved towards a more spectacular sport increasing match-play
demands and the intensity and speed of actions by regulations and equipment modification …

Introduction Anthropometric and physical fitness data can predict sport-specific performance
(eg, canoe sprint race time) in young athletes. Of note, inter-item correlations (ie …

Objective To determine the relationships between selected morphological characteristics
and the level of body composition asymmetry with postural stability among canoeists and a …

In this chapter, we argue that talent transfer is not only possible as a classical product-
oriented approach, but also as a process approach. To successfully transfer from one sport …

Purpose: For systematic athletic training and targeted talent development, it is essential to
know the physical fitness and motor competencies of top athletes in detail. However, it can …

Research question Talent transfer, an accelerated sport pathway to expertise, holds
considerable appeal for sports organisations. As an emerging area of academic research …

Background Talent transfer (TT) program is an appropriate approach to address the talent
gap evident in specific sports activities, while little is known about the injury characteristics of …

Research question: Talent transfer pathways offer great potential in para-sport yet are
underexplored from a sport management perspective. Therefore, this study addressed the …