Objectives The validity of sporting talent is hotly contested by those working, watching, and
participating in sport in its variety of forms. Despite considerable research attention to …

This critical review of the youth sport literature provides a guiding framework to inform future
studies and interventions aimed at understanding or manipulating mechanisms proposed to …

Aim: The aim of this paper is to verify how cities' demographic rates and Human
Development Index (HDI), as well as the birthdate of Brazilian elite soccer players …

Birthplace is a contextual variable that influences the talent development process of soccer
players. The main objective of this systematic review was to compile the scientific literature …

Talent development is a key topic in sport psychology research and practice. To evaluate
what we currently know about the development of talent, this systematic review used a two …

Although people may make sense of concepts like 'talent'and get influenced through
discourses reinforced in the media, not much research has investigated the construction of …

The effect of birthplace (the place where a player is born and grows up) is one of the key
variables associated with soccer player development and achievement. However, recent …

Drawing on data from the present and former football players (N= 1026) selected to a
national football talent programme at the age of 15, this study explores a model of sport …

The ecological model theory highlights that human development (or a given behavior) is the
result of the interaction of variables derived from different levels, comprising those directly …

Considering the popularity of youth sport globally, understanding its impact on children's
personal and social development is of utmost importance. This chapter provides a …