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Featuring the latest news on injury prevention, talent identification or athlete development. You'll also find in-depth insights from interviews and interesting case studies with best practices.

Talent identification in practice: the Belgian Fencing Federation (part 2/2)
Talent identification in practice: the Belgian Fencing Federation (part 2/2)
As seen in the first part of this two-part blog series on talent identification, it is crucial to take into account the ...
Talent Interview insights
Talent identification & development in sport: the basics (part 1/2)
Talent identification & development in sport: the basics (part 1/2)
The identification of talent in sport is often erratic and subjective. There is a lot of focus on the current performanc...
Talent Interview insights
Issues & solutions related to growth and maturation in youth sports
Issues & solutions related to growth and maturation in youth sports
This is a summary of the insights from the research paper "Growth, maturation and youth sports: issues and practical sol...
Paper summary Growth Talent
Biological maturity vs. the relative age effect in soccer
Biological maturity vs. the relative age effect in soccer
This is a summary of the insights from the research paper "One of these things is not like the other: Time to differenti...
Paper summary Growth Talent
Challenges and Possible Solutions to Optimizing Talent Identification and Development in Sport
Challenges and Possible Solutions to Optimizing Talent Identification and Development in Sport
This is a summary of the insights from the research paper "Challenges and [Possible] Solutions to Optimizing Talent Iden...
Paper summary Talent