Navigating the Olympic journey—presenting a contemporary paradigm for elite-level youth athletes

IF 11.6 1区 医学 Q1 SPORT SCIENCES British Journal of Sports Medicine Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI:10.1136/bjsports-2024-108837
Michael F Bergeron
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The global youth sports landscape continues to exhibit pronounced growth providing increasing and exciting opportunities for youth athletes to compete on the world’s sports stage. Likewise, there is a parallel growing concern whether the existing minimum age eligibility requirements (AERs) across the International Federations for youth participation in the Olympic Games are appropriate. For those sport disciplines that have AERs, the current age thresholds are largely variable and not fully scientifically informed, and the limited research and supporting evidence relied on are notably complicated by the distinctively vulnerable age range of concern. Adolescence is inherently dynamic and non-linear with asynchronous development of numerous physical, physiological, psychological and social attributes within and between individuals. Accordingly, each athlete’s personal development profile uniquely affects their own athletic development and corresponding performance and risk in sport. Whereas an apt discipline-specific or overall AER is arguably warranted, precisely where those respective limits should be sensibly established cannot be easily defined. What is more, an AER alone (although convenient) would not be sufficient in enabling …
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领航奥运之旅--为精英级青少年运动员提供当代范例
全球青年体育运动继续呈现出明显的增长势头,为青年运动员在世界体育舞台上竞技提供了越来越多令人兴奋的机会。同样,人们也越来越关注各国际单项体育联合会现行的青少年参加奥运会的最低年龄资格要求(AERs)是否适当。对于那些有 AER 的体育项目来说,目前的年龄门槛大多是可变的,没有充分的科学依据。青春期本质上是动态和非线性的,在个体内部和个体之间,许多身体、生理、心理和社会属性的发展是不同步的。因此,每个运动员的个人发展情况都会对其自身的运动发展以及相应的运动表现和风险产生独特的影响。可以说,针对特定学科或整体的适当运动耐力值是有必要的,但要精确地确定各自的极限并不容易。更重要的是,仅有一个 AER(尽管很方便)并不足以使......
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期刊介绍: The British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) is a dynamic platform that presents groundbreaking research, thought-provoking reviews, and meaningful discussions on sport and exercise medicine. Our focus encompasses various clinically-relevant aspects such as physiotherapy, physical therapy, and rehabilitation. With an aim to foster innovation, education, and knowledge translation, we strive to bridge the gap between research and practical implementation in the field. Our multi-media approach, including web, print, video, and audio resources, along with our active presence on social media, connects a global community of healthcare professionals dedicated to treating active individuals.
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