Background Does younger involvement in talent promotion programs (TPPs) facilitate the
attainment of higher performance levels? This question is the subject of the present meta …

This book offers an accessible overview of the role sport plays in international relations and
diplomacy. Sports diplomacy has previously been defined as an old but under-studied …

This study examined sleep research in athletes published between 1966 and 2019, through
a bibliometric analysis of research output in the Scopus database. Following a robust …

This paper is an investigation of performance leadership and management in elite sport.
Thirteen national performance directors of Olympic sports were interviewed with regard to …

Elite sports are widely considered by national governments as a merit good through which
many benefits to society as whole can be fostered through the stimulation of 'national …

Countries continue to seek ways to achieve and sustain elite athlete success. However,
competitive advantages in elite sport are largely found within individual sports' contexts and …

The way disability is understood and positioned by key stakeholders informs how policies
are implemented in the development of pathways to sporting excellence of an athlete with a …

This paper chronicles the key developmental experiences and insights of 673 high
performance Australian athletes (including 51 Olympians), across 34 sports. A customised …

Many governments use the trickle-down or demonstration effect to justify their high
investments in an elite sport. The assumption is that elite success increases mass …

Talent identification at a young age is deemed essential for many national sporting
organisations to increase the chances of success for their players on the international stage …