Context: Many coaches, parents, and children believe that the best way to develop elite
athletes is for them to participate in only 1 sport from an early age and to play it year-round …

Abstract Lloyd, RS, Oliver, JL, Faigenbaum, AD, Myer, GD, and De Ste Croix, MBA.
Chronological age vs. biological maturation: Implications for exercise programming in youth …

The modern-day landscape of Olympic and Professional sport is arguably more competitive
than ever. One consequence of this is the increased focus on identifying and develo** …

Summary The Developmental Model of Sport Participation (DMSP) is a model of athlete
development which has been comprehensively researched and refined over the last 15 …

Why are some people more skilled in complex domains than other people? According to
one prominent view, individual differences in performance largely reflect individual …

Abstract Lloyd, RS, Oliver, JL, Faigenbaum, AD, Howard, R, De Ste Croix, MBA, Williams,
CA, Best, TM, Alvar, BA, Micheli, LJ, Thomas, DP, Hatfield, DL, Cronin, JB, and Myer, GD …

Abstract Lloyd, RS, Cronin, JB, Faigenbaum, AD, Haff, GG, Howard, R, Kraemer, WJ,
Micheli, LJ, Myer, GD, and Oliver, JL. National Strength and Conditioning Association …

Objectives: To determine if sport specialization increases the risk of anterior knee pain in
adolescent female athletes. Design: Retrospective cohort epidemiology study. Methods …

Background: The prevalence of sport specialization in high school athletes is unknown. This
information is needed to determine the scope of this issue in an active population. Purpose …

Objectives: Current trends among young athletes towards earlier specialization age and
year-round training on multiple teams has raised concern for increased injury risk. Our …