studies tracked the career trajectories of large samples of athletes, including both junior and senior elite performers, 12 – 14 but these research efforts were confined to national-level athletes, and thus, the conclusions might not apply to world-class performers. In particular, despite their
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Gennaro Boccia, Marco Cardinale, and Paolo Riccardo Brustio
Paolo Riccardo Brustio, Marco Cardinale, Corrado Lupo, and Gennaro Boccia
performances throughout an athlete’s career from junior to senior may provide helpful information to define realistic goals and identify adequate performance expectations. 1 – 3 In swimming, different studies conducted on national and international levels provided benchmarks for career trajectories. 1 , 2 , 4
Courtney Sullivan, Thomas Kempton, Patrick Ward, and Aaron J. Coutts
remuneration by a salary cap. As such, identifying career trajectories that benchmark playing performance would be inherently invaluable in decisions related to player recruitment and contracting. Career trajectories and the age of peak performance have been well-documented in individual sports 1 – 3 ; however
Gennaro Boccia, Marco Cardinale, and Paolo Riccardo Brustio
Purpose: This study investigated (1) the transition rate of elite world-class throwers, (2) the age of peak performance in either elite junior and/or elite senior athletes, and (3) if relative age effect (RAE) influences the chance of being considered elite in junior and/or senior category. Methods: The career performance trajectories of 5108 throwers (49.9% females) were extracted from the World Athletics database. The authors identified throwers who had reached the elite level (operationally defined as the World all-time top 50 ranked for each age category) in either junior and/or senior category and calculated the junior-to-senior transition rate. The age of peak performance and the RAE were also investigated. Results: The transition rate at 16 and 18 years of age was 6% and 12% in males and 16% and 24% in females, respectively. Furthermore, elite senior throwers reached their personal best later in life than elite junior throwers. The athletes of both genders considered elite in the junior category showed a large RAE. Interestingly, male athletes who reached the elite level in senior category also showed appreciable RAE. Conclusions: Only a few of the athletes who reach the top 50 in the world at 16 or 18 years of age manage to become elite senior athletes, underlining that success at the beginning of an athletic career does not predict success in the athlete’s senior career. Moreover, data suggest that being relatively older may confer a benefit across the whole career of male throwers.
Nima Dehghansai, Daniel Spedale, Melissa J. Wilson, and Joseph Baker
differences were found between the three groups of athletes with respect to national and international debuts and becoming starting players at the senior level. Examination of the data suggests a “fast track” for AI athletes that was not reflected in AB and CI athletes’ career trajectory. It took AB and CI
Gabriele Gallo, Mireille Mostaert, Emanuela Faelli, Piero Ruggeri, Sundeep Delbarba, Roberto Codella, Pieter Vansteenkiste, and Luca Filipas
results of the logistic regression using the following formula: P = Odds/(1 + Odds’); with Odds = EXP(Log Odds), and Log Odds = intercept + (coefficient × success score). Results Points Scored by PRO and NON-PRO The career trajectories of PRO and NON-PRO across the 8 years of competition are presented
Scott Douglas, William R. Falcão, and Gordon A. Bloom
study approach allowed the researchers to describe the unique experiences of Paralympic coaches with a disability by identifying their career trajectory and the methods of acquiring information to allow them to effectively coach in this setting. Participants Purposeful sampling ( Creswell, 2013 ) was
Gabriella McLoughlin, Courtney Weisman Fecske, Yvette Castaneda, Candace Gwin, and Kim Graber
addressed each participant’s personal motivations for pursuing elite-level adapted sport as well as the participant’s athletic career trajectory. All interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim prior to data analysis. Participants were given pseudonyms, and any schools, organizations, and names
Nima Dehghansai, Ross A. Pinder, and Joseph Baker
their subsequent sporting career trajectories. A more comprehensive understanding of these complexities can help to better support athletes by identifying and providing necessary resources and creating environments suitable to maximizing athletes’ development. There are also additional challenges in PS
