Publications
Is Junior Success a Good Predictor of Senior Success? A Case Study of Combat Sports Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Introduction
Most countries attempt to develop systematic structures to identify sport talents and to promote the international success in certain sports. Despite the uncertainty of the relationship between junior and senior performances, national sport organizations still tend to use junior performance as a predictor for later success. The aim of this study is to explore to what extent junior success is a reliable criterion to ...
Is international junior success a reliable predictor for international senior success in elite combat sports? Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The Role of Junior Success in the Development of Professional Tennis Players Vrije Universiteit Brussel
An examination of the importance of performances in youth and junior competition as an indicator of later success in tennis Vrije Universiteit Brussel
organisations to increase the chances of success for their players on the international
stage. Talent identification methods can be imprecise and national tennis associations and
coaches often identify talent based on performances at youth tournaments and junior
rankings. However, not much is known about the relationship between the ...
PlayerU+2019s success prediction in rugby union : from youth performance to senior level placing Ghent University
Junior to senior transition pathway in Italian Football Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Football is a popular sport, but little is known about the youth-to-senior transition rates in elite players, particularly in large and successful countries. This study aims to investigate the youth-to-senior transition rate in the Italian national football team, both prospectively and retrospectively, and to explore if Relative Age Effects (RAEs) affect this transition. Data from 885 players selected in youth and senior Italian national ...
The transition from junior to senior elite athlete Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Anthropometry of the Swiss Junior and Elite Judo Team - a descriptive study Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Methods: 24 members, 19 males (23.01?±?4.91 years) and five females (19.95?±?2.02 years), were measured. The following anthropometric measurements were made: body size, body weight, six skinfolds (SFT), two breadths, two ...
Are the World Junior Championship Finalists for Middle and Long-Distance Events Currently Competing at International Level? Vrije Universiteit Brussel
PURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to analyze how many finalists of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Junior Championships (WJC) in the middle and long-distance track events had dropped out from high-level competitions.
METHODS: Starting from 2002, the eight male and the eight female finalists in the middle and long-distance events of six editions of the WJC were followed until 2015 to evaluate ...