Revisiting youth player development in Australian Rules Football : Is there a place for bio-banding?
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Thurlow, Fraser, Kite, Rich and Cumming, Sean. (2022). Revisiting youth player development in Australian Rules Football : Is there a place for bio-banding? International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. 17(3), pp. 637-646. https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541211042682
Authors | Thurlow, Fraser, Kite, Rich and Cumming, Sean |
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Abstract | Within a group of adolescent Australian Rules Football (ARF) players, individuals of the same chronological age can differ greatly in biological maturation, with some players maturing vastly earlier or later than their peers. Such large differences in maturity can cause a disparity between physical performance, influence the perceptions of talent, and affect training practice. In attempts to address such issues, this overview proposes the concept of bio-banding in ARF, which may be used periodically within the national talent pathway to optimise player development. Bio-banding is the process of grouping adolescent athletes into specific categories or ‘bands’ based on biological maturation, rather than chronological age. This review describes how bio-banding may be used to enhance player development in ARF, giving context to its background and implementation in other sports. |
Keywords | Adolescence; biological maturation; relative age effect; talent identification; team sport |
Year | 01 Jan 2022 |
Journal | International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching |
Journal citation | 17 (3), pp. 637-646 |
Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd. (UK) |
ISSN | 1747-9541 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541211042682 |
Web address (URL) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17479541211042682 |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 637-646 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 09 Oct 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 15 Nov 2024 |
Additional information | © The Author(s) 2021. |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/910z7/revisiting-youth-player-development-in-australian-rules-football-is-there-a-place-for-bio-banding
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