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The Maturity Trap: Why Your Academy's Best 14-Year-Old May Never Turn Pro

Youth academy selection systems systematically confuse early maturers' physical advantages with genuine talent — yet longitudinal data shows late maturers are over five times more likely to reach the highest professional level.

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Interdisciplinary Communication: How Sport Scientists Connect the Performance Team

A structured guide to building shared language, cultivating embeddedness, and delivering audience-tailored information within interdisciplinary teams in high-performance sport.

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Evidence-Based Practice in Sport Science: Integrating Research, Experience, and Athlete Context

Evidence-based practice (EBP) integrates scientific research, practitioner experience, and athlete values into sport science decision-making. This article defines the three pillars of EBP, examines the research-practice gap, addresses cognitive biases in experiential knowledge, and explains the organisational structures that enable integration.

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The Sport Scientist as Decision Facilitator: Redefining the Role Within the HPU

An examination of the sport scientist's evolving role within the High-Performance Unit—from data accumulator to decision facilitator—covering the Department of Methodology framework, data-informed practice, embeddedness, and corresponsive practice.

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