Maturation

The effect of age on sport injury risk

Jason Tee explains how development impacts injury risk and examines how to support young athletes for life-long activity.

Bigger, stronger, faster, fitter - the differences in physical qualities of school and academy rugby union players

A comparison of the physical performance characteristics of school and academy level rugby players

Determining athlete maturity to inform coaching practice

This article discusses how to estimate levels og maturation in youth athletes

Growth and maturation in sports – are late developers really at a disadvantage?

This article discusses the longterm prospects for early developers who dominate sports at a young age