Why How We Select Young Sporting Talent Is Probably All Wrong
The Real Science of Sport Podcast
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The Disadvantages of Early Development
The Slavkin rugby system in many ways. It's interesting to think though that being the early maturing creates disadvantages for you because you never need to learn a set of skills from other folk. And then when you lose this physical advantage, all the kids you've come up behind you have got skills you'll never develop. World Rugby gets asked often why we don't recommend weight banding in all countries around the world. But I would think it's definitely worth exploring and has to be there at the level of the person's development.
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