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The Challenges of Youth Sports and Talent Development in Australia
In soccer, it's unfair to reward talented young players because they may not grow enough to excel. Instead, we should focus on developing everyone's skills. Australia, for example, has high attrition rates in youth swimming due to slower developing kids dropping out. This limits their talent pool for becoming the best in the world. Age shouldn't be the sole determinant of physical maturity.