Editorial: Coaches' role in youth sports performance: early specialization versus long-term development

Daniel A Marinho; Maria do Socorro Cirilo de Sousa; Ricardo Ferraz; Henrique P Neiva

doi:10.3389/fphys.2024.1370588

Editorial: Coaches' role in youth sports performance: early specialization versus long-term development

Front Physiol. 2024 Feb 9:15:1370588. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1370588. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Daniel A Marinho¹, Maria do Socorro Cirilo de Sousa², Ricardo Ferraz¹, Henrique P Neiva¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Sports Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.
² Physical Education Department, Regional University of Cariri, Crato, Brazil.

No abstract available

Keywords: coaching philosophy; long-term development; sports performance; youth specialization; youth sports.

Publication types

Editorial

Grants and funding

The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This project was supported by the National Funds through FCT–Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (project UIDB04045/2020).