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Longitudinal Research

Longitudinal Research

Sometimes we want to see how people change over time, as in studies of human development and lifespan. When we test the same group of individuals repeatedly over an extended period of time, we are conducting longitudinal research. Longitudinal research is a research design in which data-gathering is administered repeatedly over an extended period of time. For example, we may survey a group of individuals about their dietary habits at age 20, retest them a decade later at age 30, and then again...

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Multidimensional and Longitudinal Approaches in Talent Identification and Development in Racket Sports: A Systematic

Sebastiaan B Nijenhuis¹, Till Koopmann², Jesper Mulder^1,3

¹Department of Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Sports Medicine - Open

|January 7, 2024

Summary

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Multidimensional and longitudinal approaches show promise for racket sports talent identification and development. However, varied methodologies make it difficult to determine their true added value, necessitating more consistent research designs.

Keywords:

Aptitude Racquet sports Sports performance Talent Youth sports

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Area of Science:

Sports Science
Talent Development Research
Racket Sports Analytics

Background:

Effective athlete development in racket sports requires improved talent identification and development methods.
Multidimensional and longitudinal approaches are recommended but their value in racket sports is unclear.
This review systematically examines these approaches to guide future research.

Conclusions:

The review offers guidance on characteristics for talent identification and development in racket sports.
Methodological diversity hinders definitive conclusions on the added value of multidimensional/longitudinal approaches.
Future research needs consistent designs and multivariate statistical methods for multidimensional, longitudinal data.