International Olympic Committee consensus statement on youth athletic development

Michael F Bergeron; Margo Mountjoy; Neil Armstrong; Michael Chia; Jean Côté; Carolyn A Emery; Avery Faigenbaum; Gary Hall; Susi Kriemler; Michel Léglise; Robert M Malina; Anne Marte Pensgaard; Alex Sanchez; Torbjørn Soligard; Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen; Willem van Mechelen; Juanita R Weissensteiner; Lars Engebretsen

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2015-094962

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Michael F Bergeron Youth Sports of the Americas, Birmingham, Alabama, USA Lemak Sports Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Margo Mountjoy Department of Family Medicine, Michael G DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada IOC Medical Commission—Games Group PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Neil Armstrong Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, St Luke's Campus, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael Chia Physical Education & Sports Science, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jean Côté Queen's University, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Kingston, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Carolyn A Emery Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute for Child and Maternal Health Pediatrics and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Avery Faigenbaum Department of Health & Exercise Science, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gary Hall Hallway Consulting, Los Olivos, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Susi Kriemler Institut für Epidemiologie, Biostatistik und Prävention, Gruppe Children, Physical Activity and Health (CHIPAH), Universität Zürich, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michel Léglise International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), Paris, France PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Robert M Malina University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anne Marte Pensgaard Department of Coaching and Psychology, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alex Sanchez International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Torbjørn Soligard Medical & Scientific Department, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sports Sciences, Oslo, Norway PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Willem van Mechelen Department of Public & Occupational Health and EMGO+ Institute, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Juanita R Weissensteiner Athlete Pathways and Development, Australian Institute of Sport, Bruce, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lars Engebretsen Medical & Scientific Department, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland Orthopaedic Center, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Michael F Bergeron, Youth Sports of the Americas; Lemak Sports Medicine, 500 Office Park Drive, Suite 200, Birmingham, AL 35223 USA; mbergeron.phd01{at}gmail.com

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Bergeron MF, Mountjoy M, Armstrong N, et al

International Olympic Committee consensus statement on youth athletic development

British Journal of Sports Medicine 2015;49:843-851.

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Accepted May 18, 2015
First published June 17, 2015.

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October 11, 2022

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