- Young athletes compete too much and train too little.
- Adult programs are imposed on developmental age athletes.
- Preparation is centered on short-term goals – winning – rather than long-term goals.
- Chronological age rather than biological age is used to plan training and competition.
- To a large extent, coaches do not teach youth to correct and self-evaluate themselves.
- Coaches in youth sports are underpaid relative to the skills they should possess.
- Parents are not educated to think in terms of their child’s long-term development.
- Talent identification systems are largely based on physical and technical skills.
- There is no integration between technical-tactical learning and cognitive and emotional development of young people
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills are rarely coached.
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