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. 2023 Sep 7;54(1):95–104. doi: 10.1007/s40279-023-01906-0
Junior performance has very little predictive value for later senior performance.
The finding is robust across different populations (e.g., types of sports, sexes, geographical regions).
Effects vary across junior age categories: The younger the junior age category, the lower the correlation between junior and senior performance.