Sport Development | List of Frontiers open access articles

Brief Research Report

Published on 05 Apr 2022

Mapping Women's Community Sport Participation to Inform Sport Development Initiatives: A Case Study of Row Ontario

in Sports Management, Marketing, and Economics

Kyle A. Rich
Emily Moore
Jeffrey Boggs
Ann Pegoraro

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2022.836525

7,372 views
4 citations

Editorial

Published on 21 Mar 2022

Editorial: Futsal Research and Challenges for Sport Development

in Movement Science

Cesar Méndez-Dominguez
Fábio Y. Nakamura
Bruno Travassos

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.856563

8,053 views
13 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Apr 2021

The Influence of Parents, Coaches, and Peers in the Long-Term Development of Highly Skilled and Less Skilled Volleyball Players

in Movement Science

Patrícia Coutinho
João Ribeiro
Sara Mesquita da Silva
António M. Fonseca
Isabel Mesquita

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.667542

18,212 views
27 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Jan 2025

Factors influencing sport development among women with disabilities: a case study of a visually impaired Spanish Paralympic woman

in Sport, Leisure, Tourism, and Events

Alejandro Barrera-Garcimartín
Áurea Redondo-Fernández
Javier Pérez-Tejero

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2024.1518489

3,014 views
4 citations

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 16 Feb 2026

Interrogating Alignment of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Event Objectives across the Canadian Soccer System

in Sport, Leisure, Tourism, and Events

Georgia Teare
Kristen A. Morrison
Kerri L Bodin

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

Original Research

Published on 16 Jun 2025

“I'm not too old to lift”: exploring lifelong involvement in Olympic weightlifting through the serious leisure perspective

in Sport, Leisure, Tourism, and Events

François Gravelle
Aida Stratas
George Karlis

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1483898

3,372 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Oct 2025

Voices of excellence: elite athletes' perspectives on support gaps, suggestions for improvement and their emergence

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Alex Nico Griesinger
Peter Ehnold
Robert Zetzsche
Torsten Schlesinger

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1672311

1,921 views

Correction

Published on 27 May 2025

Corrigendum: Playing for progress: policy advocacy in sport for development

in Sports Politics, Policy and Law

Louis Moustakas
Sarah Carney
Sally-Ann J. Fischer
Alana Richardson
Karen Petry
Arnost Svoboda
Ansley Hofmann
Ben Sanders

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1619410

1,806 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Mar 2025

Playing for progress: policy advocacy in sport for development

in Sports Politics, Policy and Law

Louis Moustakas
Sarah Carney
Sally-Ann J. Fischer
Alana Richardson
Karen Petry
Arnost Svoboda
Ansley Hofmann
Ben Sanders

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1546222

2,515 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 21 Nov 2024

Feasibility and acceptability of a multi-component mental wellbeing program for young high-performance athletes in Australian Rules Football

in Physical Education and Pedagogy

Erin Hoare
Nicky Couston
Lilli Burdon
Claudia Vella
Kate Hall

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2024.1470726

2,071 views
2 citations

Editorial

Published on 04 Dec 2025

Editorial: 40 years of relative age effects in sport: lessons from the past and directions for the future

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Adam L. Kelly
Kathryn Johnston
Alexander B. T. McAuley
Joseph Baker

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1745607

1,551 views

Review

Published on 07 Jun 2024

Being a right parent: a narrative review of the theory and practice of parental involvement in sport parenting

in Sport Psychology

Chuchen Liu
Fang Zhao
Shujun Nong
Zhiyi Lin

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1412708

6,969 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 15 Mar 2024

The International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health Framework (ICF): a new approach to enhance sport and physical activity participation among people with disabilities in Scotland

in Sport, Leisure, Tourism, and Events

Liz Carlin
Gayle McPherson
Richard Davison

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2024.1225198

9,404 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 Jul 2025

“More players can reach national and international levels”: coaches perceptions of “birthday-banding” in youth squash and its potential for minimising relative age effects

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Adam L. Kelly
Achuthan Shanmugaratnam
Kathryn Johnston
Joseph Baker
Matthew Ferguson
Mark Jeffreys
Josh Taylor
Alexander B. T. McAuley

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1618333

2,832 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Mar 2025

Historical roots and modern realities: Austria's sports ecosystem

in Sports Politics, Policy and Law

Ivana Pranjić
Marko Begović

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1498789

4,470 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Apr 2025

The Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) relative age solutions project—part one: a call to action

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Adam Leigh Kelly
Frederike Zwenk
David Mann
Jan Verbeek

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1546829

5,603 views
2 citations

Articles

Mapping Women's Community Sport Participation to Inform Sport Development Initiatives: A Case Study of Row Ontario

Editorial: Futsal Research and Challenges for Sport Development

The Influence of Parents, Coaches, and Peers in the Long-Term Development of Highly Skilled and Less Skilled Volleyball Players

Factors influencing sport development among women with disabilities: a case study of a visually impaired Spanish Paralympic woman

Interrogating Alignment of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Event Objectives across the Canadian Soccer System

“I'm not too old to lift”: exploring lifelong involvement in Olympic weightlifting through the serious leisure perspective

Voices of excellence: elite athletes' perspectives on support gaps, suggestions for improvement and their emergence

Corrigendum: Playing for progress: policy advocacy in sport for development

Playing for progress: policy advocacy in sport for development

Feasibility and acceptability of a multi-component mental wellbeing program for young high-performance athletes in Australian Rules Football

Editorial: 40 years of relative age effects in sport: lessons from the past and directions for the future

Being a right parent: a narrative review of the theory and practice of parental involvement in sport parenting

The International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health Framework (ICF): a new approach to enhance sport and physical activity participation among people with disabilities in Scotland

“More players can reach national and international levels”: coaches perceptions of “birthday-banding” in youth squash and its potential for minimising relative age effects

Historical roots and modern realities: Austria's sports ecosystem

The Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) relative age solutions project—part one: a call to action