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Early developmental environment and Olympic success: historical analysis of an Australian sporting "hotspot"

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Abstract

<p>Introduction</p> <p>Inspired by the 'birthplace effect' phenomenon (Côté, Macdonald, Baker, & Abernethy, 2006), this study aimed to identify an Australian sporting "hotspot" and gain understanding of factors underpinning a proportionately high number of Australian summer Olympians experiencing their early developmental environment within the area.</p>
Original languageEnglish
Pages67-67
Publication statusPublished - 2017
EventECSS 2017: 22nd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science - Dortmund University and University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
Duration: 5 Jul 20178 Jul 2017

Conference

ConferenceECSS 2017: 22nd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
CityEssen, Germany
Period5/07/178/07/17

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