The path to expertise in youth sport: using a retrospective interview in three different competitive contexts.

The goal of this study was to identify contextual factors in the path to excellence in youth sport. 48 male athletes under 17 years of age (M = 15.7 yr.

A multilevel approach to the path to expertise in three different competitive settings.

The objectives of the study were to analyze the deliberate practice variables in three different youth competitive sport settings; to analyze the effects of a season-long exposure on deliberate practice variables. The study explores three contexts in two different sports, soccer and volleyball, and at two competitive levels. The athletes fulfilled the questionnaire at the beginning and at the end of the season.