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March 2024

Restructuring the United States sports system
Recommendations from the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics would change the landscape of sport in the United States. Part 1 of a…
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Bill Price
Extrinsic motivation affects investment and retention in youth sport
Extrinsic motivation is an important coaching tool at the developmental level, but it must be used carefully to avoid sabotaging the athletes' ability…
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Bill Price
Rebuilding Malaysia's sport system
It's hard to fix a problem if you don't know what the problem is.
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Bill Price

February 2024

An updated look at athlete retention and training age
USA Swimming is ramping up its statistical reporting. It's time for NGBs to get real retention numbers into their data mix.
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Bill Price
Flow and fun: Are they the same thing?
Another look at "effortless effort" and peak experience
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Bill Price

December 2023

2023: The Yearly Debrief
My end-of-year review looks at two articles that got good traction this year, and one that I wish did.
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Bill Price
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November 2023

October 2023

Bio-banding groups athletes based on growth and maturity, not just sex and age
Can it help reduce the relative age effect in sport? Yes, and it can also reduce selection bias between early- and late-maturing athletes. But it's not…
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Malaysia achieved its Asian Games target! But all is not well in the country's sport development
Winning 32 medals instead of the targeted 27 may overshadow much of the work that still needs to be done to develop sport within the country.
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Bill Price

September 2023

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