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date: 21 June 2025

Elite Sports Parents 

Source:
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport
Author(s):
Inge Kryger PedersenInge Kryger PEDERSEN

Families play a pivotal role in the development of children’s sports talent. Parents are the most influential in initially exposing their children to sports, and they provide the greatest encouragement concerning their participation. Elite sports parents are those whose resources support the development of a child’s talent in becoming an elite athlete. ...

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