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		<title>Literature Review: The Path to Excellence &#8211; A comprehensive view of development of U.S. Olympians who competed from 1984 to 1998</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today’s Expert Advantage blog post is a guest post written by Young-Bin Cho. Young-Bin is a 3rd year student at the University of Guelph-Humber, Ontario, Canada, working towards a Bachelor of Applied Science in Kinesiology. Young-Bin is currently completing a &#8230; <a href="http://expertadvantage.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/usocpathtoexcellence/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=expertadvantage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17804127&amp;post=122&amp;subd=expertadvantage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sporting milestones and career progression of male Australian junior international level team sport athletes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pathways to the Podium Research Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pathways to the Podium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[10 year rule]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today’s post we are very excited to be sharing with you some preliminary results from the Pathways to the Podium Research Project! For those of you unfamiliar with our research, the Pathways to the Podium Research Project is a &#8230; <a href="http://expertadvantage.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/scapps2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=expertadvantage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17804127&amp;post=93&amp;subd=expertadvantage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Elite performance via talent transfer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pathways to the Podium Research Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final instalment in this series on pathways to elite performance will discuss elite performance via talent transfer. For this post I will take a slightly different approach to the previous articles in this series &#8211; rather than review the &#8230; <a href="http://expertadvantage.wordpress.com/2011/10/10/talent-transfer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=expertadvantage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17804127&amp;post=80&amp;subd=expertadvantage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Elite performance via diversification</title>
		<link>http://expertadvantage.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/elite-performance-via-diversification/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pathways to the Podium Research Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome back to our series on pathways to elite performance. The last post in this series addressed elite performance via early specialisation, and the bottom line of the article suggested that early specialisation is recommended primarily for sports in which &#8230; <a href="http://expertadvantage.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/elite-performance-via-diversification/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=expertadvantage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17804127&amp;post=70&amp;subd=expertadvantage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Elite performance via early specialisation</title>
		<link>http://expertadvantage.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/elite-performance-via-early-specialisation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 20:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the hottest topics being discussed on coaching blogs around the world at the moment is whether it is necessary to specialise in a single sport from an early age in order to maximise sporting potential. While we’re all &#8230; <a href="http://expertadvantage.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/elite-performance-via-early-specialisation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=expertadvantage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17804127&amp;post=61&amp;subd=expertadvantage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pathways to elite performance</title>
		<link>http://expertadvantage.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/pathways-to-elite-performance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If we were to take a sample of some of the World’s most decorated athletes, and have a quick glance at how they came to arrive at the pinnacle of their respective sports, we would find that there are a &#8230; <a href="http://expertadvantage.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/pathways-to-elite-performance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=expertadvantage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17804127&amp;post=52&amp;subd=expertadvantage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is 10,000 hours a magic number for sport expertise? Part 2: The 10 year / 10,000 hour rule in sport</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 05:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The previous Expert Advantage blog post introduced the 10 year / 10,000 hour rule and discussed evidence from chess and music suggesting that 10 years and 10,000 hours of practice are required in order to attain expertise in these domains. &#8230; <a href="http://expertadvantage.wordpress.com/2010/12/18/10yearruleinsport/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=expertadvantage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17804127&amp;post=46&amp;subd=expertadvantage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is 10,000 hours a magic number for sport expertise? Part 1: The 10 year / 10,000 hour rule</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many coaches, parents, and athletes have heard at some point throughout their involvement in sport that 10 years and 10,000 hours of practice are required in order to become an elite athlete. The 10 year / 10,000 hour rule, as &#8230; <a href="http://expertadvantage.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/10000hours1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=expertadvantage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17804127&amp;post=36&amp;subd=expertadvantage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to The Expert Advantage!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you for visiting The Expert Advantage &#8211; the official blog of the Pathways to the Podium Research Project. Throughout the course of the Pathways to the Podium Research Project, brief insights into the secrets and science of sport expertise &#8230; <a href="http://expertadvantage.wordpress.com/2010/11/18/welcome-to-the-expert-advantage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=expertadvantage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17804127&amp;post=25&amp;subd=expertadvantage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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