Long-term preparation of athletes and youth Olympic games

Full and comprehensive realization of natural potential and development of the highest possible levels of skills in particular athlete can only be assured through regular and multi-year training that aiming by all its content at the achievement of the best results within the optimal age range for a particular sport. Forced training that provided early specialization and focused on the achievement of high results in competitions in the youth sport is connected with the breach of the most important rules and principles underlying rational design of multi-year training. In this respect, competition in the age groups as well as the Youth Olympic Games, in case of forced precompetition training, to be associated with the risk of breach of major rules and principles underlying the periodization of athletic training, and limitation of athletes’ ability to fully realize the natural potential.

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