Perfectionistic environments and irrational beliefs on the transition to elite athletic performance: a longitudinal study

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    Based on previous literature, the authors know that less than 20% of young, talented athletes will successfully enter elite sports levels, and this figure drops even lower for popular sports, such as football. The dominant narrative of success in a sport, which is retrospective and reported only by those athletes who actually achieved top-level positions in elite sports, creates a dangerous atmosphere for talent development environments. Previous literature in the field refers to a perfectionism paradox in elite sports that considers that, even though achieving elite performance and perfection is an almost unrealistic . . .

     

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