我が国における地域タレント発掘・育成事業参加者と日本人トップアスリートとのスポーツ経験の差：スポーツに関する主な経験年齢とトレーニング量の観点から

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Synthesising scientific evidence related to main characteristics of athlete development pathways in the Japanese population has not been reported. The aim of the study was to identify both commonalities and differences in various sporting experiences by synthesising evidence from previous findings on the participants of Japanese local talent identification and development programmes (i.e., TID participants) and Japanese representative (i.e., senior elite) athletes. Quantitative data was obtained from the previous findings on sporting experiences (i.e., performance milestones related to competitive achievements, training volume) for both local TID participants and senior elite athletes. As a result, local TID participants and senior elite athletes had different performance milestones and training volumes for each sex and sport. The weekly training volume increased progressively with age for both local TID participants and senior elite athletes, regardless of sex. Compared to senior elite athletes, the sports in which the performance milestones and training volumes of local TID participants were the same or later starting age or the same or less training volume have a potential to be strategically selected within the current structure of the local TID programmes. However, the sports other than the ones mentioned above might require restructuring the local TID programmes to account for the differences in performance milestones and training volume. These findings might help in selecting target sports for local TID programmes, which is one of the entrances to athlete development pathways, and in restructuring the programmes to align with the sports in Japan.