Growth problems in youth elite sports. Social conditions, athletes’ experiences and sustainability consequencesFootnote

1. This article is partly based on a publication in German: Schubring, A., & Thiel, A. (2011). Wachstum als Krisenpotenzial im Nachwuchsleistungssport. Sport und Gesellschaft, 8(3), 259‒286.

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