Journal title RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA'
Author/s Fabio Scamardella, Giovanni Tafuri, Alessandro Persico, Marko Joksimovic, Generoso Romano
Publishing Year 2026 Issue 2026/1
Language English Pages 17 P. 43-59 File size 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/riss2026oa21931
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<p>In youth women’s tennis, building a performance model requires linking physical traits and motor capacities to competitive progression without harming long-term development. Here, sustainability means guiding training and talent pathways through evidence-based, age-appropriate, and individually tailored criteria, limiting early-specialization bias and weak selection practices. This pilot study explores the anthropometric profile and selected motor indicators of U18 female tennis players to outline preliminary reference trends for a sustainable youth performance framework. An experimental field-based design was used, assessing basic anthropometrics (e.g., height, body mass) and tennis-related motor capacities through a sport-specific test battery. This work represents a first step toward an optimal youth performance model that supports talent identification and long-term athlete development using measurable, context-sensitive parameters. Results may help coaches align performance improvement with sustainable growth.</p>
Keywords: youth tennis;sustainability;anthropometry;motor assessment;performance model
Fabio Scamardella, Giovanni Tafuri, Alessandro Persico, Marko Joksimovic, Generoso Romano, Sustainability in Youth Sport Performance: A Study on Anthropometry and Motor Skills in Women’s Tennis in "RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA'" 1/2026, pp 43-59, DOI: 10.3280/riss2026oa21931