King, MichaelBall, DerekWeston, Matthew C.McCunn, RobertGibson, Neil V.2022-03-022022-03-022022-01-01King, M, Ball, D, Weston, M C, McCunn, R & Gibson, N V 2022, 'Initial fitness, maturity status, and total training explain small and inconsistent proportions of the variance in physical development of adolescent footballers across one season', Research in Sports Medicine, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 283-294 . https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2021.18881061543-8627ORCID: /0000-0002-4681-3889/work/93483293https://hdl.handle.net/2164/18154Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank the Scottish Football Association for their support during the data collection period of this study.121448204engSocceracademyfitness changesdevelopmenttalent identificationyouthRC1200 Sports MedicineRJ101 Child Health. Child health servicesRC1200RJ101Initial fitness, maturity status, and total training explain small and inconsistent proportions of the variance in physical development of adolescent footballers across one seasonJournal article10.1080/15438627.2021.1888106303