THE TRANSITION PROCESS TO ELITE IN TEAM SPORTS: SOCCER AND BASKETBALL. A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

The objective of this article is to carry out a bibliographic review on the sports transition process from junior to elite in soccer and basketball players. A systematic research was carried out following the indications of the PRISMA methodology. The keywords "career transition", "junior-to-senior", "football OR soccer" or "basketball", "elite sport" were used. SportDiscus, PubMed, and Web of Science were used as databases. Initially, 670 results were obtained, of which 24 articles were considered relevants after applying the exclusion and inclusion criteria. Sports, social and cultural, work-related academic, financial and psychological barriers have been identified that hinder JTS, performance, social and psychological factors that facilitate the JTS transition and coping strategies that it is advisable for soccer and basketball clubs to control to improve the athlete's training process and obtain a higher success rate, as well as that athletes can achieve greater sports performance.