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External training load data from training drills were collected over two years from 25 elite male youth basketball players in a full\u2010time residential academy. At the start of each term, coaches developed and assigned individual developmental goals (IDGs) for each player. Using inductive thematic analysis, these IDGs were retrospectively grouped into four overarching development goal categories (defensive, offensive, skill, and physical) and 16 specific goal types (e.g.,\u00a0cutting, shooting, and load tolerance). Separately, external load metrics were recorded during all on\u2010court training sessions using Catapult Vector S7 devices. To align IDGs with external load metrics, two multinomial logistic regression models were developed to classify (1) development goal category and (2) specific goal type (SGT) using per\u2010minute external load metrics. Both models achieved 66% classification accuracy (Kappa\u00a0=\u00a00.60). 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