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Objectives: The EXPERT study investigates how individual (anthropometry, maturation, motivation) and environmental (family, coach, club) characteristics influence developmental trajectories in youth track and field athletes. Methods: A mixed-longitudinal design will follow 400 athletes (200\u2642, 200\u2640; aged 10\u201314 years) from 40 Portuguese clubs across five cohorts assessed biannually over three years. Guided by Bronfenbrenner\u2019s bioecological model, assessments encompass individual, performance, health, and environmental domains. Data quality control will consist of rigorous training of all research team members, implementation of standardized protocols, a pilot study, and an in-field reliability study. Multilevel growth models will examine trajectories and predictor effects of predictors. 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