Biobanding: Why size shouldn't matter in youth sport

We all grow up at different rates and when it comes to sport sometimes hugely talented late-developers can get left on the sidelines.

Premier League football teams, AFC Bournemouth and Southampton FC, are working with the University of Bath to try to prevent that.

Biobanding put the emphasis on a youngsters physical maturity instead of their age and was demonstrated at a training session in Bournemouth.

The technique has already been adopted in a number of sports, including US Soccer, ballet and Australian rules football.

Reporter: Steve Humphrey

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