Within a group of adolescent Australian Rules Football (ARF) players, individuals of the same chronological age can differ greatly in biological maturation, with some players maturing vastly earlier or later than their peers. Such large differences in maturity can cause a disparity between physical performance, influence the perceptions of talent, and affect training practice. In attempts to address such issues, this overview proposes the concept of bio-banding in ARF, which may be used periodically within the national talent pathway to optimise player development. Bio-banding is the process of grouping adolescent athletes into specific categories or ‘bands’ based on biological maturation, rather than chronological age. This review describes how bio-banding may be used to enhance player development in ARF, giving context to its background and implementation in other sports.

在一群青少年澳式橄榄球 (ARF) 球员中，相同年龄的个体在生理成熟度上可能有很大差异，有些球员比同龄人更早或更晚成熟。如此大的成熟度差异会导致身体表现之间的差异，影响对人才的看法，并影响培训实践。为了解决这些问题，本概述提出了 ARF 中生物带的概念，该概念可在国家人才途径中定期使用，以优化球员发展。Bio-banding 是根据生物成熟度而不是实际年龄将青少年运动员分为特定类别或“乐队”的过程。这篇评论描述了如何使用生物带来增强 ARF 中的球员发展，