Maturity-associated considerations for training load, injury risk, and physical performance in youth soccer: One size does not fit all

•Estimates of players’ maturity status should be taken every 3–4 months during an annual season, with a focus on players approaching and during peak height velocity.•Key stakeholders should be educated about maturation and peak height velocity, particularly in relation to the potential use of bio-banding strategies.•Clear lines of communication should be established with key stakeholders in order to identify the volume of weekly physical activity each child is engaged in.•The prediction error embroiled within each maturity-estimation equation should be considered, along with the implications of additional errors imposed by spurious anthropometric measurements (i.e., self-reported birth-parent stature).•Key stakeholders should be aware of the increased risk of injuries owing to inappropriate training loads across peak height velocity.