Search Results - Talent Development & Excellence
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Reimaging talent development in sport. Seeing a different world
A. Borie, E. RyallPublished 2025“…Verlagsinfo Table of contents: Introduction SECTION 1: Setting the Scene 1 Talent Systems: Whose Needs Do They Serve? SECTION 2: Seeing a Different World 2 Seduced by an Enigma: Narrative Reflections on the Story of Talents 3 Making Talent Development a Meaningful Process 4 An Existential Approach to Talent Development 5 Craftsmanship: Healing Modern Talent Development Using 'Old Medicine' 6 Salutogenesis: The Foundation for Supporting the Young Athlete 7 Compassion: A Missing Link in Talent Development 8 Thriving in Youth Talent Development Environments SECTION 3: Experiencing a Different World 9 How Definitions of Success Impact on Talent Development: Bringing Long Win Thinking into Talent Development 10 The True Athlete Project (TAP) 11 Being a Gentle Renegade: Building a Mindfulness Programme for Performance Sport 12 From the Olympics to Mindfulness SECTION 4: Looking across the Landscape 13 Excellence Literacy: Weaving the Threads Together …”
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"We need to stress them": A case study on an elite football academy`s use of competition to enhance and catalyse the development of footballing talent
Elder, K., English, C., Pitkethly, A., Fountain, H., Martindale, R.Published in 29th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 2-5 July 2024, Book of Abstracts (2024)“…Findings also highlighted the academy`s `stress, stretch and support` approach to developing talent within competition, and how this approach was operationalised across each stage of the academy. …”
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Youth breakdancers: profiling morphology and physical fitness characteristics
Zhao, Y., Wei, X., Zhao, K.Published in 29th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 2-5 July 2024, Book of Abstracts (2024)“…Early-maturing athletes tend to excel in jumping, speed, and the 400m run. Coaches can use this to understand the adolescent development status of athletes. …”
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Reliability of isometric mid-thigh pull for maximal strength testing in youth athletes: a systematic review
Bruno, J., Montoro-Bombú, R., Thapa, R. K., Sarmento, H.Published in International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching (2025)“…Despite methodological differences, IMTP remains a valuable tool for strength monitoring and talent identification in youth athletes.…”
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Poor nutrition knowledge amongst caregivers of female footballers at professional club academies in the UK
Roberts, C.Published in International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism (2025)“…The Professional Game Academies (PGA) are young athlete development programmes designed to assist female football players with talent potential transition into professional clubs. …”
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Training psychological skills: Efficacy and assessment of a nonclinical psychological sports coaching e-intervention for young elite athletes
Bonetti, R., Crettaz von Roten, F., Hauw, D.Published in Current Issues in Sport Science (2025)“…The French version of the Psychological Characteristics of Developing Excellence Questionnaire-Short (PCDEQ-S) by Hauw et al. (2023) was administered pre- and post-intervention to measure the impact on psychological skills. …”
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Applied performance analysis practices in women's football
Harkness-Armstrong, A., Seth, L., Lowry, R., Datson, N.Published in International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching (2025)“…An online survey was developed to assess PA practices (team, individual and opposition match analysis, training analysis, coach behaviour analysis, best practice analysis, talent identification and recruitment, and game insights), use of technology, and considerations for PA practices within women's football. …”
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Embedding growth and maturation analyses into the talent development pathways of youth weightlifters
Morris, S. J., Oliver, J. L., Pedley, J. S., Radnor, J. M., Hill, M., Haff, G. G., Lloyd, R. S.Published in Strength and Conditioning Journal (2025)“…Growth and maturation have a significant influence on naturally occurring changes in performance, training-induced adaptations, injury risk, and psychosocial development and should, therefore, be important considerations within talent identification and development pathways for young weightlifters. …”
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Exploring the role of socioeconomic status and psychological characteristics on talent development in an English soccer academy
Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., Jackson, D. T., Turnnidge, J., Reeves, M. J., Dugdale, J. H., Wilson, M. R.Published in Science and Medicine in Football (2024)“…Social factors and psychological characteristics can influence selection and development in talent pathways. However, the interaction between these two factors is relatively unknown. …”
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How small differences grow over time - the snowball effect of grit on practice in sport
Cocic, D., Larkin, P., Hendry, D. T., Williams, A. M., O`Connor, D., Bilalic, M.Published in International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (2025)“…Grittier players, however, start accumulating more practice at the beginning of the talent development process and continue to consistently log more hours throughout the years than less gritty players. …”
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A comprehensive investigation to inform effective talent development in sport
Dunn, E. L.Published 2023“…Despite heavy investment, many talent development pathways are inefficient and at risk of talent wastage (Baker et al., 2017; MacNamara & Collins, 2011). …”
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Developing a tool to assess technical skills in talented youth table tennis players - a multi-method approach combining professional and scientific literature and coaches` perspect...
Faber, I. R., Koopmann, T., Büsch, D., Schorer, J.Published in Sports Medicine - Open (2021)“…Background The assessment of technical skills as part of a multidimensional approach for talent identification and development in sports seems promising, especially in a technique-based sport like table tennis. …”
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Physical fitness and motor ability parameters as predictors for skateboarding performance: A logistic regression modelling analysis
Ab Rasid, A. M., Muazu Musa, R., Abdul Majeed, A. P., Musawi Maliki, A. B. H., Abdullah, M. R., Mohd Razmaan, M. A., Abu Osman, N. A.Published in PLOS ONE (2024)“…The identification and prediction of athletic talent are pivotal in the development of successful sporting careers. …”
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Throwing it out there: Grip on multidimensional performance characteristics of judoka - a systematic review
Schoof, S., Sliedrecht, F., Elferink-Gemser, M. T.Published in International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching (2024)“…The findings of this review can be used as a basis for talent development and identification in judo, and to optimize training programs. …”
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The "making" of world-class athletes is still a case for humble admissions
Beneke, R.Published in International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance (2023)“…Talent is a rare quality and essential for excellent performance. …”
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Exploring dynamics of changes in psychological skills in the development of talented athletes
Hauw, D., Gesbert, V., Crettaz von Roten, F.Published in Perceptual and Motor Skills (2023)“…In this study we examined changes in a psychological skill set, defined as crucial for the growth of talented athletes, through repeated assessments of the six-factor Psychological Characteristics of Development Excellence Questionnaire (PCDEQ). …”
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Starting and specialising ages across Olympic sports: A cross-sectional study in an international sample of elite athletes
Descheemaeker, K., De Bosscher, V., Shibli, S.Published in Book of Abstracts EASM (2023)“…Frequently used talent development models, such as the Developmental Model of Sport Participation (DMSP) (Côté et al., 2007) and the Long-term Athlete Development Model (Balyi et al., 2013), provide age guidelines for progression through different developmental stages. …”