Examining the role of mental health and clinical issues within talent development [PDF]
, 2015 Although significant research supports the association between physical activity and mental wellbeing, current literature acknowledges that athletes are no less susceptible to mental illness than the general population. Despite welcomed initiatives aimed
Collins, D., +3 more
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Considering maturation status and relative age in the longitudinal evaluation of junior rugby league players. [PDF]
, 2013 This study longitudinally evaluated whether maturation and relative age interact with time during adolescence to differentially affect the development of anthropometric and fitness characteristics in junior rugby league players.
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Sport and Enhancement in the Age of Human Rights: Genetic Testing as a Case Study
Philosophies, 2021 The paper focuses on the ethical–legal implications of a specific area of scientific and technological progress for the recognition of sport as a human right, which is the field of genetic advances with regard to application of genetic testing for non ...
Silvia Salardi
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New Talent Signals: Shiny New Objects or a Brave New World? [PDF]
, 2016 Almost 20 years after McKinsey introduced the idea of a war for talent, technology is disrupting the talent identification industry. From smartphone profiling apps to workplace big data, the digital revolution has produced a wide range of new tools for ...
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Practical uses of genetic profile assessment in athletic training – an illustrative case study [PDF]
, 2014 Recent studies suggested that several potential genes may explain athletic success. However, while genetic assessment will probably become part of future talent identification, at present, genetic testing predictive value is poor, mainly because athletic
Ben-Zaken, Sigal +4 more
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Towards a model of talent development in physical education [PDF]
, 2006 Traditional conceptions of talent generally emphasise the construction of threshold values and the development of relatively unitary abilities, and this approach still dominates talent development programmes for elite sport.
Abbott A. +84 more
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Exploring British adolescent rugby league players' experiences of professional academies and dropout. [PDF]
, 2018 The purposes of this study were threefold: to explore former rugby league players’ experiences of professional academy environments, to understand their reasons for dropping out of the sport, and to explore their recommendations for optimising future ...
Araujo D. +8 more
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Talent identification for soccer: Physiological aspects [PDF]
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2018 Soccer coaches are always looking to discover the next star player, without investing the necessary resources, time, and effort into a player's development. In the modern era, talent identification in soccer seems to be a comparative process rather than a developmental process.
Dodd, Karl D, Newans, Timothy J
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Innate talent in sport: from theoretical concept to complex reality – comment on Baker & Wattie
Current Issues in Sport Science, 2019 Over the last 20 years, the concept of innate talent has been discussed in the literature, and different factors have been associated with talent in different sports.
Nikki Rommers, Roland Rössler
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Visual-Spatial Ability: Important in STEM, Ignored in Gifted Education [PDF]
, 2014 Visual–spatial ability is a multifaceted component of intelligence that has predictive validity for future achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations.
Andersen, Lori
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