1. Talent Identification and Development in Youth Sports.
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Kelly, Adam Leigh, Jiménez Sáiz, Sergio L., Kelly, Adam Leigh, Lorenzo Calvo, Alberto, and Santos, Sara
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Biology, life sciences ,Research & information: general ,Bayesian machine learning ,EPPP ,TID ,Winter Olympic Games ,academy soccer ,affective ,anthropometry ,athlete development ,athlete dropout ,athletic development ,batting ,birthplace ,bowling ,care ,challenge ,classification ,cognitive skills ,coherence ,competition level ,countermovement jump ,cross-country skiing ,deliberate play ,deliberate practice ,development ,developmental model of sport participation (DMSP) ,drafts ,early specialization ,early sports specialization ,elite performance ,elite sports ,elite youth athletes ,elite youth soccer ,endurance sport ,experiences of a sport psychologist ,expertise ,female ,fitness assessment ,football ,freeskiing ,grassroots ,growth and maturation ,handball ,ice hockey ,ice hockey expertise ,individual sports ,injury surveillance ,life skills ,long passes ,long-term athlete development ,longitudinal ,longitudinal dimensionality ,market value ,maturation ,milestones ,mixed methods ,motivational ,motor competence ,motor performance ,motor skill ,multidisciplinary ,n/a ,para-athletes development ,participation trends ,pattern recognition ,perceived competence ,performance ,performance assessment ,performance development ,performance diagnosis ,performance monitoring ,personal development ,physical ,physical activity ,physical characteristics ,physical performance ,positive youth development ,predicted adult height ,psychological characteristics ,psychological factors ,psychological literacy ,psychological safety ,psychology ,psychosocial development ,realist evaluation ,reception ,relative age effect ,relative age effects ,return of investment ,self-confidence sources ,self-efficacy ,soccer ,soccer players ,social identity ,socioeconomic ,specialization ,specific precision ,speed ,sport ,sport context ,sport development ,sport dropout ,sport expertise ,sport habits ,sport policy ,sport psychology ,sport psychology integration ,sports coaching ,sports school ,sprint ,strategic skills ,talent development ,talent identification ,talent selection ,talent transfer ,team sports ,technical and tactical ,technical skills ,technical test ,training responses ,young ,youth ,youth cricket ,youth rugby ,youth sport ,youth sport programs - Abstract
Summary: We are delighted to share our Special Issue on Talent Identification and Development in Youth Sports. In 2020, the editorial team had several informal discussions about the growing interest from researchers and practitioners in these disciplines, and subsequently wanted to create a platform to help advance this field of literature. Following these conversations, we decided to use the Personal Assets Framework (Côté et al., 2014, 2016) to outline our objectives and the potential research topics for our Special Issue. In doing so, it was hoped that the studies included can inform evidence-based youth sport policies and athlete development programmes. Submissions were encouraged from a diverse range of quantitative and qualitative research methods to examine the current context of talent identification and development in youth sports, as well as reviews to synthesise expert knowledge within these disciplines. In light of the articles that have been included within our Special Issue, we believe our initial aims of progressing the talent identification and development literature have been achieved, and now hope that the research presented can be utilised by key stakeholders (e.g., administrators, coaches, parents, practitioners) and organisational structures (e.g., national governing bodies, professional clubs, recreational teams, youth sport associations) to create more appropriate youth sport settings.