TY - BOOK AU - Baker,Joseph AU - Cobley,Steve AU - Schorer,Jörg TI - Talent identification and development in sport: international perspectives SN - 9781000206678 AV - GV706.8 .T35 2020 U1 - 796.069 23 PY - 2020/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Sports administration KW - Sports and state KW - Sports KW - Social aspects KW - Physiological aspects KW - Athletic ability KW - SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / General KW - bisacsh KW - SPORTS & RECREATION / Sports Psychology KW - SPORTS & RECREATION / General N1 - Previous edition: 2012; The Shifting Sands of Time: Maturation and Athlete Development Stephen Cobley, Michael Romann, Marie Javet, Shaun Abbott, and Ric Lovell 7. Athlete Development in Norwegian Handball Christian Thue Bjørndal and Lars Tore Ronglan 8. Finding Talent and Establishing the Road to Excellence in Table Tennis - The Dutch Case Irene Faber, Titus Damsma, and Johan Pion orcid 9. The Role of Skill Acquisition Specialists in Talent Development Ross A. Pinder, Michael Maloney, Ian Renshaw, and Sian Barris 10. Rough Draft: The Accuracy of Athlete Selection in North American Professional Sports Lou Farah and Joseph Baker 11. High Speed on the Ice: Talent Development in Dutch Long Track Speed Skating Inge Stoter and Marije T. Elferink-Gemser 12; 'Wide and emergent -- narrow and focussed': A Dual-pathway Approach to Talent Identification and Development in England Rugby Union Kevin Till, Don Barrell, John Lawn, Ben Lazenby, Andy Rock, and Stephen Cobley 13. How Similarities and Differences between Sports Lead to Talent Transfer: A Process Approach Johan Pion, Jan Willem Teunissen, Stijn ter Welle, Gwennyth Spruijtenburg, Irene Faber, and Matthieu Lenoir 14. More Lessons Learned: Future Research in Talent Identification and Development Joseph Baker, Stephen Cobley, and Jörg Schorer N2 - Identifying and developing talented athletes to their fullest potential is a central concern of sport scientists, sports coaches, and sports policy makers. The second edition of this popular text offers a state of the science synthesis of current knowledge in talent identification and development in sport, from the biological basis of talent to the systems and processes within sport through which that talent is nurtured. Written by a team of leading international experts, the book explores key factors and issues in contemporary sport, including: nature and nurture in the development of sporting talent designing optimal developmental environments long-term modelling of athlete development understanding the complexity of talent selection in-depth case studies of successful talent development systems. With an emphasis on practical implications for all those working in sport, the book offers an authoritative evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary systems for identifying and developing talent in sport. This is important reading for any student, researcher, or practitioner with an interest in skill acquisition, youth sport, elite sport, sports coaching, or sports development UR - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003049111 UR - http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf ER -