Lecture 21: Talent Identification (Part 1)

Question 1

What are the three flaws to the traditional viewpoint on talent?

Answer 1

Bigger does not mean better
Physical maturation doesn’t correspond to performance maturation
Talented athletes are not good at all sports

Question 2

Define giftedness.

Answer 2

Use and possession of a high level of natural abilities

Question 3

Define talent.

Answer 3

Superior mastery of developed abilities

Question 4

What are the catalysts for the differentiated model of giftedness and talent?

Answer 4

Envionmental
Intrapersonal
Chance

Question 5

What are the four domains of natural abilities?

Answer 5

Socioaffective
Creative
Intellectual
Sensorimotor

Question 6

What are the dimensions constituting the intrapersonal influences on talent?

Answer 6

Physical/mental characteristics
Motivation
Self and other awareness

Question 7

What are the four dimensions of the environmental catalyst?

Answer 7

Milieum (physical, cultural, social)
People (family, peers, coach)
Events (awards, accidents)
Provisions (services, activities)

Question 8

Define talent identification.

Answer 8

Looking at current participants and trying to predict their abiliy to excel in a particular sport

Question 9

What are the flaws with talent identification?

Answer 9

Physical maturation
Previous experience
Psychological factors

Question 10

What did Williams and Reilly identify as potential predictors of football talent?

Answer 10

Physical
Physiological
Psychological
Social

Question 11

What are the current three viewpoints of talent?

Answer 11

Dynamic
Emerges over time
Multidimensional

Question 12

What three things did Vaeyens et al. recommend for TID?

Answer 12

Focuses on long-term development
Loos at progression not performance
Biological maturation over age

Question 13

Define the key stages of talent identification and development.

Answer 13

Detection –> Identification –> Confirmation –> Selection –> Development

Question 14

What does the TID prediction Z-axis graph conclude about sport type and TID?

Answer 14

Lightest colors: Open skill + High component sports are the hardest to predict talent for

Question 15

What were the 6 attributed factors to the Olympic success at the skeleton?

Answer 15

Facilities 
Funding 
Technology 
Psychological mindset 
Coaching 
Physical Ability

Question 16

What did Abbott & Collins identify as the limiting factors for TID?

Answer 16

Personal dispositions + Capacity to develop = Talent ID

Question 17

According to the talent identification model, what are the most important factors at the early stages of talent development?

Answer 17

Transferable elements

Psycho-behavioral elements

Question 18

According to the talent identification model, what are the most important factors at the later stages of the talent development model?

Answer 18

Sport-specific elements

Psycho-behavioral elements still important

Question 19

What are the ‘getting there’ stages of the TID model?

Answer 19

Sampling
Specialization
Investment

Question 20

What is the ‘staying there’ stage of the TID model?

Answer 20

Maintenance

Question 21

What did Abbot and Collins outline as the key facilitators of career transitions?

Answer 21

Imagery 
Goal Setting 
Planning 
Psycho-motor
Physical attributes 
Performance evaluation