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GCE AS Physical Education
Talent Identification and Development
What is Talent ID• Process of identifying potential sports
talent in young people
• Provide supportive pathways to reach potential
Its not that simple! What are we looking for?
High levels of physical and mental attributes
– Fitness– Coordination– Power– Speed – Stamina– Balance– Agility – Technique – Tactical Awareness
– Desire– Determination– Mental toughness– Commitment
Talent ID varies between sports
• Closed Loop Sports– Rowing– Canoeing– Cycling – Swimming – Weight Lifting
• Open Loop Sports– Football– Rugby– Basketball– Tennis– Hockey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzelKQHh5w4
• What are the differences between closed and open loop sports?
• Is Talent ID more accurate in Closed loop sports or Open loop sports?
Talent ID in East Germany
• A front runner in Talent ID
• Highly successful sporting nation
• Tool for raising the profile of their country at Olympics etc
• Talent ID became integral part of school sport
Read Pages 125 and tell me what you know!
• All children were screened for potential at the age of seven
• Results were analysed by NSF
• Children invited to attend regular training
• At the age of ten children were transferred to sports boarding school with links to elite clubs
• 6 hours sport 2 hours academic
• On graduation they went to one of eight national centres to continue their development
• Facilities
• Coaches
• Sport Science and technology
This model is used the world over – in one form or another!
Talent Identification in Australia
• AIS (Australian Institute of Sport) Similar to the East German high performance centres
• Poor performance at Montreal Olympics in 1978
• Government review of elite sports system
• Outcome: Central focus for identifying and nurturing talent
• AIS opened in 1981• Scholarships to over 600 elite athletes in
32 sports• Top class facilities/coaches/medical etc• A further 7 satellite institutes• Developed ‘Sport Search’• A bank of fitness and basic body
measurements to identify a best fit sport for individuals
• Part of nation wide 2 year talent search in every high school in the build up to the Sydney Olympics in 2000
• Any successful participant invited to screening at institute of sport
• Successful but only considered elitist
• Only 2% invited back
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoex69WF3WQ