Designing a talent identification model in student sports with emphasis on psychological factors

Document Type : Original research

Authors

1 PhD Student in Sport management Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Sport Management, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad university, Kermanshah, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Sport Management, Raazi University, Kermanshah, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to design a talent identification model in student sports with emphasis on psychological factors. The present study was descriptive-survey in terms of applied purpose in terms of data collection method. In the first (qualitative) part for field interviews, the statistical population of the research, veteran sports teachers, university professors and researchers in the field of talent identification in sports were students and sports psychologists who were purposeful (standard) for qualitative interviews. In the research topic were selected (12 interviews with 12 people and continued to the point of theoretical saturation). In the second (quantitative) part, after collecting the information obtained from the qualitative research, a questionnaire was made and this questionnaire (30 items in the form of two components of psychological factors and individual characteristics) was distributed among sports teachers in Kermanshah. The results showed that 30 concept codes and two (Psychological factors & Individual characteristics) main categories are the most important indicators of the talent identification model in student sports with emphasis on psychological factors.

Keywords

Main Subjects

References

  1. expertise in elite youth soccer? Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 2016؛ 28:, 129-138.
  2. Till, K. & Baker, J. Challenges and [Possible] Solutions to Optimizing Talent Identification and Development in Sport. Frontiers in Psychology, 2020؛ 11, 1-14.

 

  1. Baker, J. Schorer, J. and Wattie, N. Compromising talent: issues in identifying and selecting talent in sport. Quest,2018؛ 70, 48–63.
  2. Issurin, V. B. Evidence-based prerequisites and precursors of athletic talent: a review. Sports Med, 2017؛,47, 1993–2010. 
  3. Baker, J. Wattie, N. and Schorer, J. A proposed conceptualization of talent in sport: the first step in a long and winding road.  Sport Exerc,2018؛ 43, 27–33. 
  4. Doustdari Khosrokhani, S. Developing football talent identification indicators and presenting strategies for cultivating talents according to the basic coaches of Tehran province. Master Thesis, Azad University, Central Tehran Branch. 2012 (In Persian)
  5. Ibrahim, Kh, Hallaji, M. Sports Talent Search, . Bamdad Ketab Publisher, First Edition, 2012؛.13-11. (In Persian)
  6. Mohammadi, B. Sports Talent Search, . Science and Movement Publications, First Edition, 2011؛ 20-19. (In Persian)
  7. Baker, J. Wattie, N. & Schorer, J. A proposed conceptualization of talent in sport: The first step in a long and winding road. Psychology of Sport and Exercise., 2019؛ 43, 27-33.
  8. Henriksen, K. Stambulova, N. & Roessler, K. K. Riding the wave of an expert: A successful talent development environment in

 

  1. The Sport Psychologist, 2011؛ 25 (1), 341-62.
  2. Cobley, S. and Till, K. “Longitudinal tracking of athlete development: its importance, methods & future considerations,” in The Handbook of Talent Identification and Development in Sport, Eds J. Baker, S. C. J. Schorer, and N. Wattie. 2017. (Abingdon: Routledge).
  3. Bergkamp, T. L. Niessen, A. S. M. Den Hartigh, R. J. Frencken, W. G. and Meijer, R. R. Methodological issues in soccer talent identification research. Sports Med,.2019؛, 49, 1317–1335. 
  4. Johnston, K. D. and Baker, J. Waste reduction strategies: factors affecting talent wastage and the efficacy of talent selection in sport.  Psychol. Mov. Sci. Sport Psychol.2019؛, 10:, 2925. 
  5. Williams, R. J., Dove, A. P., & O'Reilly, R. K. Self-assembly of cyclic polymers. Polymer Chemistry, 20156(16), 2998-3008.
  6. Mann, D. L. Dehghansai, N. & Baker, J. Searching for the elusive gift: advances in talent identification in sport. Current Opinion in Psychology, 2017؛ 16, 128–133.
  7. Wilson RS, James RS, David G, Hermann E, Morgan OJ, Niehaus AC. Multivariate analyses of individual variation in soccer skill as a tool for talent identification and development: utilising evolutionary theory in sports science. Journal of Sports Sciences. 2016؛ 1–13.
  8. Meylan C, Cronin J, Oliver J, Hughes M. Talent Identification in Soccer: The Role of Maturity Status on Physical, Physiological and Technical Characteristics. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. 2010؛ 5(4):), 571–92.
  9. Gledhill, A. Harwood, C. & Forsdyke, D. Psychosocial factors associated with talent development in football: A systematic review. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2017؛ 31, 93–112.
  10. Abbott A, Collins D. Eliminating the dichotomy between theory and practice in talent identification and development: considering the role of psychology. J Sports Sci ,2004؛
  11. Pearson D, Naughton G. Torode M. Predictability of physiological testing and the role of maturation in talent identification for adolescent team sports. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 2006؛ 9, 277–87.
  12. Vlahovich N, Fricker PA, Brown MA, and Hughes D: Ethics of genetic testing and research in sport: A position statement from the Australian Institute of Sport. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2017؛ 51:, 5-11.
  13. Vaeyens, R. Lenoir, M. Williams, A. M. and Philippaerts, R. M. Talent identification and development programmes in sport. Sports Med, 2008؛ 38, 703–714.
  14. Johnson, K. Wattie, N. Schorer, J. & Baker, J. Talent identification in sport: A systematic review. Sports Medicine, 2018؛ 48, 97-109.
  15. Gonçalves, C. E. Rama, L. M. and Figueiredo, A. B. Talent identification and specialization in sport: an overview of some unanswered questions.  J. Sports Physiol. Perform.2012؛ 7, 390–393.
  16. Larkin, P. and Reeves, M. J. Junior-elite football: time to re-position talent identification? Soccer Soc. 2018؛19, 1183–1192.
  17. Meyer BB, Markgraf KM, and Gnacinski SL. Examining the merit of grit in women's soccer: Questions of theory, measurement, and application. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology: 2016؛ 1-14.
  18. Kelly, G. A. The Psychology of personal constructs. New York, : Norton & Company Inc.
  19. Zuber C, Zibung M, Conzelmann A. Motivational patterns as an instrument for predicting success in promising young football players. Journal of Sports Sciences, 2015؛ 33: 160-168.
  20. Ackerberg, I. & Prapasawudi, P. An analysis of volunteer tourism using the repertory grid technique. University of Gothenburg.
  21. Huijgen BCH, Elferink-Gemser MT, Lemmink KA, Visscher C. Multidimensional performance characteristics in selected and deselected talented soccer players. European journal of sport science. 2014؛ 14(1):), 2–10.
  22. Höner O, Larkin P, Leber P, Feichtinger P. Talentauswahl und -entwicklung. In: Schüler J, Wegner M, Plessner H, editors. Lehrbuch Sportpsycholgie [Textbook of Sports Psychology]. Heidelberg: Springer; 2018, in press.
  23. Mozaffari, S, Elahi, A. Development of the championship sport structure of the Islamic Republic of Iran, research project of the Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, 2009 .(In Persian) .
  24. Jahanatabnejad, A, Mahdipour, A, Khatibi, A. Analysis of effective factors in the development of basic sports in primary schools in Ahvaz. Sports Management Studies, 2017؛ 50: 186-165. (In Persian)
  25. Murr, D. Feichtinger, P. Larkin, P. O‘Connor, D. & Höner, O. Psychological talent predictors in youth soccer: A systematic review of the prognostic relevance of psychomotor, perceptual-cognitive and personality-related factors. PLOS ONE, 2018؛ 13(10), 1-24.
  26. Nodehi, M, Dosti, M, Razavi, S. Identifying and prioritizing the indicators of judo talent in Iran. Sports Management Studies, 2018؛ 53: 120-99. (In Persian).
  27. Forsman H, Blomqvist M, Davids K, Liukkonen J, Konttinen N
Sport Psychology Studies
Volume 11, Issue 40 - Serial Number 40
November 2022
Pages 85-106

Files

History

  • Receive Date: 10 March 2021
  • Revise Date: 03 July 2021
  • Accept Date: 08 July 2021

Share

How to cite

Statistics