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