Talent Identification and Guidance in Sport
Chapter from the book: Avcı, P. (ed.) 2024. Different Dynamics in Sport Sciences-I.

Gökmen Kılınçarslan
Bingöl University

Synopsis

Sport is a driving force in creating a common language around the world, uniting cultural differences and helping societies lead healthy lives. Major sports organizations organized from past to present maintain their relevance with intense interest. The fact that adults follow and participate in sports activities ensures that children are also interested. For children who are interested in various sports branches, it is important to reveal and support their talents. Key stages in the talent identification and development process. Identification is the discovery of potential performers who are not currently involved in sport; selection involves choosing the most suitable group of (athletes) to complete a specific task (in a team). Many children strive to achieve excellence in sport. It is argued that talent identification and development programs should be dynamic and interlinked, taking into account maturity and development potential, rather than excluding children at an early age. It is important to know and apply the stages of talent identification and guidance in sports.

How to cite this book

Kılınçarslan, G. (2024). Talent Identification and Guidance in Sport. In: Avcı, P. (ed.), Different Dynamics in Sport Sciences-I. Özgür Publications. DOI: https://doi.org/10.58830/ozgur.pub639.c2717

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December 30, 2024

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