Identifying talent in athletes and developing that ability to its fullest potential is a central concern of sport scientists, sports coaches and sports policy m

This volume offers a comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge in talent identification and development in sport, from the biological basis of ability to the

Identifying athletic talent and developing that talent to its full potential is a central concern in sport. Understanding talent identification and its implicat

There are two main reasons for pursuing research in the Sports Sciences. Firstly, by studying responses to exercise, we learn about the normal function of the t

An athlete’s development from ‘ordinary’ talent to elite accomplishment in sport is a long one. The emergence and fine tuning of high level sport skills t