The modern-day landscape of Olympic and Professional sport is arguably more competitive than ever. One consequence of this is the increased focus on talent identification and talent development within youth sport. In this keynote presentation, we will overview the challenges associated with optimising talent identification and development in sport with a focus upon understanding ‘WHAT IS TALENT?’. This will lead to the solution that It may be more effective, and ethical, to apply appropriate and research informed practices to “As many as possible for as long as possible”
Presented by Professor Joe Baker of York University, Canada & Professor Kevin Till of Leeds Beckett University, UK.