This review aims to examine the most significant research regarding the development of
talent in sport, with a focus on the quantity and type of practice necessary for the attainment …

The theory of deliberate practice postulates that experts are always made, not born. This
theory translated to the youth-sport domain means that if athletes want to be high-level …

The literature base regarding the development of sporting talent is extensive, and includes
empirical articles, reviews, position papers, academic books, governing body documents …

We highlight the importance of promoting a skills-based agenda in the development and
preparation of Olympic athletes. The role that specialists with a background in skill …

The modern-day landscape of Olympic and Professional sport is arguably more competitive
than ever. One consequence of this is the increased focus on identifying and developing …

Although there has been considerable growth in talent identification and development
research in sport over the last 20 years, in this commentary we argue that the mixed quality …

Talent is “an individual's potential for success in a domain”(p. 3) with talent identification
referring to “early recognition (relative to being an adult)” of that potential and talent …

It is acknowledged that appropriate support and training are essential if talented individuals
are to fulfil their potential. The early identification of talented athletes is an increasingly …

The field of skill acquisition is in an exciting period owing to the broad interest in learning
processes and their applications across a variety of disciplines and professions (eg …

This chapter discusses the general approaches used in the past, and to propose a taxonomy
of sport skill classification that could aid researchers in this area. On the one hand, sport …