Searching for the elusive gift: advances in talent identification in sport

DL Mann, N Dehghansai, J Baker - Current opinion in psychology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Exciting new multi-disciplinary studies offer unique insights to talent
identification.•Emergent statistical approaches help to uncover the best predictors of future …

Are physical education lessons suitable for sport talent identification? A systematic review of the literature

A Prieto-Ayuso, JC Pastor-Vicedo… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Objectives: The goal of this study was to shed light on the existent knowledge, internationally
published over the last decade (2009–2019), on how to deal with talented children in …

Physical fitness profiling of national category table tennis players: Implication for health and performance

JM Picabea, J Cámara, J Yanci - International journal of environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aims of this study were to:(1) analyze table tennis players' physical profiles considering
and comparing players age categories (ie, under U12, U14, U16, U20, Senior and Older); …

Higher-level cognitive functions in Dutch elite and sub-elite table tennis players

MT Elferink-Gemser, IR Faber, C Visscher, TM Hung… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
This study aimed to investigate the higher-level cognitive functions (ie metacognition and
executive functions) of Dutch competitive table tennis players to better understand its …

Analysis of Technical–Tactical Actions in High-Level Table Tennis Players: Differences between Sexes

F Pradas de la Fuente, MÁ Ortega-Zayas… - Sports, 2023 - mdpi.com
Table tennis is a sport played at a high speed; therefore, the technical–tactical variables are
very important. The objective of the research is to analyze the technical and tactical …

Exploring the subjective beliefs of expert coaches on 'talent'and player selection in German table tennis

T Koopmann, IR Faber, F Lath… - … Journal of Sports …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Player development programmes in sports are considered crucial pillars for the
development of young players and countries' international sporting success. As resources …

Does a perceptuomotor skills assessment have added value to detect talent for table tennis in primary school children?

IR Faber, J Pion, G Munivrana, NR Faber… - Journal of sports …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Talent detection intends to support lifelong sports participation, reduce dropouts and
stimulate sports at the elite level. For this purpose it is important to reveal the specific profile …

Comparison of psychological and cognitive characteristics between professional internet game players and professional baseball players

JO Kang, KD Kang, JW Lee, JJ Nam… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The esports industry is increasing in popularity and is now played at the professional level.
We hypothesized that esports players may have a significant advantage over the general …

Can motor coordination level predict performance on volleyball skills in youth?

B Marinho, D das Virgens Chagas - Retos: nuevas tendencias en …, 2022 - dialnet.unirioja.es
El objetivo principal de este estudio fue verificar si el nivel de coordinación motora,
evaluado mediante una prueba genérica, puede predecir el rendimiento en habilidades …

Three-Dimensional Motion Capture Data of a Movement Screen from 183 Athletes

X Zhao, G Ross, B Dowling, RB Graham - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
Movement screens are widely used to identify aberrant movement patterns in hopes of
decreasing risk of injury, identifying talent, and/or improving performance. Motion capture …