1. GCE AS Physical Education
Talent Identification and
Development

2. What is Talent ID
• Process of identifying potential sports
talent in young people
• Provide supportive pathways to reach
potential

3. Its not that simple!
What are we looking for?

4. High levels of physical and mental attributes
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Fitness
Coordination
Power
Speed
Stamina
Balance
Agility
Technique
Tactical Awareness
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Desire
Determination
Mental toughness
Commitment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXkJF5PmQbQ

5. Talent ID varies between sports
• Closed Loop Sports
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Rowing
Canoeing
Cycling
Swimming
Weight Lifting
• Open Loop Sports
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Football
Rugby
Basketball
Tennis
Hockey

6. • What are the differences between
closed and open loop sports?
• Is Talent ID more accurate in Closed
loop sports or Open loop sports?

7. Talent ID in East Germany
• A front runner in Talent ID
• Highly successful sporting nation
• Tool for raising the profile of their country
at Olympics etc
• Talent ID became integral part of school
sport

8. Read Pages 125 and tell me
what you know!
• All children were screened for potential at
the age of seven
• Results were analysed by NSF
• Children invited to attend regular training
• At the age of ten children were transferred
to sports boarding school with links to elite
clubs
• 6 hours sport 2 hours academic

9. • On graduation they went to one of eight
national centres to continue their
development
• Facilities
• Coaches
• Sport Science and technology
This model is used the world over – in one form or
another!

10. Talent Identification in Australia
• AIS (Australian Institute of Sport) Similar
to the East German high performance
centres
• Poor performance at Montreal Olympics in
1978
• Government review of elite sports system
• Outcome: Central focus for identifying and
nurturing talent

11. • AIS opened in 1981
• Scholarships to over 600 elite athletes in
32 sports
• Top class facilities/coaches/medical etc
• A further 7 satellite institutes
• Developed ‘Sport Search’
• A bank of fitness and basic body
measurements to identify a best fit sport
for individuals

12. • Part of nation wide 2 year talent search in
every high school in the build up to the
Sydney Olympics in 2000
• Any successful participant invited to
screening at institute of sport
• Successful but only considered elitist
• Only 2% invited back

13. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=uoex69WF3WQ