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SynthesisSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2018

Talent Identification in Sport: A Systematic Review.

Kathryn Johnston, Nick Wattie, Jörg Schorer, Joseph Baker

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 125 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

125 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  8. Talent Identification and Development in Male Futsal: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  11. Impact of the Relative Age Effect on Competition Performance in Basketball: A Qualitative Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kathryn JohnstonSchool of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. krobinso@yorku.ca.
Nick WattieFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON, Canada.
Jörg SchorerSchool of Humanities and Social Sciences, Car von Ossietzky Universitat Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
Joseph BakerSchool of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTalent identification (TID) programs are an integral part of the selection process for elite-level athletes. While many sport organizations utilize TID programs, there does not seem to be a clear set of variables that consistently predict future success.

objectiveThis review aims to synthesize longitudinal and retrospective studies examining differences between performance variables in highly skilled and less-skilled athletes in elite-level sport.

methodsThe Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were used to identify relevant studies (N = 20).

resultsThere was a clear overrepresentation of studies that (1) examined physical profiles of athletes (60%); (2) focused on male samples (65%); (3) examined athletes between the ages of 10 and 20 years (60%); and (4) were published between the years 2010 and 2015 (65%). On closer examination, there was a high degree of variability in the factors that were found to discriminate between skilled and less-skilled individuals.

conclusionFindings from this review highlight how little is known about TID in elite sport and emphasize the need for greater diversity in TID research.

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AptitudeAthletesAthletic PerformanceSportsAdolescentAdultAustraliaChildFemaleHumansMaleYoung Adult

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PMID29082463

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