Physical Education and Sports Science Group, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Singapore Sports School, Singapore, Singapore.
Br J Sports Med. 2015 Jul;49(13):878-82. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-094648. Epub 2015 Apr 23.
Sport talent identification and development (TI and TD) in youth continues to attract strong interest among coaches, sport scientists and sport administrators. TI for sport in youth with the anticipation of future elite level sport achievement is both an art and a science, and is strongly influenced by within athlete and extraneous-to-athlete factors (ecosystem of support or the lack of). The returns from investment on current TI and TD models of sport in youth are subpar in that few continue in the sport to achieve podium positions at the elite sport level in adulthood. Why, where and how one succeeds in sport, and what that success means to the athlete and stakeholders are dependent on the culture and context of the country. We advocate harnessing the power of sport to help in youth development, to be holistic in its nurturance, to allow for individual idiosyncratic expressions of the athletes, to provide for talent transfer across sport, and to facilitate key stakeholders to 'join' hands to work for the common interest and understanding for as many youth and adults so as to provide them with opportunities through support and coaching to compete at the different levels of competition in sport. Governments, policy makers and administrators of sport must decide, within their specific circumstances, if TI and TD in sport in youth is serving a meaningful purpose and is a viable return on investment; in short, is it mission possible or is it… a quest for the Holy Grail for a podium finish in elite level sport competition?
在青少年中进行体育人才识别和发展（TI 和 TD）仍然吸引着教练、体育科学家和体育管理人员的浓厚兴趣。对于有未来精英运动成就预期的青少年运动来说，TI 既是一门艺术，也是一门科学，并且受到运动员内部因素和运动员外部因素（支持系统或缺乏支持系统）的强烈影响。目前对青少年运动的 TI 和 TD 模式进行投资的回报并不理想，因为很少有人能继续从事这项运动，在成年后达到精英运动水平的领奖台位置。为什么、在哪里以及如何在运动中取得成功，以及成功对运动员和利益相关者意味着什么，这取决于国家的文化和背景。我们主张利用体育的力量来帮助青少年发展，全面培养他们，允许运动员表现出个人特质，促进跨运动的人才转移，并促进主要利益相关者“携手合作”，为共同利益和理解而努力，为尽可能多的青少年和成年人提供机会，通过支持和指导，让他们在不同层次的运动竞赛中参与竞争。政府、体育政策制定者和管理者必须根据其具体情况决定，在青少年中进行体育 TI 和 TD 是否具有有意义的目的和投资回报的可行性；简而言之，这是否是可能的任务，或者这是否是……追求精英运动比赛中领奖台位置的圣杯？
