Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.
Maribyrnong Sports Academy, Melbourne, Australia.
PLoS One. 2020 Nov 2;15(11):e0241307. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241307. eCollection 2020.
Talent identification and recruitment (TIR) in elite sport is a complex process with performance and career longevity implications for athletes, sports organisations, and scouts (hereafter referred to as recruiters). Although there is an established body of published research on TIR the critical roles that recruiters perform has only recently gained attention from researchers. In this study, we report on the practices that 12 full time Australian Football recruiters use to inform their TIR decisions. Inductive qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted using open-ended questions. Thematic analysis resulted in the identification of four primary themes (the recruiter, processes and practices, assessment and selection). The results and discussion provide insights and an occupational 'road map' into the important role recruiters perform in sporting organisations.
人才识别与招募（TIR）在精英体育中是一个复杂的过程，对运动员、体育组织和球探（以下简称招募者）的表现和职业寿命都有影响。尽管关于 TIR 已经有了大量已发表的研究，但招募者所扮演的关键角色最近才引起研究人员的关注。在这项研究中，我们报告了 12 名全职澳大利亚足球招募者用来为他们的 TIR 决策提供信息的实践。采用开放式问题进行了归纳定性半结构化访谈。主题分析确定了四个主要主题（招募者、过程和实践、评估和选择）。结果和讨论提供了对招募者在体育组织中所扮演的重要角色的深入了解和职业“路线图”。
