Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the talent selection methods applied to athletes involved in different sports branches in Turkey. The research population consisted of 724 volunteer athletes who were active in sports clubs in thirty seven different cities of Turkey. Semi-structured interview form was used as data collection tool. It was determined that no talent test was applied to 512 (70.72%) of 724 athletes who participated in the study and 212 (29.28%) were put to talent test methods by their coaches. Of 212 athletes who were put to talent test, 41 (5.66%) were observed for their physical characteristics, 59 (8.14%) for their competitions, 75 (10.35%) for their basic motor skills (speed, strength, endurance, coordination, balance, flexibility and agility) and 37 (5.11%) for their technical capacities in competitions. As a result; it is estimated that the application of physical, mental, physiological, body composition and genetic tests all together while determining the talent selection in sports will be the most effective method to detect talented athletes.
Highlights
Talent selection plays a significant role in identifying talented athletes
Of the 212 athletes who were put to talent test methods, 41 (5.66%) were observed for their physical characteristics, 59 (8.14%) for their competitions, 75 (10.35%) for their basic motor skills and 37 (5.11%) for their technical capacity in the competitions Table 2
Physical and motoric features, genetic structure, somatotype characteristics, body composition, mental ability, technique, tactics, and experience have an important role in the success of talented athletes (Gökdemir & Koç, 2000; Demiral, Erdemir & Kızılyaprak 2001; Eniseler, 2010)
Summary
Talent selection plays a significant role in identifying talented athletes. The talent of an individual in sports brings success. For this reason, many developed countries such as England, China, Russia, Germany and the USA used talent selection methods in order to direct the candidates of promising athletes to the sports branches they are capable of (Mirwald, Baxter-Jones, Bailey & Beunen (2002).; Baıley, 2010). Talent selection methods play a key role in determining talented athletes. The concept of talent in sports, can be defined as all of the genetic factors, innate physical and physiological capacities, mental skills and high-performance characteristics that are believed to be effective to be successful in sports. The concept of talent in sports, can be defined as all of the genetic factors, innate physical and physiological capacities, mental skills and high-performance characteristics that are believed to be effective to be successful in sports. (Kaynar & Bilici, 2017)
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