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This book examines the processes, systems and fundamental beliefs about talent. It brings together researchers, practitioners and former Olympic athletes to re-imagine the way talent development programmes work. This book imagines an environment that achieves sporting success and long-term athlete wellbeing.
List of contents
Introduction
SECTION 1
Setting the Scene
1 Talent Systems: Whose Needs Do They Serve?
Andy Borrie
SECTION 2
Seeing a Different World
2 Seduced by an Enigma: Narrative Reflections on the Story of Talents
Kitrina Douglas
3 Making Talent Development a Meaningful Process
Noora Ronkainen and Violetta Oblinger-Peters
4 An Existential Approach to Talent Development
Kenneth Aggerholm
5 Craftsmanship: Healing Modern Talent Development Using 'Old Medicine'
Vidar Halldorsson and Andy Borrie
6 Salutogenesis: The Foundation for Supporting the Young Athlete
Andy Kirkland
7 Compassion: A Missing Link in Talent Development
Shuge Zhang, Courtney C. Walton and Amber Mosewich
8 Thriving in Youth Talent Development Environments
Michael Passaportis and Daniel J. Brown
SECTION 3
Experiencing a Different World
9 How Definitions of Success Impact on Talent Development: Bringing Long Win Thinking into Talent Development
Cath Bishop and Andy Borrie
10 The True Athlete Project (TAP)
Sam Parfitt and Andy Borrie
11 Being a Gentle Renegade: Building a Mindfulness Programme for Performance Sport
Sam Parfitt and Andy Borrie
12 From the Olympics to Mindfulness
Laurence Halsted and Andy Borrie
SECTION 4
Looking across the Landscape
13 Excellence Literacy: Weaving the Threads Together
Andy Borrie and Emily Ryall
About the author
Andy Borrie, PhD, is Senior Lecturer in Coaching and Professional Practice at the University of Derby, UK.
Emily Ryall, PhD, is a Reader in Applied Philosophy at the University of Gloucestershire, UK and Visiting Professor at the University of Zagreb, Croatia.
Summary
This book examines the processes, systems and fundamental beliefs about talent. It brings together researchers, practitioners and former Olympic athletes to re-imagine the way talent development programmes work. This book imagines an environment that achieves sporting success and long-term athlete wellbeing.
