Exploring Traumas in the Development of Talent: What Are They, What Do They Do, and What Do They Require?

Savage, Jennifer S.; Collins, Dave; Cruickshank, Andrew

doi:10.1080/10413200.2016.1194910

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“…Effectively, bio-banding provided the early maturers with a more diverse set of learning experiences, exposing them to many of the developmental challenges traditionally encountered by those delayed in maturity. The inclusion of structured challenge and the development of psychological skills have long been recognised as essential features in the development of talented young athletes (Gould, Dieffenbach, & Moffett, 2002;Savage, Collins, & Cruickshank, 2016;Toering, Elferink-Gemser, Jordet, & Visscher, 2009). Quality preparation has also been noted as a priority factor in facilitating effective athlete progression and successful transitions to the elite adult level within the talent development environment (Finn & McKenna, 2010;Martindale & Nash, 2013).…”

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Premier League academy soccer players’ experiences of competing in a tournament bio-banded for biological maturation

Cumming

Brown

Mitchell

et al. 2017

Journal of Sports Sciences

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Individual differences in the growth and maturation have been shown to impact player performance and development in youth soccer. This study investigated Premier League academy players' experiences of participating in a tournament bio-banded for biological maturation. Players (N = 66) from four professional soccer clubs aged 11 and 14 years and between 85-90% of adult stature participated in a tournament. Players competed in three 11 vs 11 games on a full size pitch with 25-min halves. Sixteen players participated in four 15-min focus groups and were asked to describe their experiences of participating in the bio-banded tournament in comparison to age group competition. All players described their experience as positive and recommended the Premier League integrate bio-banding into the existing games programme. In comparison to age-group competitions, early maturing players described the bio-banded games more physically challenging, and found that they had to adapt their style of play placing a greater emphasis on technique and tactics. Late maturing players considered the games to be less physically challenging, yet appreciated the having more opportunity to use, develop and demonstrate their technical, physical, and psychological competencies. Bio-banding strategies appear to contribute positively towards the holistic development of young soccer players.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Premier League academy soccer players’ experiences of competing in a tournament bio-banded for biological maturation

Cumming

Brown

Mitchell

et al. 2017

Journal of Sports Sciences

116

152

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“…Those athletes who experienced too great a challenge either went into their shell and avoided further challenge or it had such a significant impact on their confidence that they were unable to recover. This in itself would suggest that the individualization of challenge is complex and a 'gung ho' attitude to throwing athletes into traumatic experience is unlikely to yield optimal benefit (Savage et al, 2017).…”

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Shoulda, Coulda, Didnae—Why Don’t High-Potential Players Make it?

Taylor¹,

Collins²

2019

The Sport Psychologist

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Given the non-linear nature of talent development, there is a lack of research investigating those who don't make it. Therefore, the purpose of this investigation was to explore the reasons why performers of high potential didn't meet their expected performance level. Participants, who were experienced talent developers in high level academies from football and rugby, identified five broad reasons for these failures: namely, lacking mental skills, serendipity, pathway based failures, maladaptive family input and lacking physical skills. Using a three-part focus derived from the data, we suggest ways in which talent pathways can optimize their output and prevent these failures.

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“…Wade stated that his injury and subsequent time out from the game was the most significant (and prolonged) source of stress at the time of his assessment. Dealing with and recovering from injury is a common form of psychological trauma in sport (Savage, Collins, & Cruickshank, 2016) and has been reported as the most common situation requiring MT in Australian football (Gucciardi et al, 2008).…”

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A Three–Domain Personality Analysis of A Mentally Tough Athlete

2018

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The current study adopted McAdams' multilayer framework as the basis to develop a psychological portrait of an elite athlete who was identified as being particularly ‘mentally tough’. The aim was to use this single case as an exemplar to demonstrate the utility of McAdams' framework for understanding the complexity of sport performers across three domains of personality: dispositional traits, characteristic adaptations, and narrative identity. We operationalised these domains through the development of specific research questions and, subsequently, the collection and integration of the participant's Big Five traits, personal strivings, coping strategies, and response to a life story interview. The results offered a comprehensive insight into the nature of one athlete's personality that, in turn, informed conceptual perspectives of mental toughness in sport psychology literature and qualitatively supported emerging evidence of the validity of a three‐layer framework in personality psychology. Specifically, the study's design showed how a holistic approach to personality analysis can lead to a more complete psychological representation of competitors in sport, and people generally. It demonstrated how motivational, sociocultural, and meaning‐making aspects of personality can complement a trait profile to achieving a satisfying assessment of the whole person. Copyright © 2017 European Association of Personality Psychology

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Exploring Traumas in the Development of Talent: What Are They, What Do They Do, and What Do They Require?

Cited by 59 publications

References 35 publications

Premier League academy soccer players’ experiences of competing in a tournament bio-banded for biological maturation

Premier League academy soccer players’ experiences of competing in a tournament bio-banded for biological maturation

Shoulda, Coulda, Didnae—Why Don’t High-Potential Players Make it?

A Three–Domain Personality Analysis of A Mentally Tough Athlete

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