The use of individual sports profiles of child athletes and nonathletes in recommending sports to be practiced

Differences and relationships between talent detection, identification, development and selection in sport: A systematic review

“…Meanwhile, popularizing sports skills, and building a youth sports governance system that is suitable for the characteristics of the social era with multiple participation in governance and diversified investment for the integration of sports and education to promote the healthy development of youth [ 100 , 101 ]. The development of talent is a series of distinctive stages, from detection to final selection, from the establishment of individual talent information profiles, it is also necessary to do a good job in meticulous follow-up tracking services, observe their growth process and changes in demand, timely adjustment of the corresponding training methods to allow them to better enjoy the process of training, thus maximize their sports potential and performance [ 76 , 77 , 102 ]. In addition, through integrating and sharing the existing resources of traditional sports schools, schools with sports specialties, sports schools, youth teams, high-level sports teams in colleges and universities in the sports departments and education departments, it is organically linked with talent teams at all levels and national teams, and included in the training sequence of reserve talents in competitive sports, to promote the coordinated development of youth cultural learning and physical exercise.…”

“…So the establishment of a full range of tracking and talent information database can be improved to understand their changes and adjust the corresponding training mode as well as method to adapt to different situations. However, scouts and coaches should also be aware of the possible risks of early specialization and selection at such a young age (e.g., injuries, mental fatigue, and dropouts) [ 102 , 103 ]. After all, due to various external environmental factors and subjective factors, the implementation of any talent cultivation stage may cause or lead to the talent turnover.…”