Reimagining Talent Development in Sport

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.

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.

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