The talent project and the validation of standards for the identification of student-athlete talent

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14510%2F25%3A00141429" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14510/25:00141429 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/articles/10.3389/fspor.2025.1580625/full" target="_blank" >https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/articles/10.3389/fspor.2025.1580625/full</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2025.1580625" target="_blank" >10.3389/fspor.2025.1580625</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The talent project and the validation of standards for the identification of student-athlete talent

Original language description

Introduction The aim of the TALENT project is to promote equality in education, prevent exclusion, support dual careers (sport and school), create new role models for the benefit of young talents and prepare them for lifelong learning and professional sport from an early age. It is promoted by a European consortium of 7 partner institutions and runs from December 2022 to May 2025. It consists of five work packages. In the first work phase, developing the WP2 (from December 2022 to October 2023), under the coordination of UNIPA, NIS University, KMOP and EAS standards for talent recognition were identified and validated.Methods Initially, 12 focus groups were conducted with teachers (77 teachers) and coaches (73 coaches) on creating talent identification standards; subsequently, workshops were held with dual career experts to validate these standards. This was a key piece of work that enabled the establishment of clear guidelines and protocols to identify and support talented young people in their dual careers.Results A final list of 41 shared statements was identified: 20 related to teachers and 21 related to coaches. For example, teachers emphasized the need for multidisciplinary approaches and early identification of talent, while coaches underlined the importance of psychological readiness and collaboration with schools and families.Discussion These statements not only provide structured reference points for talent identification but also highlight actionable needs across educational and sport systems. As such, they represent a solid foundation for developing standard operating procedures in talent recognition and dual career support.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Frontiers Media SA

ISSN

1664-1078

e-ISSN

2624-9367

Volume of the periodical

7

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1580625

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

1-11

UT code for WoS article

001494276200001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105006427457