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.

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