João Ribeiro|Keith Davids|Pedro Silva|Patrícia Coutinho|Daniel Barreira|Júlio Garganta
Talent Development in Sport Requires Athlete Enrichment: Contemporary Insights from a Nonlinear Pedagogy and the Athletic Skills Model
Universidade do Porto|Sheffield Hallam University|Universidade do Porto|Universidade do Porto|Universidade do Porto|Universidade do Porto
traditional talent identification development programs sought identify select promising children athletes future provide specialised training preparation expert performance sport early age traditional models talent identification development tend linear emphasising numbers hours spent specialised training however major concerns raised evidence emerging psychoemotional physical issues early specialisation programmes negative associations wellbeing mental health contemporary models talent development emphasise deep integration specialised training general enrichment athleticism integrative process enhances selfregulation processes perception action well emotional control social interactions underpin sports performance elite subelite levels discuss insights principles contemporary models pedagogy nonlinear pedagogy nlp athletic skills model asm offer valuable frameworks talent development conclude considering implications adopting principles developing athlete functionality specific performance environments