through the increasing interest in understanding factors that underpin effective development in youth sport (e.g., []) and sport academies (e.g., []). The Development of a TDE Assessment Tool In response to the challenge of facilitating evidence based practice within a youth sport and talent development context, Martindale and colleagues [] developed and validated the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire (TDEQ). The TDEQ has been shown to be a practical and reliable tool that measures key holistic and generic processes involved in the effective long-term development of athletes []. Specifically it is a seven factor, 59 ‘talented’ item scale measuring the athlete experience within their respective talent environment, including 1) Long term development focus; 2) Quality preparation; 3) Communication; 4) Understanding the athlete; 5) Support network; 6) Challenging and supportive environment; and 7) Long term fundamentals. Work by Wang and colleagues [] and Li and colleagues [] focussed on refining the TDEQ due to a number of psychometric and practical concerns. For example, the long term development subscale contained a large number of items, and there was some conceptual overlap between factors []. This resulted in a 36 item, 6 factor TDEQ being used [] and then subsequently a 25 item, 5 factor TDEQ (TDEQ-5) being developed through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The TDEQ-5 represents a shortened (arguably more athlete friendly), and statistically robust questionnaire measuring 1) Long term development; 2) Holistic quality preparation; 3) Support network; 4) Communication; and 5) Alignment of expectations. Although it is important to note, that some concerns have been raised with regards to the ecological validity of shorter versions of the TDEQ, such as the 25 item TDEQ-5 in particular, where the pursuit of improved psychometric properties has been at the cost of potentially theoretically important items. However, it is recognised that the balance between conceptual and statistical quality is required and in line with this, Li and colleagues [] presented the 36, 28 and 25 item TDEQ-5 for further investigation.
through the increasing interest in understanding factors that underpin effective development in youth sport (e.g., []) and sport academies (e.g., []). The Development of a TDE Assessment Tool In response to the challenge of facilitating evidence based practice within a youth sport and talent development context, Martindale and colleagues [] developed and validated the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire (TDEQ). The TDEQ has been shown to be a practical and reliable tool that measures key holistic and generic processes involved in the effective long-term development of ‘talented’ athletes []. Specifically it is a seven factor, 59 item scale measuring the athlete experience within their respective talent environment, including 1) Long term development focus; 2) Quality preparation; 3) Communication; 4) Understanding the athlete; 5) Support network; 6) Challenging and supportive environment; and 7) Long term fundamentals. Work by Wang and colleagues [] and Li and colleagues [] focussed on refining the TDEQ due to a number of psychometric and practical concerns. For example, the long term development subscale contained a large number of items, and there was some conceptual overlap between factors []. This resulted in a 36 item, 6 factor TDEQ being used [] and then subsequently a 25 item, 5 factor TDEQ (TDEQ-5) being developed through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The TDEQ-5 represents a shortened (arguably more athlete friendly), and statistically robust questionnaire measuring 1) Long term development; 2) Holistic quality preparation; 3) Support network; 4) Communication; and 5) Alignment of expectations. Although it is important to note, that some concerns have been raised with regards to the ecological validity of shorter versions of the TDEQ, such as the 25 item TDEQ-5 in particular, where the pursuit of improved psychometric properties has been at the cost of potentially theoretically important items. However, it is recognised that the balance between conceptual and statistical quality is required and in line with this, Li and colleagues [] presented the 36, 28 and 25 item TDEQ-5 for further investigation.
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