{"id":17445,"date":"2011-08-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfiledev.uit.yorku.ca\/2011\/08\/18\/new-book-delves-into-science-of-sports-stardom\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T08:46:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T12:46:25","slug":"new-book-delves-into-science-of-sports-stardom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2011\/08\/18\/new-book-delves-into-science-of-sports-stardom\/","title":{"rendered":"New book delves into science of sports stardom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new book edited by a York University professor examines the factors that may help predict pro-sport prowess.<\/p>\n<p>The book, <em>Talent Identification and Development in Sport<\/em>, (Routledge, 2011) offers an overview of current scientific research along with practical information for parents and coaches looking to spot talent and nurture it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/photos\/20110818\/Joseph_Baker2.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Baker \" width=\"165\" height=\"247\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" \/>\u201cWe\u2019re hoping this book helps inform a better system for spotting talent early on and making the most of it,\u201d says <strong>Joseph Baker (left)<\/strong>, professor in York\u2019s School of Kinesiology &amp; Health Science, Faculty of Health. \u201cWe\u2019ve tried to answer questions that have thus far been elusive, such as, \u2018how do elite athletes develop, and when is the most appropriate time for talent identification and development interventions?\u2019,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>The book features an interdisciplinary group of contributors from sport psychology, motor learning and skill acquisition, exercise physiology and coaching. Leading researchers from the field of athlete development explain their research and how it informs our understanding of the process of sport skill acquisition. Topics include genetics and secondary factors such as birth date, cultural context and population size, perceptual motor skill acquisition and sports development policy.<\/p>\n<p>Baker, who contributed a chapter on genetics, explains that performance-related genes are by no means a magic bullet for identifying natural ability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are now companies that scan for performance-related genes in newborn babies. Theoretically such criteria should be able to predict an individual\u2019s potential to become an elite athlete \u2013 or anything for that matter. The problem is that scientists aren\u2019t sure exactly what criteria they\u2019re looking for quite yet,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlongside biological realities, we must look at factors like where and when an individual grew up, cultural norms, and the sport programs and polices in place at that time. T<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/photos\/20110818\/sport_book2.jpg\" alt=\"Talent identification and development in sports poster\" width=\"234\" height=\"350\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" \/>hese variables can all have an enormous impact,\u201d says Baker.<\/p>\n<p>The volume\u2019s latter half offers case studies examining international success stories from the \u201ctrenches\u201d of talent identification and development, from individual sports like track &amp; field and gymnastics, to team sports including soccer and rugby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAthletic prowess is commonly thought of as a combination of nurture and nature, but the interplay of these factors is quite complex,\u201d says Baker. \u201cOur aim was to give a state-of-the-science overview that would be accessible for parents, coaches, athletes and anyone interested in talent development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The book is co-edited by Steve Cobley, senior lecturer in skill acquisition and sport psychology within the Carnegie Faculty at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK, and J\u00f6rg Schorer, research associate at the Institute of Sport Science at the Westf\u00e4lische Wilhelms-University M\u00fcnster, Germany. 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