| |
The following is an excerpt from the 2009-2012 Talent Identification Programme document:
[Click here to download the PDF (184 KB)]
Usually, experienced coaches have developed their own subjective criteria to “eyeball”
talent or potential skills, i.e. one athlete seems more coordinated than others, appears
faster or stronger than others, seems to have the “right” attitude. Performance in
competition usually provides this opportunity to evaluate talent.
A coach may even have developed a set of basic tests to help quantify the skills or
attributes that are important: eg the athlete can run a test distance faster than a
standard, or the athlete has body measurements that suit basketball, or the athlete
has certain physiological attributes such as a high maximal oxygen consumption, that
distinguish him/her from others.
Although a coach’s intuition is an important and often crucial element in assessing
talent, the above-mentioned methods may be too crude and not as accurate or
discriminating as they could be in helping the coach confirm his initial impression.
There is a need to have performance criteria required for the level of basketball and
all necessary attributes by each player should be examined.
body measurements
i.e. lengths of limbs, trunk, widths, girths, % fat, somatotype
physiological measures
i.e. maximal aerobic capacity, maximal anaerobic capacity,
muscle fiber typing, strength, power, speed, flexibility
psychological measures
i.e. an ability to handle stress, courage, commitment, goal
orientation, willingness to work
motor learning/perceptual measures
i.e. coordination, balance, kinesthetic sense,
visual acuity
... to read more, download the PDF.
|
