From the international conference on ‘Talent Identification’ to the capitalisation of key ideas
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international, young talent, conference, success, potential, sustainable performance, trainingAbstract
Following the international ‘Talent Identification’ conference held at INSEP, a clear message has emerged: sporting success does not depend solely on the early identification of top performers, but on the ability to provide long-term support for promising young athletes. The experts in attendance highlighted the limitations of traditional selection criteria for young people and the importance of taking greater account of development rates, individual pathways and the athlete’s environment. Coaching, health, academic balance, family support and the quality of facilities: all these factors are crucial in transforming potential into sustained performance. This meeting opens up concrete avenues for rethinking training pathways and building fairer, more effective and more humane systems in the service of high performance.
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