Talent identification and development in Olympic triathlon: a perspective from Brazilian coaches
The knowledge of coaches has been used in research on talent identification and development. The objective was to investigate how Brazilian triathlon coaches identify talents and what is the importance of different factors and indicators for the development of young triathletes. 37 coaches (89% mal...
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| author | Leandro Albuquerque Vieira Francisco Zacaron Werneck Emerson Filipino Coelho Luciano Miranda Jorge Roberto Perrout De Lima |
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The knowledge of coaches has been used in research on talent identification and development. The objective was to investigate how Brazilian triathlon coaches identify talents and what is the importance of different factors and indicators for the development of young triathletes. 37 coaches (89% male; 36.2 ± 8.3 years; 43% international competitive level) answered an online questionnaire about anthropometric, physical-motor, technical, tactical, psychological and environmental characteristics. On a scale of 1 (not very important) to 5 (extremely important), coaches indicated to what extent a factor/indicator of sporting potential was important for talent development in triathlon. 45.9% of the coaches perform talent identification, mainly by physical-motor tests and triathlon simulations. In talent development, the physical-motor factor was the most important, followed by the technical, psychological and anthropometric factor, and finally the tactical and environmental factor. Most coaches considered as extremely important the following indicators: determination (70%), aerobic endurance (65%), specific swimming skills (62%), ability to withstand pressure (59%), and efficiency of the cyclic gesture of swimming, cycling, and running (57%). We conclude that Brazilian triathlon coaches identify talents mainly through batteries of tests and triathlon simulations and consider the physical-motor factor the most important for the development of young talented triathletes, but not the only one.
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| spelling | doaj-art-1823a3d2a7c34240b11c34e32eae5b6e2025-08-20T03:39:45ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaRevista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano1415-84261980-00372024-03-0125110.1590/1980-0037.2023v25e90562Talent identification and development in Olympic triathlon: a perspective from Brazilian coachesLeandro Albuquerque Vieira0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4555-9209Francisco Zacaron Werneck1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1966-8820Emerson Filipino Coelho2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0601-9672Luciano Miranda3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1700-270XJorge Roberto Perrout De Lima4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0073-8673Federal University of Juiz de ForaFederal University of Ouro PretoFederal University of Ouro PretoMilitary College of Juiz de ForaFederal University of Juiz de Fora The knowledge of coaches has been used in research on talent identification and development. The objective was to investigate how Brazilian triathlon coaches identify talents and what is the importance of different factors and indicators for the development of young triathletes. 37 coaches (89% male; 36.2 ± 8.3 years; 43% international competitive level) answered an online questionnaire about anthropometric, physical-motor, technical, tactical, psychological and environmental characteristics. On a scale of 1 (not very important) to 5 (extremely important), coaches indicated to what extent a factor/indicator of sporting potential was important for talent development in triathlon. 45.9% of the coaches perform talent identification, mainly by physical-motor tests and triathlon simulations. In talent development, the physical-motor factor was the most important, followed by the technical, psychological and anthropometric factor, and finally the tactical and environmental factor. Most coaches considered as extremely important the following indicators: determination (70%), aerobic endurance (65%), specific swimming skills (62%), ability to withstand pressure (59%), and efficiency of the cyclic gesture of swimming, cycling, and running (57%). We conclude that Brazilian triathlon coaches identify talents mainly through batteries of tests and triathlon simulations and consider the physical-motor factor the most important for the development of young talented triathletes, but not the only one. https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/90562AptitudeAthletesAthletic performanceTalent selection |
| spellingShingle | Leandro Albuquerque Vieira Francisco Zacaron Werneck Emerson Filipino Coelho Luciano Miranda Jorge Roberto Perrout De Lima Talent identification and development in Olympic triathlon: a perspective from Brazilian coaches Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano Aptitude Athletes Athletic performance Talent selection |
| title | Talent identification and development in Olympic triathlon: a perspective from Brazilian coaches |
| title_full | Talent identification and development in Olympic triathlon: a perspective from Brazilian coaches |
| title_fullStr | Talent identification and development in Olympic triathlon: a perspective from Brazilian coaches |
| title_full_unstemmed | Talent identification and development in Olympic triathlon: a perspective from Brazilian coaches |
| title_short | Talent identification and development in Olympic triathlon: a perspective from Brazilian coaches |
| title_sort | talent identification and development in olympic triathlon a perspective from brazilian coaches |
| topic | Aptitude Athletes Athletic performance Talent selection |
| url | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/90562 |
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