Introduction to the Special Issue on Proceedings of the Inaugural Conference of the TIDES Society
Zach Hambrick, Guillermo Campitelli, Matthew J. Reeves, Tom Mitchell, Kevin Till, and James H. Dugdale
Current Issue
Volume 9 Issue 3, September 2026
Framing Talent, Potential, and Excellence
Establishing Consensus for Effective Talent Development Environments in Sport
James H. Dugdale, Robin Owen, Matthew J. Reeves, Matthew Andrew, Adam L. Kelly, Vish Unnithan, Alex Lascu, Simon J. Roberts, and Russell J. J. Martindale
Exploring the Key Characteristics for Talent Identification and Development in South African Youth Soccer
Alliance Kubayi and Walter Steenbok
Understanding High Potential and Pathways to Excellence: Insights from Dutch Elite Athletes and Coaches
Irene R. Faber and Kathryn Johnston
Holistic Development, Welfare, and Athlete Support
Developing the Whole Athlete: A Systematic Review of Psychological and Psychosocial Interventions in Organised Youth Sport
Claudia Kearney, Edward K. Coughlan, Lisa Bolger, and Con Burns
Health in Talent Development Programmes
Maaike Heerschop, Nicoline Hertogs, Lisanne Balk, and Ruud J. R. den Hartigh
Making the Case for More Compassionate Ways of Supporting the Development of Young Athletes
Angus Meichan and Philip Molyneux
Selection, Deselection, and the Coach's Eye
Rubrics on the Pitch: Exploring the Reliability of Soccer Scouts' Assessments
Ilse P. Peringa, Sebastiaan W. Platvoet, Rob R. Meijer, A. Susan M. Niessen, and Ruud J. R. den Hartigh
A Vision on Talent: Exploring Gaze Behaviour in Football Coaches and Scouts
Laurens Gilson, Steven Verstockt, Frederik J. A. Deconinck, Matthieu Lenoir, and Maarten Slembrouck
The Mental Health of Academy Football Players Facing Release
Chris Saward, Tom McGlinchey, Laura Healy, and Mustafa Sarkar
Organisational Ecosystems and Structures
Behind Closed Doors: Redesigning the Financial Model of a UK Sports School Scholarship Programme
James Earle, Kevin Till, and Ian Cowburn
Examining Rugby Talent Development Ecosystems: Introducing the Interconnected Rugby Talent Development Model
Christy O'Shea, Tom Mitchell, and Kevin Till
Exploring the Developmental Experiences of Sports Officials Across Multiple Sports and Countries: Qualitative Insights from an International Survey
Ian Cunningham, Duncan R. D. Mascarenhas, Russell J. J. Martindale, Alex Lascu, and Joe Baker
Longitudinal and Multidimensional Perspectives on Talent Development in Tennis
Barbara C. H. Huijgen, Koen T. H. Rikken, Nikki S. Kolman, Marije T. Elferink-Gemser, and Ruud J. R. den Hartigh
Pathways, Transitions, and Developmental Trajectories
Talent Development Pathways: Youth-to-Senior Transitions in Europe's Top Soccer Leagues
Jan Verbeek, Steffie van der Steen, Nico W. van Yperen, and Ruud J. den Hartigh
Making It to the Big Leagues: A Multidisciplinary Systematic Review of Factors Predicting Progression to Elite Levels in Team Sports
Adam Gledhill, Tommy Lundberg, John Lind, and Andreas Ivarsson
Hares, Tortoises and Falcons: An Exploration of Academy Player Pathway Archetypes Resulting in English Premiership Rugby
Amy Shelley, Jamie Taylor, Áine MacNamara, Asma Slaimi, Michael Scriney, Neil McCarthy, Ben Jones, and Stephen Behan
Coaches' Experiences of the (De)Selection Process in Academy Soccer
Pat Oakes, David Grecic, and Matthew J. Reeves
Biases, Inequalities, and Participation Constraints
The Role of Biological Maturation and Relative Age in Player Selection During Transition Phases at a German Youth Soccer Academy
Johannes Jäger, Michael C. Rumpf, Rhodri S. Lloyd, Aaron Uthoff, and Matthias Lochmann
Age at Menarche and Long-term Athletic Performance in Female Athletes Across Sports
Babet B. A. Bekhuis, Marije T. Elferink-Gemser, Alex H. Roberts, Daniel Chalkley, and Gert-Jan Pepping
Unequal Lanes: Club Size and Relative Age Effect in Participation and Continued Participation at the Dutch Junior Swimming Championships
Wouter van Diepen, Ruud H. Koning, Annemieke S. Beute, Chris Visscher, and Marije T. Elferink-Gemser
Assessments, Analytics, and Decision-making
Visual Search Strategies and Decision-making in Highly Trained Female Youth Basketball Players: A Quasi-experimental In Situ Study of Gaze Behaviour During Pick-and-roll Plays
Kazimierz Mikolajec, Pedro T. Esteves, Jorge Arede, Rui Zhou, and Nuno Leite
Lost in Translation? Exploring the Invariance of Performance Measures Across Ice Hockey Leagues and Sex
Ben Csiernik and Nick Wattie
Upright with a Pulse: A Practical Example of the Evolution of Decision-Making in Talent Identification
Alex Roberts, Jennifer Hollier, Matthew Glossop, and Karlee Quinn
Effects Of Including Ball or Not During Differential Flywheel Training on Physical and Technical Performance in Youth Female Basketball Players
Rui Zhou, Jorge Arede, Vasco Barros, and Nuno Leite
Practice Design, Learning Environments, and Performance Support
Curriculum Knowledge as a Feature of Talent Development Coach Expertise
Jamie Taylor, Alan Burns, and Michael Ashford
Competing with the Boys: The Technical and Physical Demands of Same and Mixed Sex Competition in Elite Youth U12 and U14 Girls' Football
Leila Benyahia, Kevin Thomas, Kirsty Hicks, and David Hendry
Reimagining Talent Development in Professional Football: The Role of a Department of Methodology
Gérard E. Jones, Joseph A. Stone, Keith Davids, and Alliance Kubayi
Young Investigator Award
Not All Talents Take The Fast Lane: Clustering Youth Football Pathways to Reveal Distinct Developmental Profiles
Laurens Gilson, Maarten Slembrouck, Matthieu Lenoir, Arne Jaspers, and Nikki Rommers
Development and Initial Implementation of the Athlete-fit Tool
Bryan McLaughlin, Kathryn Johnston, Magdalena Wojtowicz, Joe Baker, and Nick Wattie
The Talent Development Ecosystem in Italian Football: "Vincere non è importante, ma è l'unica cosa che conta" [Winning is not important, but it's the only thing that matters]
Gabriele Morganti, Paolo R. Brustio, Gennaro Apollaro, Francesca Strassoldo di Villanova, Elvira Padua, Bruno Ruscello, and Adam L. Kelly
