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Coaches’ Perceptions Of Long-Term Potential Are Biased By Maturational Variation, Ashley Cripps, Luke Hopper, Christopher Joyce
Coaches’ Perceptions Of Long-Term Potential Are Biased By Maturational Variation, Ashley Cripps, Luke Hopper, Christopher Joyce
Ashley Cripps
Talent identification and development programs seek to recognise and promote athletes with long-term potential in aparticular sport. Coaches involved in these programs are often required to make inclusion or exclusion decisions based on their perceptions of an athlete’s long-term potential. However, biological maturity can influence physical capabilities ofadolescent athletes and may bias coaches’ perceptions of long-term potential. This study explored the relationshipbetween coaches’ perceptions of long-term potential and variations in athlete’s biological maturity. Talented adolescent
male Australian footballers (n=264) from nine different teams were recruited to provide basic anthropometric information
for estimates of biological maturity. Coaches from each team were …