Joe Baker - The Tyranny of talent

Joe Baker is a professor at York University in Canada. He has recently focused his research on Talent Identification and this has culminated in his latest book release 'The Tyranny of talent'.Show notes1:30 - The background of Joe and his work into talent identification3:40 - Why did Talent Identification resonate with Joe as a research area4:45 - The process of research creation7:40 - Finding research in a scarce field10:00 - Challenging confirmation bias in talent identification12:40 - The definition of talent15:15 - The effect the environment can have on 'high potential individuals'19:10 - Do we know what a positive develop environment is?21:40 - How do we assess progression?23:30 - Early specialisation vs multi sport approach26:00 - The importance of nuance in this field32:15 - Potential characteristics in future high performers37:15 - The differences between high end performance projection to developmental pathway assessment39:30 - How to support coaches in identification and long term development of high potential players43:30 - The statistical challenges of the draft process43:30 - The optimal talent identification process48:30 - Next target in this field for Joe and his team51:00- How would Joe like to be described in 3 words Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.