Talent in Sport

The aim of this study was to determine the attitudes of the educational staff and their assessment of their competence in the field of discovering and working with gifted and talented students in sports. Forty classroom teachers and 40 physical education teachers were included in the study. We used a questionnaire designed for the purposes of this study. The results show that teachers are aware of the role and importance of discovering and working with gifted and talented students, but that they need additional professional training to avoid possible mistakes and problems they might encounter in their work. The teachers believe that their school takes the serves the area of discovering gifted and talented students (̅ = 3.50 (0.91); p ˂ 0.001), somewhat less the area of educational work with them (̅ = 3.39 (0,77); p <0.001) and for the systemic and operational regulation of the education of gifted and talented students (̅ = 3.35 (0.94); p = 0.001). Physical education teachers identified more children who were gifted or talented in sports than class teachers (t(78) =-5,979, p< 0,000). The scientific contribution represents an important contribution in the field of work with talented and talented students, as for the first time in Slovenia the views of the pedagogical staff and their assessment of competence with such a group of students are presented. We conclude with a critical presentation of some gaps and an overview of the existing situation as well as with some guidelines for further pedagogical and scientific research.

The aim of this study was to determine the attitudes of the educational staff and their assessment of their competence in the field of discovering and working with gifted and talented students in sports. Forty classroom teachers and 40 physical education teachers were included in the study. We used a questionnaire designed for the purposes of this study. The results show that teachers are aware of the role and importance of discovering and working with gifted and talented students, but that they need additional professional training to avoid possible mistakes and problems they might encounter in their work. The teachers believe that their school takes the serves the area of discovering gifted and talented students (X = 3.50 (0.91); p ˂ 0.001), somewhat less the area of educational work with them (X = 3.39 (0,77); p &lt;0.001) and for the systemic and operational regulation of the education of gifted and talented students (X = 3.35 (0.94); p = 0.001). Physical education teachers iden...

Sport is an activity meant to develop physical strength and the body. In order to make the body strong enough it must be adequately trained. It becomes more agile and the chances to survive are increasing. There are factors that the athlete must possess, such as, technical capabilities, strategy, physic, and well psychology. There are several ways to achieve the maximum achievement in sports. The one of the ways is by scouting talent. The main purpose of identifying prospective athletes is to identify and select prospective athletes; who have the best ability that appropriate of the sport chosen. In terms of talent there are other things that affect the achievement of one's athletes include body shape and interest in the sport. This experiment used qualitative and quantitative description, sample of the experiment are all the students of all Surakarta Muhammadiyah junior high school, and the total of the samples are 240 respondents. Variable on this experiment consists of 2 independents variable, they are gender and body shape. 2 dependents variable are interested and talented. Data were analyzed using regression correlation analysis with the testing requirements of normality and linearity test. Hypothesis testing using regression analysis and correlation of each predictor and multiple regression analysis and correlation double. The result of the experiment shows that male students who have endomorph body type, there are total 12 numbers of students who have shot put talent. There are 10 (25%) students mesomorph body type in table tennis. The most number is ectomorph body type, there are 9 (22,5%) students in sprinter. The result of the experiment shows that female students who have endomorph body type, there are total 10 numbers of students who have shot put talent. There are 10 (25%) students mesomorph body type in table tennis. The most number is ectomorph body type, there are 11 (27,5%) students in sprinter. The resume of this experiment is there are not correlation between gender and sport talented, there are not correlation between body type and sport talented, and there are correlation between body type and sport talented.

The first phase of sports coaching often determines whether children maintain an interest into the next phase of coaching, therefore, parental support for children’s sports activities in early childhood is very important. This qualitative research aims to explore the four dimensions of social support: emotional support, instrumental support, informational support, and companionship support for developing sport talent in early childhood. In addition, the differences between the roles of fathers and mothers in providing social support are examined. Participants involved in the study were seven parents of children aged between 0-6 years, who were members of a track and field club which has a Super Kids program. Super Kids is a program aimed at training fundamental movement skills. Interviews and observations formed the basis of the research methods and data were analysed by taxonomic analysis with results indicating that all parents provided the four types of emotional support, instrum...