1st Edition

Reimagining Talent Development in Sport Seeing a Different World

By Andy Borrie, Emily Ryall Copyright 2025
266 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

266 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

266 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Reimagining Talent Development in Sport takes a fresh look at the processes, systems and fundamental beliefs about talent. It brings together researchers, practitioners and former Olympic athletes to re-imagine the way talent development programmes work and the foundational values they are built on. This book imagines an environment that is able to achieve both sporting success and long-term... Read more

Introduction

SECTION 1

Setting the Scene

1 Talent Systems: Whose Needs Do They Serve?

Andy Borrie

SECTION 2

Seeing a Different World

2 Seduced by an Enigma: Narrative Reflections on the Story of Talents

Kitrina Douglas

3 Making Talent Development a Meaningful Process

Noora Ronkainen and Violetta Oblinger-Peters

4 An Existential Approach to Talent Development

Kenneth Aggerholm

5 Craftsmanship: Healing Modern Talent Development Using ‘Old Medicine’

Vidar Halldorsson and Andy Borrie

6 Salutogenesis: The Foundation for Supporting the Young Athlete

Andy Kirkland

7 Compassion: A Missing Link in Talent Development

Shuge Zhang, Courtney C. Walton and Amber Mosewich

8 Thriving in Youth Talent Development Environments

Michael Passaportis and Daniel J. Brown

SECTION 3

Experiencing a Different World

9 How Definitions of Success Impact on Talent Development: Bringing Long Win Thinking into Talent Development

Cath Bishop and Andy Borrie

10 The True Athlete Project (TAP)

Sam Parfitt and Andy Borrie

11 Being a Gentle Renegade: Building a Mindfulness Programme for Performance Sport

Sam Parfitt and Andy Borrie

12 From the Olympics to Mindfulness

Laurence Halsted and Andy Borrie

SECTION 4

Looking across the Landscape

13 Excellence Literacy: Weaving the Threads Together

Andy Borrie and Emily Ryall

 

Biography

Andy Borrie, PhD, is Senior Lecturer in Coaching and Professional Practice at the University of Derby, UK.

Emily Ryall, PhD, is a Reader in Applied Philosophy at the University of Gloucestershire, UK and Visiting Professor at the University of Zagreb, Croatia.