Creating canadian olympians: a look at a successful trampoline olympic development environment
Year: 2016
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The process of creating Olympic level talent is complex and multifaceted. Researchers in \nthe worlds of talent identification, talent development and career transitions have \ncontributed to the identification of appropriate sport environments, called athlete talent \ndevelopment environments that contribute to athletic success. In addition, descriptions of \nsport environments that have the ability to develop senior level competitors have been \nestablished. Although researchers have been able to identify these contextual components \nthat help athletes become successful, a description of a sport environment that is able to \nrepeatedly create Olympic medal performances from athletes is still unknown. This \nproject compiled a description of an Olympic development environment– Skyriders \nTrampoline Place. Four central themes were identified by the participants in this study as \nrelevant to Olympic level success. The four themes are 1) the development of Skyriders, \n2) the Skyriders training environment at present, 3) coaching strategies and 4) team \ninteractions.
Author: Michelle Seanor
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2582047140