Adam L Kelly, Kathryn Johnston, Kevin Till, Alexander B T McAuley, Matthew J Reeves, James H Dugdale, Matthew Andrew, Laura Finnegan, Russell Martindale, Till Koopman, Paul Larkin, Viswanath B Unnithan, Ruud J R Den Hartigh, Oliver Höner, Jörg Schorer, Irene Faber, Tom L G Bergkamp, Jan Verbeek, Alberto Lorenzo Calvo, Paolo Riccardo Brustio, Philip E Kearney, Alex Lascu, Svenja Wachsmuth, Fieke Rongen, Simon Roberts, André Roca, William McCalman, Kyle J M Bennett, Amanda Partington, Henry Titley-Wall, Rich Kite, Daniel Fortin-Guichard, John Francis, Sam Barraclough, Fynn Bergmann, Daniel Leyhr, Tom Mitchell, Alliance Kubayi, Ed Hope, Sam Alder, Patrick Mannix, Andrew Triggs, Youssif Maximos, Kevin Braybrook, Gabriele Morganti, Pat Oakes, Barnaby Sargent Megicks, Kieren Elder, Ilse Petra Peringa, Michael King, Mirelle van Rijbroek, John Lind, Connor McGillick, Andy Cain, Israel Teoldo da Costa, Joseph Baker
With growing evidence in the field of talent identification in sport, policy makers and practitioners are left with a broad range of theoretical and practical considerations. As sport necessitates answers, and often quickly, creating a list of evidence-informed principles for ethical and athlete-centred talent identification is needed. As such, 56 researchers and practitioners from the Talent Identification and Development Environments in Sport (TIDES) Society met to establish a working group and discuss, debate and identify guiding principles that are believed to influence talent identification in sport. A formal online meeting was held to openly discuss ideas and suggestions that were captured through video/audio recordings and note taking. A final list of 13 principles were centred on (a) health and well-being, (b) sociocultural influences and sport-specific context, (c) language and terminology, (d) timing and efficiency, (e) entry and exit points, (f) heuristics and biases, (g) objectivity and subjectivity, (h) shared mental models, (i) inter- and trans-disciplinary teams and (j) education and reflection. The TIDES Society suggests using these 13 principles to guide conversations when making decisions about ways to structure and practice talent identification, with the hopes of making more effective, efficient, and ethical talent identification environments.