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 notes
1:30 - The background of Joe and his work into talent identification
3:40 - Why did Talent Identification resonate with Joe as a research area
4:45 - The process of research creation
7:40 - Finding research in a scarce field
10:00 - Challenging confirmation bias in talent identification
12:40 - The definition of talent
15:15 - 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 approach
26:00 - The importance of nuance in this field
32:15 - Potential characteristics in future high performers
37:15 - The differences between high end performance projection to developmental pathway assessment
39:30 - How to support coaches in identification and long term development of high potential players
43:30 - The statistical challenges of the draft process
43:30 - The optimal talent identification process
48:30 - Next target in this field for Joe and his team
51:00- How would Joe like to be described in 3 words
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