Abstract

RIBEIRO JUNIOR, Dilson Borges et al. Gold Score Basketball: a hybrid scientific talent identification model for male basketball. Motri. [online]. 2021, vol.17, n.4, pp.346-358.  Epub May 13, 2022. ISSN 1646-107X.  https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.22607.

Talent identification in Brazilian basketball lacks systematization. The present study aimed to create a mathematical model to assess the sport's potential of young basketball players and test its psychometric properties. One hundred seventy-eight young male players (12 to 17 years old; regional/state competitive level) underwent a multidimensional battery of tests and were evaluated by their coaches (intangibles aspects of sporting potential and expectation of future success. Z scores and percentiles were calculated). The Gold Score Basketball was created through analytical and heuristic procedures, a hybrid (tests + coaches’ eye) and a weighted index for estimating sporting potential with 26 quantitative and 2 qualitative indicators. The model classified 5.1% of athletes as excellence potential (Gold Score> 90). Internal consistency was moderate (r= 0.59) and diagnostic stability was high (r= 0.82). Players with higher competitive level (62.9± 14.4 vs 50.7± 15.6, p< 0.001; construct validity) and players who won state/national championships (64.3± 15.4 vs 52.1± 15.6, p< 0.001; criterion validity) had higher Gold Score. In conclusion, Gold Score Basketball is a valid and reliable scientific model for assessing the sporting potential of young male basketball players, being useful in identifying sporting talents.

Keywords : talent identification; talent selection; statistical modelling; basketball.

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