Main description:

Builds on the growing Talent Development literature through application and consideration with the Paralympic context.
Provides important translational support to help academics and practitioners bridge the theory to practice divide.
Establishes a truly international view through engagement with academic across the globe
Provides a holistic consideration of Talent Development - cultural, organisational, physical, psychological, coaching, decision-making
It presents a comprehensive scope. Covering courses such as Human Movement, Sports Science, Sports Coaching, Physical Education, Human Kinetics, Kinesiology, Sports Management, Adapted Sports); and covering disciplines such as Sport Psychology, Sport Engineering, Skill Acquisition, Adapted Sport, Motor Learning, and Motor Behaviour.
Practical contributions as the chapters will focus on providing practical information to coaches, parents, athletes, students, trainers, and applied sport scientists

Contents:

1. Talent Development Opportunities and Challenges in Paralympic Sport: An Introduction

2. Paralympic Pathways

Practitioner Commentary: Gail Hamomoto

3. Top-down Systemic Challenges to Current Paralympic Pathways

Practitioner Commentary: Andy Van Neutegem

4. Athlete Recruitment: Promoting Initial and Sustained Engagement in Para Sport

Practitioner Commentary: Michael Frogley

5. Understanding the Complexity of Athlete Selection in Paralympic Sport

Practitioner Commentary: Chris Wagg

6. The Role of Classification in Talent Identification and Development in Para Sports

Practitioner Commentary: Michael Woods

7. Striking a Balance: Promoting Quantity and Quality of Participation in Para Sport

Practitioner Commentary: Jenny Davey

8. The Role of Skill Acquisition in Coach and Athlete Development in Paralympic Sport

Practitioner Commentary: Raoul Oudejans

9. Talent Transfer in Paralympic Sport

Practitioner Commentary: Melissa Wilson

10. Coaching, Talent Identification and Talent Development in Para Sport: Developing the Field

Practitioner Commentary: Graeme Maw

11. Role of Technology in Athlete Assessment

Practitioner Commentary: David Haydon

12. Physiological Considerations for Para Athletes

Practitioner Commentary: Gary Brickley

13. The Psychology of Talent Development in Paralympic Sport: The Role of Personality

Practitioner Commentary: Hannah MacDougall

14. The Overemphasis on 'Talent' in Parasport Development

Practitioner Commentary: Raphael Moreira