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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