![]() ![]() ![]() Youth athletes reported feeling empowered to take personal responsibility for development, through attributes such as a commitment to be the best they can be and an intrinsic motivation to succeed. Specifically, environmental constructs, such as high performance support systems and expectations of professionalism positively contributed toward the acquisition of transferable psychobehavioral skills, such as a determination to be successful, a confidence to back oneself and social maturity. ![]() Participants identified constructs of the talent development environment, psychobehavioral skills for future development and personal responsibility for future development as facilitators for future success beyond the talent pathway. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted, and data was analyzed via a thematic analysis. Ten participants were purposefully sampled based on their prior involvement in a formalized and selective talent programme. The purpose of this study therefore was to explore the talent pathway experiences of youth athletes who were deselected from a pathway and to consider how those experiences influenced their life post deselection. Despite the low conversion of pathway entrants into senior athletes, the experiences of deselected athletes have received less attention. The experiences of youth athletes on specialized talent development pathways has received considerable attention in both the media and literature. 3Faculty of Science and Health, School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.2Millfield School, Somerset, United Kingdom.1Institute of Coaching and Performance, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom.Graham Williams 1,2 * and Áine MacNamara 3 ![]()
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