Andy Borrie, PhD, is Senior Lecturer in Coaching and Professional Practice at the University of Derby, UK.

Emily Ryall, PhD, is a Reader in Applied Philosophy at the University of Gloucestershire, UK and Visiting Professor at the University of Zagreb, Croatia.

Introduction

SECTION 1

Setting the Scene

1 Talent Systems: Whose Needs Do They Serve?

Andy Borrie

SECTION 2

Seeing a Different World

2 Seduced by an Enigma: Narrative Reflections on the Story of Talents

Kitrina Douglas

3 Making Talent Development a Meaningful Process

Noora Ronkainen and Violetta Oblinger-Peters

4 An Existential Approach to Talent Development

Kenneth Aggerholm

5 Craftsmanship: Healing Modern Talent Development Using 'Old Medicine'

Vidar Halldorsson and Andy Borrie

6 Salutogenesis: The Foundation for Supporting the Young Athlete

Andy Kirkland

7 Compassion: A Missing Link in Talent Development

Shuge Zhang, Courtney C. Walton and Amber Mosewich

8 Thriving in Youth Talent Development Environments

Michael Passaportis and Daniel J. Brown

SECTION 3

Experiencing a Different World

9 How Definitions of Success Impact on Talent Development: Bringing Long Win Thinking into Talent Development

Cath Bishop and Andy Borrie

10 The True Athlete Project (TAP)

Sam Parfitt and Andy Borrie

11 Being a Gentle Renegade: Building a Mindfulness Programme for Performance Sport

Sam Parfitt and Andy Borrie

12 From the Olympics to Mindfulness

Laurence Halsted and Andy Borrie

SECTION 4

Looking across the Landscape

13 Excellence Literacy: Weaving the Threads Together

Andy Borrie and Emily Ryall