I went to a leadership conference recently and there was a group of sports management people there... people that worked with scouts from the AFL, NRL, NFL, Cricket, NBA, Premier league etc
The question was posed to them by what can only assume was an avid sports fan: what's the number 1 quality you look for in a young talent that you're looking to recruit.
Around the table, person to person they all answered the same thing.
Anyone want to wager a guess?
Skill?
Work rate?
Attitude?
Leadership?
* Something else? (edited for clarity)
I'll post the answer soon
The Number one desired quality that talent scouts look for in elite sports men
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Marketability.
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Re: The Number one desired quality that talent scouts look for in elite sports men
attitude
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Re: The Number one desired quality that talent scouts look for in elite sports men
two legs and arms. always.
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Their name is Jack or Josh or Jake?
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Re: The Number one desired quality that talent scouts look for in elite sports men
Given it's a leadership conference, I'm going to say the most desired attribute is following orders without question.
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How well they hoover the shagpile
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resilience
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"Pleasin" attitude and from a good family!
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Currently a NO on all guesses
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Re: The Number one desired quality that talent scouts look for in elite sports men
First thing they see with their eyes would be the skill of the athlete
I'd say after they take notice of the skills they'd want to see on field leadership and they'd want to talk to the person to understand if they are a natural born leader
So imo it has to be skills first and leadership second
I'd say after they take notice of the skills they'd want to see on field leadership and they'd want to talk to the person to understand if they are a natural born leader
So imo it has to be skills first and leadership second
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Unshakable self-belief. Bet each way maybe: determination.
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Re: The Number one desired quality that talent scouts look for in elite sports men
Are you asking people to choose only 1 of the qualities that you stated in the op OR are they just prompts and suggestions?
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nah, it's gotta be all four limbs. and in good working order.
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Re: The Number one desired quality that talent scouts look for in elite sports men
hunger. competitiveness.
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Re: The Number one desired quality that talent scouts look for in elite sports men
Can I name three?
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Re: The Number one desired quality that talent scouts look for in elite sports men
prompts and suggestionsJosh Battle wrote: ↑Mon 12 Aug 2019 2:42amAre you asking people to choose only 1 of the qualities that you stated in the op OR are they just prompts and suggestions?
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Re: The Number one desired quality that talent scouts look for in elite sports men
Not quite... but the closest so farHarves Man wrote: ↑Mon 12 Aug 2019 2:25am Unshakable self-belief. Bet each way maybe: determination.