Recognizing and Improvement of Ability and Development of Talent in Volleyball : Undergraduate Thesis

Odbojka je sportska igra koju igraju dvije ekipe na igralištu podijeljenom mrežom. Da bi se postigli vrhunski rezultati u ovom sportu, uz posjedovanje odgovarajućih antropoloških karakteristika i sposobnosti, potrebno je dugo razdoblje sustavnog i upornog rada i vježbanja. Cilj rada je objasniti koliko je važno sustavno uključivati djecu u sport, na koji način prepoznati darovitost i što možemo učiniti kako bi pridonijeli razvoju talenta u odbojci. U radu će biti opisane teme prepoznavanja darovitosti, poticanja interesa za sport, multidisciplinarni pristup identifikaciji talenta, razvoj talenta te predstavljen program dugoročnog sportskog razvitka igrača/ice u odbojci. Prepoznavanje darovitosti i razvoj talenta vrlo je složen proces. Proces prepoznavanja darovitosti omogućuje relativno rano prepoznavanje potencijala dok proces razvoja talenta njeguje potencijale kroz mogućnost optimalnog treninga i uvjeta za rad.Volleyball is a sports game, played by two teams on the playing field. In order to achieve the best results in this sport, having the proper anthropological characteristics and abilities, it takes a long period of systematic and persistent work and exercise. The aim of the paper is to explain how important it is to systematically involve children in sport, how to recognize giftedness and what can we do to contribute to the development of talent in volleyball. The paper will discuss the topics of recognizing giftedness, promoting interest in sport, a multidisciplinary approach to talent identification, talent development, and introducing a program of long-term sports development of volleyball players. Recognizing giftedness and talent development is a very complex process. The talent-identification process enables relatively early recognition of potential while the process of talent development nurtures potentials through the ability of optimal training and working conditions