Selection/Interview Criteria for Drafting Players - 07/08/21

Doi : 10.1016/j.psc.2021.04.012

David Putrino, PT, PhD ^a,^⁎ , Paul H. Groenewal, PsyD ^b, Rosemarie Perry, PhD ^c,^d
^a Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, Box 1240, New York, NY 10029, USA
^b Inspire Wellness, Glen Rock, NJ, USA
^c Social Creatures, Brooklyn, NY, USA
^d Department of Applied Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, USA

^∗Corresponding author.

Résumé

One important element for forming and cultivating a high performing team in any sport is player selection. For most professional sports, this is an intense period whereby coaching, performance, and administrative staff must work together and use collective wisdom to identify players who have the best probability of consistent high performance. The stakes of a draft are high: the wrong choice can be incredibly costly and impact a team’s performance and culture for many years. This article identifies and details common features of the drafting procedure, followed by a discussion of best practices for structuring and executing a draft protocol.

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Keywords : Athlete performance, Talent identification, Talent selection, Draft selection