Social Talent Scouting: A New Opportunity for the Identification of Football Players?

• Authors: Elena Radicchi , Michele Mozzachiodi
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper investigates the diffusion of digital technologies within the football talent scouting process. A qualitative exploration based on open discussions and unstructured interviews with professionals involved in the football system (coaches, scouts, players’ agents, etc.) provides insights about how new technologies are used for recruiting athletes. The findings, which are mainly in the context of Italian football, indicate a cultural and generational gap in the use of new digital tools that creates a mismatch between young promising athletes (demand side) and “senior” team professionals (supply side).

Keywords

EN

visual talent scouting; football players; new media

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 70
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 28-43

Dates

published

2016-06-01

received

2016-02-22

accepted

2016-04-04

online

2016-05-09

Contributors

author

Elena Radicchi

• University of Florence, Italy

author

Michele Mozzachiodi

• University of Florence, Italy

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/pcssr-2016-0012