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ATLETİK PERFORMANS GENLERİ ve ATLETİK YETENEĞİN BELİRLENMESİNE İLİŞKİN YAKLAŞIMLAR
ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE GENES AND APPROACHES TO DETERMINING ATHLETIC ABILITY

Author(s): Furkan İLGÜN, Volkan GÜNAY, Selim YILDIRIM, Mesut Cerit
Subject(s): Sports Studies
Published by: Sage Yayınları
Keywords: Genealogy; athletic performance; talent selection;

Summary/Abstract: Genetic testing, which is comes to the fore on the grounds that athletic performance is partially due to genetic factors, offers a way to determine the benefits of genealogy before adapting to adult performance traits to take the talent selection process forward. While some argue that the many years and thousands of hours of training determination and dedicated effort required to produce elite talent are sufficient, hereditary studies and the the backgrounds of athlete families are clear evidence that innate qualities give certain individuals an advantage for athletic performance. Undoubtedly, athletes with a favorable genetic profile who interact with correct training practices are more likely to achieve higher performance levels. What matters is whether genetic screeening techniques can identfy the natural advantage or talent in question as part of talent identification programs. As of today, it is understood that the majority of the skills acquired are due to the combination of both innate inheritance and external environmental factors and lifestyle. Although only 1 out of 10,000 people is doomed to top sports success, the possibility that genetic screeening will identify that person better than current talent identification strategies also seems quite optimistic.

  • Issue Year: 12/2020
  • Issue No: 48
  • Page Range: 166-174
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Turkish