Deteção e seleção de talentos em andebol : diferentes perspetivas

In seeking to maximize athletic performance, optimizing the improvement of players, we find a line of study that focuses on the detection, selection and talent development. The talent is one of the fundamental constraints to access to excellence in competitive sport. Its identification is the first step to select individuals with the characteristics required to achieve the improvement sports through a complex process of expertise. The aim of this work is essentially to realize how it is made detection and selection of talent in Handball and understand how countries reference to the sport develop their work. In this sense, we choose in addition to Portugal, France, Spain and Denmark. We want to see how these four countries invest and develop detection and talent selection, taking into account the different characteristics of countries in many different contexts. So we can see that each country invests in talent selection and detection taking into account the financial capacity, the development and popularity of the sport. In all three countries, with the exception of Portugal, the Handball is a sport with great impact not only through their championships as well as the level of selections. All invest in detection and selection of talents initially by direct observation and collection of anthropometric data, and organize their structure depending on the size of your country. With the exception of France all other countries after detecting the taletos, fits us in selection schemes open. France chooses to create training centers where these young people will develop their skills. These centers are autonomous although the supervision and guidance of the technical staff of the federation. All countries except Portugal, opt to develop regional selections, thereby widening the recruitment base within a competitive framework extra club.

Relationship between antropometric, corporal composition and performance in young swimmers, boys and girls

The young athlete is physiologically unique from the adult and must be considered differently. The growth and development of their bones, muscles, nerves, and organs largely dictate their physiological and performance capacities (Bar–Or, 1983; Costill & Wilmore, 1994; Stager et al., 2008). Swimming performance, and the required times to reach a competition (TAC), shoud look for those diferences and should be compatibles with them.

A System Dynamics-Based Simulation Experiment for Testing Mental Model and Performance Effects of Using the Balanced Scorecard

This study develops a theoretical model that explains the effectiveness of the balanced scorecard approach by means of a system dynamics and feedback learning perspective. Presumably, the balanced scorecard leads to a better understanding of context, allowing managers to externalize and improve their mental models. We present a set of hypotheses about the influence of the balanced scorecard approach on mental models and performance. A test based on a simulation experiment that uses a system dynamics model is performed. The experiment included three types of parameters: financial indicators; balanced scorecard indicators; and balanced scorecard indicators with the aid of a strategy map review. Two out of the three hypotheses were confirmed. It was concluded that a strategy map review positively influences mental model similarity, and mental model similarity positively influences performance.

Modeling the Diffusion of Energy Performance Contracting

The Portuguese Energy Policy considers the development of a commercially viable and competitive market for energy performance contracting (EPC) as a main mechanism to achieve the objectives of energy efficiency improvement. This paper proposes a study to investigate how to achieve widespread adoption of energy performance contracting by means of system dynamics modelling and simulation. To explore and gather insights on this question, a system dynamics model representing the system of the Portuguese EPC market at industry level will be created. The simulation of that model will provide a helpful basis for analysing and explaining the development of key variables, and accelerating learning on the managerial, organizational and political adaptation processes that foster the diffusion of EPC adoption. The first phase of this research project aims at identifying and analysing the key factors and critical cause-effect relations that drive the adoption of EPC. With this purpose, a qualitative content analysis on relevant documents was performed and a set of interviews was conducted. That data was analysed to capture the critical variables and its interrelation to formulate a preliminary representation of the system structure as stock and flow diagrams.