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(Image: Pixabay CC0) It would be possible to predict the future performance of young players using variables other than on-ice performance. Martin Saint-Louis: never drafted. Jonathan Marchessault: never drafted. Tom Brady: drafted 199th. The cases of these three athletes, who rose to the top of their sport after being grossly underestimated by scouts, illustrate just how perilous an exercise it can be to identify promising youngsters. A study published in the Journal of Sports Sciences by a research team from Laval University's School of Psychology suggests that the risk of making such mistakes could be reduced by assessing certain psychological characteristics of young players, particularly those whose talent has not yet fully emerged. To demonstrate this, the researchers enlisted the help of 95 field hockey players aged 15 or 16.
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