title: A closer look at the FTEM framework. Response to "More of the same? Comment on 'An integrated framework for the optimisation of sport and athlete development: a practitioner approach'".
abstract: The Foundations, Talent, Elite and Mastery (FTEM) framework was designed through the lens of a world leading high-performance sport agency to assist sporting stakeholders operationalise and research their whole of sport development pathways (Gulbin, J. P., Croser, M. J., Morley, E. J., & Weissensteiner, J. R. (2013). An integrated framework for the optimisation of sport and athlete development: A practitioner approach. Journal of Sport Sciences, 31, 1319-1331). In response to the commentary by MacNamara and Collins (2013) (Journal of Sports Sciences, doi:10.1080/02640414.2013. 855805), it was possible to document many inaccurate, false and misleading statements based on inattentive reading of the original article. We reinforce that: FTEM is a holistic framework of sport and athlete development and not a surrogate for a talent identification ( TID) model; bio-psycho-social components of development are liberally embedded throughout the FTEM framework; and the combined research and applied insights of development practitioners provide strong ecological validity for the consideration of stakeholders looking to explore applied approaches to athlete pathway management.
authors.affiliation: a Ressort Leistungssport, Swiss Federal Institute of Sport , Magglingen , Switzerland.
authors.forename: Jason P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gulbin
authors.forename: Morag J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Croser
authors.forename: Elissa J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Morley
authors.forename: Juanita R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Weissensteiner
mesh_terms: D001076:Aptitude; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D013177:Sports