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Scouting Intangibles: Finding What Statistics Can't Measure

Scouting Intangibles: Finding What Statistics Can't Measure

Guenter, Ryan

Hardcover

Sports GeneralHockey

Publisher Price: $30.99

ISBN10: 1038375053
ISBN13: 9781038375056
Publisher: FriesenPress
Published: Sep 1 2026
Pages: 198
Weight: 0.96
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What is that some thing a player possesses that creates a champion, or, conversely, a bust?

This was the question a University of Alberta research team sought to answer through a project entitled, Exploring the Intangible Player Characteristics that Junior Hockey Scouts Consider When Evaluating Draft-Eligible Prospects. The eventual results found their way into the 2019 edition of The Sport Psychologist (volume 33, issue 4), entitled Talent Identification in Youth Ice Hockey: Exploring 'Intangible' Player Characteristics. The foundation of information presented within relies heavily upon the UofA research as well as other empirical studies pertaining to talent identification (TiD).

The decision to write this book was motivated by a desire to share the results without any literary restrictions required for research and/or publication within an academic journal. In other words, presenting the information in a less formal writing style with the literary freedom to share my own opinion was appealing.

The goal from the outset was to provide useful information for young athletes from any sport that hope to be discovered, selected, drafted, or signed.

Additionally, parents of young athletes might benefit from information about the scouting process, and the considerations TiD experts use to make final decisions. However, while the supporting evidence was drawn from other team and individual sport research, this study was conducted specifically within the sport of hockey.

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