Talent inclusion: An imperfect solution to genetic testing in sport - Response to commentaries

McAuley, Alexander B. T. and Baker, Joseph and Johnston, Kathryn and Varley, Ian and Herbert, Adam J. and Suraci, Bruce and Hughes, David C. and Tsaprouni, Loukia and Kelly, Adam L. (2024) Talent inclusion: An imperfect solution to genetic testing in sport - Response to commentaries. Current Issues in Sport Science (CISS), 9 (1). 002. ISSN 2414-6641

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Abstract

We are extremely grateful our esteemed colleagues Craig Pickering, Duarte Araújo, Keith Davids, and Kevin Till have read and offered insightful reflections on the target article “Talent inclusion and genetic testing in sport: A practitioner’s guide”. We take the opportunity in the present article to respond to the three commentaries provided by these authors. In our target article, we highlighted at this moment in time, there is unequivocal disapproval in the scientific community with regards to the implementation of genetic testing in sport. Despite an insufficient evidence base, however, various stakeholders (e.g., athletes, support staff) have used, and will likely continue using, genetic tests. We offered potential explanations regarding the allure of genetic information to sports stakeholders before suggesting some imperfect solutions in terms of increasing genetic literacy, promoting talent inclusion, and following a minimum set of best practice guidelines.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	10.36950/2024.1ciss002
Dates:	Date Event 24 June 2024 Accepted 24 June 2024 Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords:	athlete development, genomics, high performance, polymorphism, talent identification
Subjects:	CAH03 - biological and sport sciences > CAH03-02 - sport and exercise sciences > CAH03-02-01 - sport and exercise sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences > College of Life Sciences
Depositing User:	Gemma Tonks
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2025 10:26
Last Modified:	29 Jul 2025 10:26
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/16540

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