There appears to be general agreement that interaction with significant challenge should be a central feature of the development pathways for future high performers. There is, however, far less clarity about how such programs should be designed and delivered against core psychological principles. Accordingly, the purpose of this paper is to offer guidelines for talent development practitioners seeking to offer athletes the opportunity to maximize their growth and development. The authors propose that genuinely developmental experiences will likely offer a level of emotional disturbance and, as a result, more fully engage performers, prompting self and other facilitated reflection, and motivate future action. Furthermore, there is a necessity for these experiences and their follow-up, to be managed in a coherent manner and integrated with existing skills, experience, and future performance aims. In highlighting these issues, the authors offer recommendations for talent development coaches, managers, psychologists, and parents of athletes.

人们似乎普遍同意，与重大挑战的互动应该是未来高绩效者发展途径的核心特征。但是，关于如何根据核心心理学原理设计和实施此类程序的了解却很少。因此，本文的目的是为寻求人才发展的实践者提供指导，以为运动员提供最大化其成长和发展的机会。作者认为，真正的发展经历可能会提供一定程度的情绪障碍，从而使表演者更加充分地参与进来，促使自我和其他促进反思的行为，并激发未来的行动。此外，这些经验及其后续措施是必要的，以一致的方式进行管理，并与现有技能，经验和未来绩效目标进行整合。在强调这些问题时，作者为人才发展教练，经理，心理学家和运动员父母提供了建议。