CLUSTER FORMATION APPROACH TO PREDICT SPORTS TALENT ADJUSTING ANTHROPOMETRIC AND MOTOR ABILITIES

Abstract

Abstract- Talent identification and location in India are still done using manual calculations, coaches' gut instincts, and selectors' experience. Most of these are either biased to a certain ability of athletes or subjective ways of talent selection. The objective of the study is to build a cluster-based model to identify sporting talent based on their age and adjusted values as per their anthropometric and motor abilities, total of 175 subjects were part of the study. Anthropometric and motor abilities measurements were taken Using standard procedures guided by the Khelo India scheme, a flagship program by Govt. Of India. Results revealed 6 clusters in which homogeneous selections 27, 53, 20, 28, etc. could be done with determining factors in each cluster. It also displays the elements most responsible for the selection process among the clusters. Keywords- Talent Identification, Clusters, Athletic ability, Anthropometrics, motor abilities, Physical Abilities