{"id":2430,"date":"2020-06-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/vlogs\/talent-pathways-fa-kate-baker\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:20:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:20:05","slug":"talent-pathways-fa-kate-baker","status":"publish","type":"vlog","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/talent-pathways-fa-kate-baker\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Know When a Young Athlete is Ready to Take the Next Step?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1210768204.jpg);\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__overlay grad-overlay content-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <p class=\"es-label es-label--md\">\n                                Jun 11, 2020                            <\/p>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\" class=\"theme-dark hero__back-link back-link es-label es-label--sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--md icon--arrow-left\"><\/span>Videos<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__title\">How Do You Know When a Young Athlete is Ready to Take the Next Step?<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n        \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <section class=\"es-section theme-light hero__sidebar-wrapper container\">\n        <div class=\"hero__sidebar\">\n                            <div class=\"category-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Category<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/category\/human-performance\/\" rel=\"tag\">Human Performance<\/a>                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"share-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Share<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/talent-pathways-fa-kate-baker\/\">Facebook<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/talent-pathways-fa-kate-baker\/&#038;text=How Do You Know When a Young Athlete is Ready to Take the Next Step?\">Twitter<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Here's a Leaders In Sport article for you &amp;body=Check out this article: How Do You Know When a Young Athlete is Ready to Take the Next Step?. https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/talent-pathways-fa-kate-baker\/\">Email<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"#copyLink\" id=\"copyButton\" class=\"copy-link-clipboard\">Copy Link<\/a>\n                  <div id=\"textToCopy\" class=\"font-hidden\">https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/talent-pathways-fa-kate-baker\/<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<!-- blocks\/section -->\n<section\n  class=\"es-section flexible-section  text-only theme-light\"\n    >\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                                    <div class=\"bg-striped-pattern__inner section-padding-top section-padding-bottom\">\n                <div class=\"es-section__inner col-parent col-parent--stack-sm\">\n                                            <div class=\"es-section__sidebar es-section__sidebar--sticky col col--12 \">\n                                                            <p class=\"es-section__label es-label es-label--md\">Kate Baker, Head of Player Insights at the FA, discusses the signs her organisation looks for in terms of potential and performance.<\/p>\n                            \n                                                                <div class=\"video video__inline\">\n                                        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/410696200\/57f79ae5fb\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Are they showing conscientiousness or self-management on and off the pitch?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier that day, Baker spoke onstage at the 2019 London Leaders Sport Performance Summit at Twickenham Stadium about <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance\/summit-session-leveraging-data-for-decision-making-in-the-world-of-football\/\">the FA&#8217;s ability to leverage data in its decision-making processes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here, she found another five minutes to outline how the England Player Pathway is established to not only service the senior team but to give young players a taste of competition and success.<\/p>\n<p>Potential, performance and opportunity are major considerations, while coaches are essential in ensuring young players have honing the skills and attributes to develop their talent.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Could you and your team be making better use of your performance metrics?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If so, then the latest Leaders Performance Institute Special Report, <em>Analyse This: Managing Your Metrics<\/em>, will be right up your street. It features a variety of sports organisations, from the <strong>San Antonio Spurs<\/strong> and <strong>England Netball<\/strong>, to the <strong>Wests Tigers<\/strong> and <strong>Tennis Australia<\/strong>, via <strong>British Skeleton<\/strong>. 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