Talent Identification Best on Skill Above Average and Creativity in Youth Football Athletes

Abstract

Identification athletic talent is an important step that serves as the fundamental basis for the success of sports performance development systems, especially in soccer. The success or failure of a performance development system is greatly influenced by the talent identification process. However, there is still much speculation about the effectiveness of this instrument in identifying talented players, due to a lack of standardization in academic football circles. The purpose of this study is to test the validity and reliability of the skill above average and creativity test instruments for football athletes. This study is a development study conducted using a quantitative and qualitative approach. Data collection was carried out using the Delphi technique, involving five experts. Data analysis used the V-Aiken validity test, Cronbach Alpha, and Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC) to test inter-rater reliability. Based on the results of the validity and reliability tests, the skill above average and creativity test instruments have a high level of validity and a good level of reliability. The validity test using V-Aiken yielded a result of 0.88, and the reliability test using Intraclass Correlation Coefficient ICC) showed a score of 0.789. Thus, the above-average skill and creativity test instrument for soccer athletes, which covers four aspects, namely anthropometry, physical, skills, and intelligence tests, can be used.