Education World – Steve Haberlin
“I think some parallels can be drawn between identifying gifted students in the classroom and scouting for talents in sports. For instance, baseball scouts operate on various levels (e.g. high school, college, minor league) when looking to recruit. Baseball scouts also spend ample lengths of time observing players in their natural environment; they don’t base decisions generally on one occurrence but base their selections on repeated observations and gathering much data. Also, decisions to draft players are also commonly made my multiple scouts orteam staff. Finally, if players are deemed “good enough,” they are typically given a try-out, perhaps invited to join a practice or exhibition session.” (more)