In an ecosystem of continually nurturing youth talent, clubs identify and mentor younger players.
The global media has focused a lot of attention on striker Jong Tae-Se, a fascinating blend of Korean identity, youth, and soccer talent.
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On a more highbrow note, Asia has a classical music version of American Idol, albeit untelevised--the Asian Youth Orchestra, which seeks musical talent from Hong Kong, China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia.
"We lost a lad who I thought might make it through, but we've still got a lot of Asian talent playing in our youth teams... so we're hoping they'll be able to progress, " says Mr Lawn.
Sidat demanded that the Confederation of African Football (Caf) impose tough punishments on age cheats, if youth football is to truly develop budding talent n the continent.
Sid Simmons, a 74-year-old blind man, will also show off his talent, paintings of scenes of his youth from memory.
The reality is that running a successful youth academy is as much about scouting and attracting talent as it is about teaching the game.
You could argue that, after Barcelona's vaunted La Masia youth academy, Arsenal is its biggest source of talent, having dispatched seven players to the Camp Nou in that time.
Benitez has expressed his frustration at the lack of talent coming through and moves to restructure the youth structure began when former Liverpool winger Steve Heighway stepped down as academy coach in April 2007.
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The show will also feature more than 100 members of Only Boys Aloud, the spin-off youth choir of Only Men Aloud and finalists in Britain's Got Talent.
Rebecca Chin has been a member, leader, and creative talent within the Philadelphia Suns, a volunteer-led, youth organization, which focuses on community building by offering educational, cultural, social, athletic, and service opportunities for Asian American youth, since high school.
Sadly, the image of someone using hard work and talent to rise phoenix-like from the ashes of an unhappy youth is more myth than reality.
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Forget the gentle-paced table tennis played out in a mate's garage or down the youth club, the first to 21 points quick to gloat about his or her superior talent.
New Zealand need to increase their talent pool but it is going to take time if the performance of their youth team at the last Under-19 World Cup, where they lost to Nepal in the Plate final after failing to progress in the main competition, is any indication.
By helping Chinese youth grow as bright, inquisitive minds, we benefit from a larger and stronger pool of young researcher talent that we can hire.
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When youth academies work and Barcelona is a case in point it's not really about producing talent.
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