Scout (talent)

Talent scouts identify and evaluate athletes for teams and organisations. The work involves watching games and athletes, assessing talent and potential, analysing performance, building knowledge of prospects, and recommending players to sign or recruit, combining a trained eye with judgment about future potential.

They work for teams, clubs, and organisations. The role suits knowledgeable, perceptive, well-travelled people with a deep eye for talent who can evaluate athletes and project their potential, watch and assess extensively, build and maintain knowledge of prospects, and combine the trained judgment with the persistence that finding and evaluating talent requires.