Cognitive biases of talent scouts can undermine sports teams' success
Phys.org
February 17, 2026
Sports talent scouts' decisions are influenced by various common cognitive biases that can affect their work and undermine team success, a paper published in the International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology has suggested. The research team reviewed the scientific and popular literature in the field covering close to 200 cognitive biases, or logical fallacies that result in decisions being less than fully rational. They then identified 38 biases with a high likelihood of affecting talent identification and selection in sports and created a framework that grouped them into clusters.
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Originally published on Phys.org on 2/17/2026