How do sports scouts determine a player’s potential?

Question

E.g. there’s two players in the squad, both 16 years old. How do scouts know that one of them will be better in the future (potential)?

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Answer 1

There’s a football player for Spain at the moment Yamal who is 16/17. He plays like he he has already been playing for 20 years because he’s so mature about his game. You wouldn’t think based on his game how young he is. If you saw him next to your average 16 yr old good player it’s night and day.