Building on the conceptual foundations established in qualitative research examining the lives of US female Olympians (Burton, VanHeest, Reis, & Rallis, in review) the following factors were indicated as important to talent development for female athletes: relationships with family, coaches, sport and teammates (lived relations), space available for training at the elite level (lived space), time for development and opportunity to participate (lived time), and the importance of the body and the influence of injury (lived body). A pilot study involving elite women participating in track and field at the intercollegiate level was utilized to develop a quantitative instrument to better evaluate factors necessary to foster the development of talent in female athletes (Burton & Gore, 2005). Survey development included analysis of face validity through consultation of experts in the field, including elite female track and field coaches and athletes, and faculty with expertise in talent development. Initial factors identified in the pilot study were labeled as Teammate Relations, Training Support and Sport Importance. This research project sought to refine the quantitative instrument to assess talent development using female Division I athletes competing in either team or individual sports. Face validity and content validity for the instrument were assessed using a panel of faculty and graduate students with expertise in women's athletics and/or talent development. The survey was administered online via email to 887 female athletes. A sample of 399 athletes (n=399) representing basketball (n=18), field hockey (n=28), golf (n=23), soccer (n=48), softball (n=42), swimming (n=87), tennis (n=24), and track and field (n=129) completed the survey, for a response rate of 45%. Principal axis factoring with Varimax rotation was used to explore the underlying structure of the survey. The measure of sampling adequacy, KMO = .711, indicated an acceptable level of sampling adequacy. A seven factor solution was retained for analysis based on Kaiser's (1970) criterion to retain eigenvalues greater than 1, Cattell's (1966) scree test, and Horn's (1965) parallel analysis. This seven factor solution accounted for 56% of the total variance. The factors were labeled Performance Under Stress, Performance when Sick/Injured, Sport Importance, Teammate Relations, Training Support, Access to Sport Support/Facilities, and Family Relations. Three factors from the pilot study remained in the solution, but use of a larger sample for this project yielded a more complete factor structure that included all dimensions of talent development as identified in the initial conceptual framework. Keyword(s): athletics/sports, gender issues, research