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Talent Development Environments in Football: Comparing the Top-Five and Bottom-Five-Ranked Football Academies in Norway

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  • Kristian Gangsø

    (Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway)

  • Nils Petter Aspvik

    (Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway)

  • Ingar Mehus

    (Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway)

  • Rune Høigaard

    (Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway
    Department of Sport Science and Physical Education, University of Agder, 4604 Kristiansand, Norway)

  • Stig Arve Sæther

    (Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway)

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to examine junior-elite football players’ perception of their talent development environment by comparing clubs ranked as the top-five and bottom-five in the 2017 Norwegian academy classification. Methods: In total, 92 male junior-elite football players recruited from under-19 teams from five professional football club academies took part in the study. The Talent Development Environment Questionnaire (TDEQ-5; Martindale et al. 2010) was used to measure the players’ perceptions of their team environment. Results: The subscale long-term development focus and support network had the highest score and indicated that they perceived that the environment was high quality with respect to those factors. Players from the top-five-ranked clubs perceived their development environments to be significantly more positive with respect to holistic quality preparation, alignment of expectations, communication and, compared to players from the bottom-five-ranked clubs. Conclusions: The players’ perceptions of the talent development environment seem to be in alignment of the academy classification undertaken by the Norwegian top football association.

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  • Kristian Gangsø & Nils Petter Aspvik & Ingar Mehus & Rune Høigaard & Stig Arve Sæther, 2021. "Talent Development Environments in Football: Comparing the Top-Five and Bottom-Five-Ranked Football Academies in Norway," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(3), pages 1-7, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:3:p:1321-:d:491311
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    1. Javier Brazo-Sayavera & Pedro R Olivares & Georgios Andronikos & Russell J J Martindale, 2017. "Spanish version of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire for sport: Cultural adaptation and initial validation," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(6), pages 1-10, June.
    2. Candice E Thomas & Gavin Abbott & Paul B Gastin & Luana C Main, 2020. "Construct validity and reliability of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire in Caribbean youth track and field athletes," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(1), pages 1-15, January.
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