Kristian Gangsø1, Nils Petter Aspvik1, Ingar Mehus1, Rune Høigaard1,2, Stig Arve Sæther1. 1. Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway. 2. Department of Sport Science and Physical Education, University of Agder, 4604 Kristiansand, 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.
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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Keywords:
football; talent development environment questionnaire; youth sports
Authors: Russell J J Martindale; Dave Collins; John C K Wang; Michael McNeill; Kok Sonk Lee; John Sproule; Tony Westbury Journal: J Sports Sci Date: 2010-09 Impact factor: 3.337