Successful talent development environments in female Scandinavian Handball: Constellations of communities of practice and its implications for role modeling and interactions between talents, senior players and coaches

Talent development is a sociocultural affair. The social learning perspective is rarely used for the study of talent development in sport, although it is broadly known in the domain of education. This article examines the way in which communities of practice are connected within two exceptional successful talent development environments, what characterises talents’ movements across communities of practice within the club, and what characterises the interactions between talents, senior players and coaches. Drawing on Wenger’s notion of communities of practice, constellations of interconnected practices and boundary encounters, it identifies how the two environments were characterised by (1) a well-functioning constellation of several CoPs, (2) opportunities for talents to participate and engage in various CoPs (3), individually adjusted feedback from coach to player combined with communication between the players with different positions in the CoPs and not only coach instructions, and (4) senior elite players’ engaging behaviours in regard to newcomers in the boundary encounters and thereby legitimate peripheral participation opportunities for talented players. (5) The coaches were the key to coordinate the interconnected practices and social interactions between the ‘youth CoP’ and ‘senior elite CoP’.Talent development is a sociocultural affair. The social learning perspective is rarely used for the study of talent development in sport, although it is broadly known in the domain of education. This article examines the way in which communities of practice are connected within two exceptional successful talent development environments, what characterises talents’ movements across communities of practice within the club, and what characterises the interactions between talents, senior players and coaches. Drawing on Wenger’s notion of communities of practice, constellations of interconnected practices and boundary encounters, it identifies how the two environments were characterised by (1) a well-functioning constellation of several CoPs, (2) opportunities for talents to participate and engage in various CoPs (3), individually adjusted feedback from coach to player combined with communication between the players with different positions in the CoPs and not only coach instructions, and (4) senior elite players’ engaging behaviours in regard to newcomers in the boundary encounters and thereby legitimate peripheral participation opportunities for talented players. (5) The coaches were the key to coordinate the interconnected practices and social interactions between the ‘youth CoP’ and ‘senior elite CoP’

Shared Features of Successful Interorganizational Collaboration to Promote Local Talent Development Environments in Denmark

The aim of this study was to explore 11 case examples of successful talent development collaborations between sport federations, municipalities, and local clubs in Denmark in order to identify potential shared features of successful collaborations. We hypothesized that each case example would be unique, but that they would also share features that could be organized to provide practitioners with a model to guide the improvement of their practice. Grounded in the holistic ecological approach, the study was designed as a multiple case study to facilitate a cross-case analysis. Three Danish sport federations (handball, ice hockey, and swimming), nine municipalities, and eleven local clubs participated in the study, and the data was generated from 23 semi-structured interviews with stakeholders. Analysis led to the construction of six shared features of successful interorganizational collaboration organized into: (1) a list of features (SFIC-TD) with positive and opposite pole descriptors and three categories: collaborative philosophy, collaborative decisions, and collaborative actions, and (2) an applied framework termed the pyramid model for optimization of interorganizational collaboration in talent development (PIC-TD) which illustrates how the abovementioned categories lead to collaborative outcomes. Developing a shared philosophy of talent development was found to be a foundational starting point for successful collaboration between relevant organizations on the micro- and macro-level to improve the local athletic talent development environment

Antropometrik Özelliklerin Mini Voleybolcuların Servis Performanslarına Etkileri

oai:ojs.www.besad.org:article/4Bu çalışmanın amacı, antropometrik özelliklerin küçük yaştaki sporcuların voleybolda servis performansına etkilerinin olup olmadığının incelenmesidir. Modifiye bir voleybol oyunu olan mini voleybol sporuna katılım sağlayan ve yaşları 10 ve 11 olan 14 kız ve 17 erkek denek gönüllü olarak bu araştırmaya katılmıştır. Voleybolda başarıyı etkileyen temel becerilerden bir tanesi servis atışıdır. Deneklerin alttan servis performanslarının değerlendirilmesinde, araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilen alttan servis performans testi (ASPeT) kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin analizi sonucunda kol boyu uzunluğunun erkeklerde performans üzerinde herhangi bir fark yaratmadığı, kız oyuncularda ise kol boyu uzunluğunun alttan servis performansına etkisinin olduğu bulunmuştur (p<0,01). Adölesan dönemde meydana gelen gelişimsel farklılıklara bağlı olarak, bireyler arasında antropometrik özelliklerde de farkların oluşabileceği ve performans farklılıklarının da görülebileceği ancak zaman içerisinde bu avantajın/dezavantajın nötralize olabileceği bilindiğinden, sportif performansın değerlendirilmesinde adölesan dönemde performans değerlendirmesi yapılırken antropometrik özelliklerin dikkatli bir şekilde değerlendirilmesi gerektiği sonucuna varılmıştır

A world class academy in professional football:: The case of Ajax Amsterdam

The holistic ecological approach puts an emphasis on the environment in which prospective elite athletes develop. Applying the holistic ecological approach, this article examines talent development among male under-19 football players at Ajax Amsterdam which has a history of successfully developing several of its juniors to top-level international players. Principal methods of data collection include interviews, participant observations of daily life in the environment, and analysis of documents. The environment was centred around the relationship between players and a clubhouse community consisting of a team of coaches, teachers, experts, and managers that helped the players to focus on: Handling dual careers (sport and school), developing mental toughness, social skills and work ethic. Furthermore, the environment was characterised by a strong, open, and cohesive organisational culture based on each player as an investment, social responsibility and individual development before winning matches. We argue that the holistic ecological approach holds the potential to inspire coaches and practitioners to be sensitive to and analyse not only the individual player’s athletic development but also the overall strategies and organisational settings, in the talent development environment

To rest or to compete?:A 4-week cohort study of analgesic use and willingness to compete hurt in Danish youth elite athletes

OBJECTIVES: To assess the association between analgesic use and willingness to compete hurt (WCH) in Danish youth elite athletes, and to explore factors associated with such willingness.DESIGN: 4-week prospective cohort study.METHODS: 592 Danish youth elite athletes (15-20 years) completed a baseline questionnaire assessing demographic information, sport history, and WCH, and provided weekly reports on analgesic use for 4 weeks via text messages. Analgesic use was categorized as no use (0 weeks) or use across 1, 2, 3, or 4 weeks, and as the total number of days with analgesic use. Multinomial logistic regression and zero-inflated negative binomial regression analyses estimated the association between analgesic use and WCH. Linear backward stepwise regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with WCH.RESULTS: Overall, risk of analgesic use increased significantly with increasing WCH scores (relative risk ratios ranging from 1.06 (95% CI 1.0 to 1.12%) to 1.34% (95% CI 1.15 to 1.57)). The incidence rate of analgesic use increased significantly with increasing WCH scores (incidence rate ratio 1.09 (95% CI 1.04 to 1.14)). Associations between the investigated possible antecedent factors and WCH were weak and not considered practically important (R 2 = 0.05 or lower). CONCLUSIONS: Higher WCH scores were associated with increasing risk of analgesic use, irrespective of the underlying reason for the use, in Danish youth elite athletes, suggesting that analgesics may be an ingrained part of a sport-specific culture of risk acceptance. Future studies should include measures of culture, norms, and social interaction to better explain the variance in WCH.</p

Chapter 5 Miljøets betydning i elitesport

"In recent years there has been an increased focus on the importance of the environment for the development of elite athletes. In order to understand the factors that contribute to or limit an athlete’s sporting development, it is not enough to study only the individual but the whole environment in which the athlete develops. The purpose of this chapter is to investigate what characterizes a successful elite sport environment in Danish badminton. An elite sports environment that continuously manages to create senior results at the highest international level and win medals at the European championships, the World championships and the Olympics. The study was organized as a case study of the national elite sports center in Badminton Denmark (BD). Data was based on interviews with players, coaches and managers, observations on training and in competitions, meetings and analysis of documents. The environment was centered on self-understanding based on “us against the rest of the world” and a fundamental value in the environment was to create intelligent players while focusing on individual development through high training quality. The organizational culture was characterized by being: 1) a well documented, quality oriented and dialogue-based learning environment, 2) an environment with hard competition and 3) an environment with proximal role models.""De seneste år har der været stigende fokus på miljøets betydning for udvikling af eliteidrætsudøvere. Det er sket ud fra en erkendelse af, at hvis man ønsker at forstå de faktorer, der medvirker til eller begrænser en udøvers sportslige udvikling, er det ikke nok kun at studere den enkelte atlet, men hele miljøet, som udøveren udvikler sig i. Formålet med dette kapitel er at undersøge, hvad der karakteriserer et succesfuldt eliteidrætsmiljø i dansk badminton, dvs. et eliteidrætsmiljø, der kontinuerligt formår at skabe seniorresultater på højeste internationale niveau og vinde medaljer ved EM, VM og OL. Undersøgelsen var et casestudie af eliteidrætsmiljøet i Badminton Danmark (BD). Der er indsamlet data fra interviews med spillere, trænere og ledere, observationer under træning og turneringer, interne møder og analyse af dokumenter. Miljøet var centreret omkring en selvforståelse baseret på ”os mod resten af verden”, og en grundlæggende værdi i miljøet var at skabe intelligente spillere og samtidig have fokus på individuel udvikling igennem høj træningskvalitet. Organisationskulturen var konstrueret som: 1) et veldokumenteret, kvalitetsorienteret og dialogbaseret læringsmiljø, 2) et miljø med hård intern konkurrence og 3) et miljø med nære rollemodeller.

Yöneticilerin Takım Çalışması Etkinlikleri İle Desteklenmiş Kalite Yönetimi Eğitimine Katılıma Bakış Açılarının Değerlendirilmesi

The aim of this study was to examine the thoughts of the organizational managers who participated in quality management training which was enhanced by group dynamics activities. For this purpose, group dynamics activities were carried out during the training of 60 administrators, including academic and administrative personnel, who had attended the 2-day Hitit University Quality Management Training. The participants were asked to take part in three twenty-minute sessions of group dynamics events. Following the Quality Management Training, a web-based survey was conducted to obtain data from the participants by using the evaluation form designed by the researchers. It was concluded that participation in the group dynamics activities contributed to increase the efficiency of the training, increased the motivation for the training participation, and affected the sense of belonging at work positively.Bu çalışmanın amacı, kurum içi eğitim toplantısı olarak düzenlenen Kalite Yönetimi Eğitimi’ne katılım sağlayan üniversite yöneticileri için tasarlanmış olan takım çalışması etkinliklerine iştirak eden yöneticilerin bu aktivitelere katılıma ilişkin görüşlerinin incelenmesidir. Araştırma kapsamında, 2 gün süre ile devam etmiş olan Hitit Üniversitesi Kalite Yönetimi Eğitimi’ne katılan, akademik ve idari personelin yer aldığı 60 yöneticiye eğitim süresince takım çalışması etkinlikleri uygulamaları yaptırılmıştır. Katılımcılara, eğitim seanslarının aralarında olacak şekilde dört kez 20’şer dakikalık etkinlikler planlanmıştır. Etkinliklere katılımın etkilerinin değerlendirilmesi amacıyla, araştırmacılar tarafından tasarlanan değerlendirme formu kullanılarak web tabanlı veri toplama yöntemi ile elde edilen bilgilere göre, takım çalışması etkinliklerine katılımın, yöneticilerin eğitimin veriminin artmasına katkı sağladığı, eğitime katılıma ilişkin motivasyonlarını yükselttiği, kurumsal aidiyet duygularını olumlu etkilediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır

Prevalence, frequency, adverse events, and reasons for analgesic use in youth athletes:A systematic review and meta-analysis of 44,381 athletes

Objectives : To identify the prevalence, frequency, adverse effects, and reasons for analgesic use in youth athletes. Design : Systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods : Systematic searches in Embase, Medline, and SPORT-Discus from inception to September 2021, screening of reference lists, and citation tracking were performed to identify observational studies including athletes aged 15–24 years and reporting data on prevalence and/or frequency of analgesic use. Study quality was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Random-effect proportion meta-analyses, stratified by type of analgesic medication and prevalence measure, estimated the prevalence of analgesic use. Data on usage frequency, adverse events, and reasons for analgesic use was synthesized narratively. Results : Forty-nine studies were included (44,381 athletes), of which 19 were good/high quality. Seven categories of analgesics were identified across 10 prevalence time-points. Meta-analyses suggested common use of NSAIDs (point prevalence 48 % [95 % CI 23 % to 73 %], in-season prevalence 92 % [95 % CI 88 % to 95 %]). The lowest prevalence was found for use of local anesthetic injections within the previous 12 months (2 % [95 % CI 1 % to 3 %]). Seven to 50 % of athletes reported weekly analgesics use. The proportion of adverse events ranged from 3.3 % to 19.2 %. Reasons for using analgesics included treatment of sports-related pain or injury, to treat illness, and to enhance performance. Conclusions : Analgesics are commonly used in youth athletes, but estimates vary depending on type of analgesic and prevalence measure. As the majority of studies were of poor methodological quality, future high-quality research should include prospective data collection of analgesic use to understand consumption trajectories