Childhood football play and practice in relation to self-regulation and national team selection : a study of Norwegian elite youth players
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Fußballspiel und -training in der Kindheit in Bezug zur Selbstregulation und der Auswahl zur Naitionalmannschaft : eine Studie unter norwegischen Jugendleistungssportlern |
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Autor: | Erikstad, Martin K.; Høigaard, Rune; Johansen, Bjørn Tore; Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin; Haugen, Tommy |
Erschienen in: | Journal of sports sciences |
Veröffentlicht: | 36 (2018), 20, S. 2304-2310, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0264-0414, 1466-447X |
DOI: | 10.1080/02640414.2018.1449563 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201810007100 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
Childhood sport participation is argued to be important to understand differences in self-regulation and performance level in adolescence. This study sought to investigate if football-specific activities in childhood (6–12 years of age) is related to self-regulatory skills and national under 14- and 15-team selection in Norwegian elite youth football. Data of practice histories and self-regulatory skills of 515 youth football players selected at Norwegian regional level were collected and further analysed using multilevel analyses. The results revealed that high self-regulated players were more likely to be selected for national initiatives, and increased their involvement in peer-led football practice and adult-led football practice during childhood, compared to players with lower levels of self-regulation. While national level players reported higher levels of peer-led football play in childhood, the interaction effect suggest that the regional level players increased their involvement in peer-led play during childhood compared to national level players. In conclusion, the findings indicate that childhood sport participation may contribute to later differences in self-regulation, and highlights the importance of childhood engagement in football-specific play and practice in the development of Norwegian youth football players.