The role of sport school programmes in athlete development in Norwegian handball and football

Bjørndal, Christian Thue; Gjesdal, Siv

doi:10.1080/16138171.2020.1792131

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“…However, sport school participation cannot be disregarded as a key factor affecting the weekly load of youth handball players. As Bjørndal and Gjesdal ( 2020 ) have observed, sport school programs can help to bridge gaps in the training load between adult elite level players and/or youth international team players and others. In their study of the developmental paths of Norwegian female handball players, Bjørndal et al ( 2016 ) found that the differences in the number of weekly training hours reported by athletes could be explained by whether the athletes were enrolled in a sport school program or not.…”

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“…Parameter of the sport school system in Norway, in which players do not compete for one particular school team (Bjørndal and Gjesdal, 2020). It could also be speculated that participation in multiple arenas could increase the risk of high training loads: as more coaches are involved, the demand for communication and coordination of training schedules will necessarily increase, potentially leaving only the individual players themselves with complete oversight over their total training load (Bjørndal and Ronglan, 2018).…”

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“…These include, but are not limited to, the introduction of sport school programs at the lower secondary school level, as well as activities at the youth international team level, and age-based national club championship level (Bjørndal and Ronglan, 2020 ). Sport school programs can provide important opportunities for individually-focused and complementary training (Bjørndal and Ronglan, 2018 ; Bjørndal and Gjesdal, 2020 ). However, young athletes attending sport school programs may also experience many stressors, such as less sleep time, and significant increases in training volumes which may result in severe and long-lasting injuries (Kristiansen and Stensrud, 2016 ).…”

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An Examination of Training Load, Match Activities, and Health Problems in Norwegian Youth Elite Handball Players Over One Competitive Season

Bjørndal¹,

Bache-Mathiesen²,

Gjesdal³

et al. 2021

Front. Sports Act. Living

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Talent development is integral to the policy and organizational practice of competitive sport, but has also been associated with excessive amounts of training and competition, and athlete injuries and illnesses. The lack of available prospective data on the training and match activities of youth athletes and their health problems is therefore of concern. The aim of this study was two-fold: (a) to examine the amount and frequency of training load, match activities, injury and illness incidence, and prevalence among Norwegian youth elite handball players over the course of the 2018–2019 competitive season; and (b) to explore whether the injury rates are related to the sex or competition level of players, or their membership of the youth international team. We recruited 205 handball players (64% female, 36% male), aged 15–18 years (17.2 years ± 0.9) from five different sport school programs in southeast Norway. Data were collected daily from September 2018 to May 2019, during the competitive handball season. The variables included types of athlete activities, the number of activities, the rating of perceived exertion (RPE), and the duration of training and matches. Injury and illness data were collected weekly using the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) questionnaire. The mean number of matches per week per player was 0.9 ± 1.29; the number of weekly training events was 6.1 ± 4.4; and the mean weekly session RPE was 986 ± 1 412 arbitrary units. The players reported a total of 472 injuries, and the mean number of injuries per player was 2.3 ± 2.9. The results demonstrated a 53% weekly injury prevalence, of which 38% were categorized as substantial injuries. Male players and players who participated at the highest level of senior competition and/or the youth international team reported significantly lower weekly incidences of health problems, compared to other players. Our findings showed that players enrolled in sport school programs are exposed to high training and competition loads, and that both general and substantial health problems are common. The potential implications for talent development and future research are discussed.

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An Examination of Training Load, Match Activities, and Health Problems in Norwegian Youth Elite Handball Players Over One Competitive Season

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Gjesdal³

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“…Incrementalist coordination is important because it can better help coaches to coordinate and mutually adapt their activities more effectively. Recent studies of sport school programmes in Norwegian football and handball show how efforts to formally structure coordination can only supplement (rather than substitute) the regular, mutual and case-based informal communication that happens between coaches involved in different settings (Bjørndal & Gjesdal, 2019). School coaches attempted to provide individualised practice opportunities that are complementary to athletes' club-based practice and competition.…”

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“…These realities necessarily constrain structured coordination at the organisational level (such exchanges of formalised plans, evaluations and information). The many athletes, coaches and clubs involved in talent development make it difficult to follow a detailed plan, and coaches have been found to be reliant on informal communication to reach the necessary fine-tuned coordination of activities across school, club and association settings (Bjørndal & Gjesdal, 2019).…”

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Engaging with uncertainty in athlete development – orchestrating talent development through incremental leadership

Bjørndal

Ronglan

2019

Sport, Education and Society

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The development of young athletes is a complex process characterised by dynamic changes and uncertainty [Abbott, A., Button, C., Pepping, G.-J., & Collins, D. (2005). Unnatural selection: Talent identification and development in sport. Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences, 9(1), 61-88]. Talent development systems are characterised by a high level of uncertainty and unpredictability related to future outcomes [Phillips, E., Davids, K., Renshaw, I., & Portus, M. (2010). Expert performance in sport and the dynamics of talent development. Sports Medicine, 40(4), 271-283]. This complexity means that attempts to identify sporting talent and to predict who will eventually succeed have a low level of success [

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Talented athletes as high achievers—only in sports? Analysis of academic performance and the impact of dual career assistance programmes in upper secondary school

Sallen

Wendeborn

Gerlach

2023

Ger J Exerc Sport Res

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The simultaneous pursuit of success in elite sport and the highest school qualification is considered to be one of the challenges for adolescents who are sporting talents. Dual career assistance programmes (DCAPs) for student-athletes are designed to help master this challenge in the best possible way. This study focusses on the upper secondary school performance of 200 student-athletes from an elite sports school. First, the school performance of student-athletes enrolled in two different DCAPs was compared. In addition to the educational services in DCAP‑1, DCAP‑2 includes a 1-year extension of the school period and the option of spreading the final exam phase out over several school years. Second, the school performance of student-athletes was compared with the performance of the entire student population. The analyses yielded the following findings: 1) student-athletes’ school performance is well above the average of the entire student population. 2) Although, DCAP‑2 users are much more involved in elite sport, their school performance and performance development do not differ from DCAP‑1 users. These results do not provide any indication of a systematic neglect of student-athletes’ academic career in favour of their athletic career. DCAPs appear to ensure the success of student-athletes’ academic careers effectively.

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The role of sport school programmes in athlete development in Norwegian handball and football

Cited by 14 publications

References 38 publications

An Examination of Training Load, Match Activities, and Health Problems in Norwegian Youth Elite Handball Players Over One Competitive Season

An Examination of Training Load, Match Activities, and Health Problems in Norwegian Youth Elite Handball Players Over One Competitive Season

Engaging with uncertainty in athlete development – orchestrating talent development through incremental leadership

Talented athletes as high achievers—only in sports? Analysis of academic performance and the impact of dual career assistance programmes in upper secondary school

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