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Christopher Dehn1,2 & Stig Arve Sæther1
1Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU);
2 EHL referee, Norwegian Ice Hockey Association
The purpose of this study was to investigate which factors young ice hockey referees at the elite level experience as influencing their development, and in particular the motivation for refereeing, the importance of experiential learning, and the importance of social networks. The study is based on six in-depth interviews with head referees in Norwegian ice hockey (Elite Hockey League or 1st division). The results show that referees largely emphasized physical training to develop their skills, and that their motivation to continue refereeing was related to their perceived belonging to the ice hockey community, and especially good referee colleagues who were also used as mentors. The results indicate the importance of the social network of referees in a smaller sport where matches are frequent and with few resources to follow up on the referees’ development.
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CHRISTOPHER DEHN holds a bachelor’s degree in social and sports sciences from NTNU, and is a linesman in the Norwegian elite ice hockey league.
STIG ARVE SÆTHER is a professor of sports science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and his research profile is related to skill and performance development, and especially talent development in sports, where he has contributed to the research field with nearly 60 scientific articles and several books. Sæther is the leader of the SPDSS research group and editor-in-chief of the Scandinavian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.
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