Topic: Talent

Agergaard, Sine & Lars Tore Ronglan Player Migration and Talent Development in Elite Sports Teams: A comparative analysis of inbound and outbound career trajectories in Danish and Norwegian women’s handball (published 150428  in Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum, Vol 6, 2015)

Andersson, Filip Landslagskarriär/-barriär: P15-landslaget, 10 år av åldersdiskriminering (190415)

Bergström, Max, Ingrid Okkenhaug, Rune Høigaard & Stig Arve Sæther Aldersbestemte landslagsspillere i håndball sin opplevelse av eget utviklingsmiljø [Age-specific national team handball players’ experience of their own development environment] (published in Norwegian in Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum Vol. 15, 2024, 240222. English abstract available)

Fahlström, Per Göran, Filip Andersson & Owe Stråhlman Can outcomes on physical tests predict future sporting success? A retrospective study of cross-country skiers (published in Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum Vol. 15, 2024, 241119)

Fürst, Henrik From Talent to Qualification: A Sociological and Methodological Discussion of Player Talent Identification (Published in English in Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum Vol. 15, 2024, 240506)

Granerud, Øivind Drømmen om å bli topputøver i idrett: Momenter som påvirker muligheten til å realisere drømmen [Dreaming of becoming a top performer in sports: Circumstances that affect the ability to realize the dream] (NOR 200420)

Holm, Claus & Jens Christian Nielsen Rousseau som modsvar til en forceret talentudvikling (151015)

Kilger, Magnus & Mats Börjesson Searching for Talent: The Construction of Legitimate Selection in Sports (published 151013 in Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum Vol. 6, 2015)

Kilger, Magnus From Hard Work to Grit: On the discursive formation of talent (published 190403 in Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum Vol. 10, 2019)

Nordin, Sanna Whatever “It” is, it’s Not Simple: A Review of Four Books on Talent (090923)

Peterson, Tomas Swedish Soccer is Searching for Talent but Finding Age (090429)

Rosenkilde, Nicolai, Nikolaj Christiansen & Niels Nygaard Rossing At være på det rigtige sted på det rigtige tidspunkt: Ressourcer og barrierer i overgangen fra ungdoms- til førstehold i en dansk elitefodboldklub (181109)

Rosenkilde, Nicolai, Nikolaj Christiansen & Niels Nygaard Rossing Being in the right place at the right time: Resources and barriers in the transition from youth to senior in a Danish elite football club (190129)

Sæther, Stig Arve Identification of Talent in Soccer – What Do Coaches Look For? (140319)

Sæther, Stig Arve Spilletid for talenter i norsk toppfotball: Status for tippeligasesongen 2009 (101124)

Söderström, Tor, Peter Brusvik & Stefan Lund Factors underlying competitive success in youth football: A study of the Swedish national U15 football talent system (published in Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum Vol. 10, 2019 (ENG 190909)

Feature Articles

Augestad, Pål, Mats Bruu & Frode Telseth ‘You create your own luck, in a way’. About Norwegian footballers’ understanding of success, in a world where most fail | A summary (210409)

Bjørndal, Christian Thue & Lars Tore Rongdal Engaging with uncertainty in athlete development – orchestrating talent development through incremental leadership | A summary (210330)

Erichs, Johan Ny revolution inom dansk fotboll (060606)

Halldorsson, Vi∂ar The Black Swan of elite football: The case of Iceland | A summary (210901)

Lundberg, Tommy Tidiga och strukturerade talangutvecklingssystem inom idrotten: Varför är forskare så tveksamma? (SWE 241120)

Lundberg, Tommy Early and structured talent development systems in sport: Why are researchers so hesitant? (241129)

Martensen, Carsten Kraushaar & Simon Riis Talent i dansk fodbold – medfødt eller hårdt arbejde? (130412)

Nyberg, Robert Toppning, nivåindelning eller nivåanpassning inom ungdomsfotbollen? (160812)

Redelius, Karin This is why it is problematic to select children in sports (201026)

A Multiverse of Talent: Contemporary Understandings of Talent in Swedish and German Elite Youth Football Leah Monsees Malmö: Malmö University Press 2025 (review in English by Henrik Fürst, published 250912)

Demystifying Talent Management: A Critical Approach to the Realities of Talent Billy Adamsen Basingstoke, Hamps.: Palgrave Macmillan 2016 (Inge Kryger Pedersen 160608)

Early Specialising Aesthetic Performance: An investigation of conceptualisation, motivation, and context Charlotte Downing Stockholm: Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH 2023 (review in English by Joe Baker, published 230613)

Elite-Bildung: An Existential-Phenomenological Study of Talents Developing in Football Kenneth Aggerholm Århus: Århus University 2012 (Gunnar Breivik 140318)

Gör det bättre själv om du kan! Forskning och praktiska råd till föräldrar med idrottande barn Johan Fallby Saltsjö-boo: Pintxo förlag 2015 (Thomas Westerberg 160825)

Inspiration til talentudvikling: Et psykologisk perspektiv Kristoffer Henriksen (red) Odense: Syddansk Universitetsforlag 2008 (Joakim Ingrell 081029)

“Local Heroes”: The influence of place of early development in Danish handball and football talent development Niels Nygaard Rossing Aalborg: Aalborg University Press 2018 (review in English by Tor Söderström, published 201211)

Talangutveckling: Motiverande och målinriktad träning för barn och ungdom Britta Riis & Per Boldt Jørgensen (red) (Översättning från danskan av Britt Marie Öland) Stockholm: SISU Idrottsböcker 2006 (Torsten Buhre 061115)

Talentudvikling og elitesport i skolen Jens Christian Nielsen & Jesper Stilling Olesen Århus: Aarhus Universitetsforlag 2019 (review in Swedish by Magnus Ferry, published 200211)

Sports Talent: How to Identify and Develop Outstanding Athletes Jim Brown Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics 2001 (Sanna Nordin 090923)

Talangutveckling eller talangavveckling? Tomas Peterson Stockholm: SISU Idrottsböcker 2011 (Mette Krogh Christensen 120328)

Talent Development, Existential Philosphy and Sport: On becoming an elite athlete Kenneth Aggerholm Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2015 (Gunnar Breivik 150910)

Talent Identification: (Un)conscious gold diggers, goldsmiths and gold creators Niels Nygaard Rossing & Christian Meedom Wrang Aalborg: Aalborg University Press 2023 (review in English by Magnus Ferry, published 241029)

Talent Identification and Development in Sport: International Perspectives Joseph Baker, Steve Cobley & Jörg Schorer (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2012 (Rune Dall Jensen 140611)

Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else Geoff Colvin London & Boston, MA: Nicholas Brealey Publishing 2008 (Sanna Nordin 090923)

Talented Teenagers: The Roots of Success and Failure Mihaly Csikszentymihalyi, Kevin Rathunde & Samuel Whalen Cambridge, Cambs: Cambridge University Press 1997 (Sanna Nordin 090923)

The Tyranny of Talent: How it compels and limits athletic achievement… and why you should ignore it Joe Baker Toronto, ON: Aberrant Press 2022 (review in English by Leah Monsees, published 230303)