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Åse Strandbu & Hanne Sogn
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo
Sport is pivotal in many children’s everyday life. In Norwegian sports, which this article is about, the Regulations on Children’s Sports and Children’s Rights in Sport regulate children’s sports and are often referred to as the most important value documents in Norwegian sports. Nevertheless, we have surprisingly little knowledge about how the provisions and rights have affected Norwegian children’s sports. In this study, we have interviewed key people in the Norwegian Sports Confederation about the establishment and implementation of the regulations, and about controversies surrounding the provisions and rights. Our analysis is inspired by Goffman’s theory of framing. The informants talk about broad support for the rights and provisions, but also about lines of conflict. They describe the awareness of the regulations as restricted at the grassroot level and state that the violations of the regulations should have been sanctioned more often. Still, they are convinced that the regulations have been highly influential in children’s sports in Norway.
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ÅSE STRANDBU is a sociologist and professor at the Department of Sport and Social Sciences at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. She leads the Research Center for Children’s and Youth Sports at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. Her research focuses on various aspects of youth sports life, including inclusion in sports, the meaning of sports, social inequality, parental involvement, and violations in youth sports. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6209-5066
HANNE ELISABETH SOGN is a sports sociologist at the Department of Sport and Social Sciences at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. She works as a researcher at the Research Center for Children’s and Youth Sports. Her research fields include gender as an organizing principle in sports, leadership and sports organizations, safe and ethical sports, as well as the rights of children and youth in organized sports. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2475-722X
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