Tag: Niels Nygaard Rossing

I den här artikeln presenterar Lotte Skrubbeltrang och kollegor två didaktiska verktyg som de har utvecklat i samband med forsknings- och utvecklingsprojektet ”Lykkeleg”, och som kan stödja tränare i att skapa lekfulla idrottsaktiviteter. Med inspiration från Dion Sommer har de utvecklat en lekpendel inom idrott som stödjer tränare och lärare i att överväga vilka lekformer som kan och bör introduceras, samt vilken roll tränaren och läraren kan spela. Inspirerade av Roger Caillois fyra lekegenskaper har de också utformat ett didaktiskt verktyg, lekmixern, för att öka och minska fokus på lek i träningen.

In this article, Lotte Skrubbeltrang and colleagues present two didactic tools that they have developed in connection with the research and development project “Lykkeleg”, and that can support coaches in creating playful sports activities. Inspired by Dion Sommer, they have developed a play pendulum in sports that supports coaches and teachers in considering which forms of play can and should be introduced, as well as what role the coach and teacher can play. Inspired by Roger Caillois’s four play characteristics, they have also designed a didactic tool, the play mixer, to increase and decrease the focus on play in training.

Sine Agergaard’s and David Karen’s edited collection Social Issues in Sport, Leisure, and Health (Routledge) presents a series of in-depth descriptions of grassroots sport, urban lifestyle sport, physical activity across the life course, and sport for children with special needs. Karin Andersson’s insightful review maps out the theoretical directions at the basis of the study and, while also offering some critical points, concludes that the volume provides a crucial counterpoint to the prevailing individualism by illustrating how broader social determinants shape health, sport participation, and leisure activities.

Talent identification is about the ability to recognise potential talents in different contexts, and this has become increasingly important over the past few years since it is considered a crucial parameter for success in sport. In his review of Niels Nygaard Rossing’s and Christian Meedom Wrang’s book Talent Identification: (Un)conscious gold diggers, goldsmiths and gold creators (Aalborg University Press), Magnus Ferry finds the book to be easy yet elaborate, as well as inspirational, and thus highly recommendable.

TSP is a scholarly refereed journal designed as a forum to stimulate thought and disseminate knowledge that focuses on the application and practice of sport psychology. The Forum Editor’s choice from the current issue: A Penny for Your Thoughts: Athletes’ and Trainee Sport Psychologists’ Internal Dialogue During Consultations by David Tod, Hayley E. McEwan, Amy E. Whitehead, Daryl Marchant.

EJSS’ function is to enable an international discussion about current issues and to foster collaboration between researchers from all social scientific sub-disciplines. It’s published 4 times per year. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Sport and fitness app uses: a review of humanities and social science perspectives by Bastien Soulé, Gonzalo Marchant & Raphaël Verchère.

The Journal of Applied Sport Psychology is a refereed journal designed to advance thought, theory, and research on applied aspects of sport and exercise psychology. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Sport arbitration as an emergent process in a complex system: Decision-making variability is a marker of expertise in national-level football referees by Scott Russell, Ian Renshaw & Keith Davids.

In May 2018, Niels Nygaard Rossing defended his dissertation at Aalborg University, “Local Heroes”: The influence of place of early development in Danish handball and football talent development (Aalborg University Press). We asked Tor Söderström to read and review Rossing’s book, and he points to several important new perspectives on talent development in the book, of which the most fruitful is taking into account the player’s place of early development.

This instrumental case study investigated the internal and external resources and barriers in football players’ transition from junior to senior in an elite football club. Data was gathered through interviews with two coaches and five players who recently had transitioned from youth to senior elite level. Thematic analysis uncovered specific intrapersonal and environmental resources and/or barriers.

The purpose of the Scandinavian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology is to collect and disseminate knowledge and experiences between researchers, practitioners, athletes, coaches and others with interest for sport psychology. It is an open access journal published yearly by the Danish Sport Psychological Forum and aims to publish high quality articles within sport and exercise psychology.