Dear all,
It’s now final: the editorial offices of idrottsforum.org will be moving, in early December. This is good news and bad news for the forum staff (me), since re-location involves a lot of work, which anyone having moved house is aware of, but it also means a fresh start in a whole new environment. For all of you readers and contributors there will be a few noticeable disruptions every now and then; however, our aim in to keep those consequences to a minimum.
It’s now final: the editorial offices of idrottsforum.org will be moving, in early December. This is good news and bad news for the forum staff (me), since re-location involves a lot of work, which anyone having moved house is aware of, but it also means a fresh start in a whole new environment. For all of you readers and contributors there will be a few noticeable disruptions every now and then; however, our aim in to keep those consequences to a minimum.Last week the following items were published on idrottsforum.org (see below; language and publication dates, YYMMDD, in brackets). Click on the red headings to go to content. Utilize the Google Translate service to turn Scandinavian language pages into (some sort of) English.
And remember, if you’re not already hooked up to one of the social media outlets that we utilize, for now they are Facebook, Bluesky, LinkedIn and X, you’re missing quite a lot of information from idrottsforum.org that never appears on the website. So, if that is the case, check out, by clicking on the names, our Facebook, Bluesky, LinkedIn and X accounts.
Have a great week,
Kjell Eriksson
Editor
Research Article
Vägarna till elittränare: En kvalitativ studie om karriärvägarna till internationell elittränare [Paths to elite coaching: A qualitative study on career paths to international elite coaching]
The aim of this study by Axel Nordborg & Leon Strömberg was to explore the career pathways leading to becoming an elite coach at the international level, as well as the key factors and turning points influencing this development. The study used a qualitative design, based on semi-structured interviews with 21 Swedish elite coaches from Olympic sports. An important conclusion of this study is the need to systematically pass on the knowledge from experienced elite coaches through formalized mentorship and networking programs, as well as to begin implementing shared leadership in coaching roles to reduce workload and create more job opportunities. (Published in Swedish 251013; English abstract available.
Feature Article
Abolish the World Cup!
The World Cup, as Jonathan Wilson puts it in The Guardian, is “simultaneously the greatest sporting festival on the planet, and a tawdry commercial machine run at enormous human and environmental cost for the benefit of torturers, murderers, exploiters and the unquenchably greedy” – which pretty much sums up the facts that Toby Miller and Joan Pedro-Carañana present in their piece, previously published only in Spanish and Portuguese, leading to the inevitable conclusion: Abolish the World Cup! (Published in English 251013.
Book Reviews
Alternative coaching pedagogies in higher education
Natalie Barker-Ruchti & Laura G. Purdy’s edited volume Sports Coaching Education and Alternative Pedagogies: Approaches in Higher Education (Routledge) theorizes alternative pedagogies and presents examples of what such teaching looks like in sports coaching higher education. Sanna Erdoğan’s review provides a comprehensive overview of each chapter in the book and concludes with suggestions of the book’s potential contributions to the field of higher education, accompanied by a set of reflective observations intended to stimulate further consideration and dialogue. (Review in English, published 251015.)
Betydelsefull avhandling om ungas delaktighet i ridsporten och hästnäringen [Significant thesis on young people’s participation in equestrian sports and the horse industry]
The aim of Thérèse Waerner’s Ph.D. project, which resulted in the doctoral thesis Betydelsefull avhandling om ungas delaktighet i ridsporten och hästnäringen (GIH), was to investigate and analyse the conditions for young riders to exercise their rights to participate and make their voice heard. Gabriella Torell Palmquist is entirely positive about Waerner’s study; equestrian sport has a unique structure and culture on several levels, which means that it is not always as easily accessible to sports researchers as other sports, but with the author’s dual role as researcher and experienced riding instructor, the study offers an in-depth picture of the situation of young people in equestrian sport. (Review in Swedish, published 251017.)
New Issues of Scholarly Journals
Sport, Education and Society, Volume 30, 2025 Issue 7 (251016)- Journal of Adventure Education & Outdoor Learning, Volume 25, 2025, Issue 2 (251017)
- Sport, Education and Society, Volume 30, 2025 Issue 8 (251017)
- Journal of Adventure Education & Outdoor Learning, Volume 25, 2025, Issue 3 (251017)
- Journal of Sport & Tourism, Volume 29, 2025, Issue 2 (251017?
Sport, Education and Society, Volume 30, 2025 Issue 7 (251016)News items (calls for papers, vacancies, etc.)
- Call for Papers | Cricket Research Network Annual Conference | Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge (overlooking Fenner’s Cricket Ground), February 26, 2026. Call ends November 21, 2025 (251016)
