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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Childhood football play and practice in relation to self-regulation and national team selection; a study of Norwegian elite youth players
Journal of Sports Sciences, Volume 36, No. 20, Year 2018
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Description
Childhood sport participation is argued to be important to understand differences in self-regulation and performance level in adolescence. This study sought to investigate if football-specific activities in childhood (6–12 years of age) is related to self-regulatory skills and national under 14- and 15-team selection in Norwegian elite youth football. Data of practice histories and self-regulatory skills of 515 youth football players selected at Norwegian regional level were collected and further analysed using multilevel analyses. The results revealed that high self-regulated players were more likely to be selected for national initiatives, and increased their involvement in peer-led football practice and adult-led football practice during childhood, compared to players with lower levels of self-regulation. While national level players reported higher levels of peer-led football play in childhood, the interaction effect suggest that the regional level players increased their involvement in peer-led play during childhood compared to national level players. In conclusion, the findings indicate that childhood sport participation may contribute to later differences in self-regulation, and highlights the importance of childhood engagement in football-specific play and practice in the development of Norwegian youth football players. © 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kandala, Ngianga Bakwin
Norway, Kristiansand
Universitetet I Agder
United Kingdom, Newcastle
University of Northumbria
Haugen, Tommy A.
Norway, Kristiansand
Universitetet I Agder
Statistics
Citations: 16
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/02640414.2018.1449563
ISSN:
02640414
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health