Browsing AURA by Author "Sæther, Stig Arve"
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The balancing act of combining school and football in the transition from a non-professional club into junior-elite academy football
Solhaug, Marius; Høigaard, Rune; Sæther, Stig Arve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Football players in the transition from junior-to-senior are usually involved in dual careers, combining school and football – a process that makes them dependent on a holistic talent-development journey. The aim of the ... -
Norwegian football academy players - Player's self-assessed skills, stress and coach-athlete relationship
Sæther, Stig Arve; Aspvik, Nils Petter; Høigaard, Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Being part of a football academy environment is associated with many advantages. Even so, academy players will also encounter a range of personal and interpersonal challenges that might affect their development, ... -
A Qualitative Exploration of Collective Collapse in a Norwegian Qualifying Premier League Soccer Match—The Successful Team's Perspective
Schei, Gaute Sørensen; Haugen, Tommy; Jones, Gareth; Sæther, Stig Arve; Høigaard, Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The current case study focused on a crucial match in the qualification for the Norwegian Premier League (Eliteserien). In the match, the participants of the study experienced a radical change in performance toward the end ... -
Relative age and perceptions of soccer specific skills among elite youth players in Norway
Johansen, Bjørn Tore; Østrem, Ketil; Sæther, Stig Arve; Erikstad, Martin Kjeøen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)One common feature among the selected players in talent development programs are the well-known relative age effect (RAE), characterized by a skewed birth distribution among selected players with an over-representation of ... -
Talent development abroad. Young football players’ experiences and challenges on being recruited to English academies
Hem, Marchus; Fuhre, Jan; Høigaard, Rune; Sæther, Stig Arve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The aim of the current study was to gain insight into talented Norwegian football players who made a club transfer to an English football academy, by investigating the players’ choice of academy, main challenges upon ... -
Talent Development Environments in Football: Comparing the Top-Five and Bottom-Five-Ranked Football Academies in Norway
Gangsø, Kristian; Aspvik, Nils Petter; Mehus, Ingar; Høigaard, Rune; Sæther, Stig Arve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: The aim of this study was to examine junior-elite football players’ perception of their talent development environment by comparing clubs ranked as the top-five and bottom-five in the 2017 Norwegian academy ...