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  • Title: Talent Development Environments in Football: Comparing the Top-Five and Bottom-Five-Ranked Football Academies in Norway.
    Author: Gangsø K, Aspvik NP, Mehus I, Høigaard R, Sæther SA.
    Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health; 2021 Feb 01; 18(3):. PubMed ID: 33535697.
    Abstract:
    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 classification. METHODS: In total, 92 male junior-elite football players recruited from under-19 teams from five professional football club academies took part in the study. The Talent Development Environment Questionnaire (TDEQ-5; Martindale et al. 2010) was used to measure the players' perceptions of their team environment. RESULTS: The subscale long-term development focus and support network had the highest score and indicated that they perceived that the environment was high quality with respect to those factors. Players from the top-five-ranked clubs perceived their development environments to be significantly more positive with respect to holistic quality preparation, alignment of expectations, communication and, compared to players from the bottom-five-ranked clubs. CONCLUSIONS: The players' perceptions of the talent development environment seem to be in alignment of the academy classification undertaken by the Norwegian top football association.
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