Blar i Brage NIH på forfatter "Kristiansen, Elsa"
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The Youth Olympic Games: the best of the Olympics or a poor copy?
Hanstad, Dag Vidar; Parent, Milena; Kristiansen, Elsa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-04-04)This paper explores the new event in the Olympic Movement, the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Innsbruck, Austria, in 2012, and examines the similarities and differences between the winter editions of the YOG and the Olympic ... -
Walking the line: how young athletes balance academic studies and sport in international competition
Kristiansen, Elsa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Focused on the Norwegian squad for the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival, the aims of this study are to identify (a) the perceived role of important stakeholders such as coaches, schools, parents, federations, and the ... -
‘We can do it’: Community, resistance, social solidarity, and long-term volunteering at a sport event
Kristiansen, Elsa; Skirstad, Berit; Parent, Milena; Waddington, Ivan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-07-06)Much research on volunteers has focused on who the volunteers are, and what motivates them on an individual level. This study, however, aims to contextualize the long-term commitment found in a whole community of volunteers ... -
Young female handball players and sport specialisation: how do they cope with the transition from primary school into a secondary sport school?
Kristiansen, Elsa; Stensrud, Trine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-09-06)Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine how six young female handball players (aged 13-14 years) perceived the transition from primary school to a sport specialized secondary school. Methods: Physical and ...