• Coach burnout in relation to perfectionistic cognitions and self-presentation 

      Hassmén, Peter; Lundkvist, Erik; Flett, Gordon L.; Hewitt, Paul L.; Gustafsson, Henrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Coaching athletes is highly rewarding yet stressful, especially at the elite level where media, fans, and sponsors can contribute to an environment that, if not well-managed by the coach, can lead to burnout. Coaches who ...
    • Code red for elite sport: A critique of sustainability in elite sport and a tentative reform programme 

      Gammelsæter, Hallgeir; Loland, Sigmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Research question: Is elite sport compatible with environmental sustainability? This paper critically investigates elite sports’ possible future in a world where cutbacks in resource use, pollution, and greenhouse gas ...
    • Does elite sport develop mass sport? : a Norwegian case study 

      Hanstad, Dag Vidar; Skille, Eivind Å. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-03-31)
      The notion that elite sport generates mass sport,seems to be a social fact among many and influential members of the society. The issue is, however, under-researched, and the little research which actually exists does not ...
    • Elite sport in scandinavian welfare states: legitimacy under pressure? 

      Ronglan, Lars Tore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-12-11)
      Taking part in the global ‘sports arming race’ is demanding to all small nations, in terms of the efforts needed to succeed at the international stage. The Scandinavian countries are wealthy and could afford (in pure ...
    • Leading and organising national teams: Functions of institutional leadership 

      Hansen, Per Øystein; Chroni, Stiliani; Skille, Eivind Åsrum; Abrahamsen, Frank Eirik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      National team coaches are tasked to increase athlete capacity for success – a key task of theirs is leading the athletes and team’s entourage. Few studies have detailed empirical accounts of leadership at the organisational-, ...
    • National and Organizational Culture in Norwegian Elite Sport: The Account of National Handball Head Coaches 

      Skille, Eivind Åsrum; Hansen, Per Øystein; Abrahamsen, Frank Eirik; Chroni, Stiliani (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The present study looks at the organizational culture of Norwegian elite sport which we capture as the meeting point of the national and elite sport cultures. Two successful national teams, the women’s and men’s handball ...
    • Technique analysis in elite athletes using principal component analysis 

      Gløersen, Øyvind Nøstdahl; Myklebust, Håvard; Hallén, Jostein; Federolf, Peter Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The aim of this study was to advance current movement analysis methodology to enable a technique analysis in sports facilitating (1) concurrent comparison of the techniques between several athletes; (2) identification of ...