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Associate Professor, University of Agder Norway Coaching, leadership, talent development and youth sport

Kristiansand
Joined August 2011
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1/ The phenomenon of fathers and sons at the highest level in football is fascinating. 👨‍👦⚽️ In a new study, we interviewed 3 Norwegian national team dyads (Sørloth, Thorstvedt, Berg) to explore how former professional players may influence their children. 🧵
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5/ Across the findings, fathers expressed a relaxed approach to elite sport. As Ørjan Berg put it: “This is their life. And how they want to live it, they ultimately must figure out for themselves. We’re here to support and help them”
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👉 Read the full paper in Journal of Expertise here: journalofexpertise.org/artic…
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England's controversial penalty in the semi-finals raises questions. Was it mere chance that the decision favored England? Research indicates high-status teams are more likely to get favorable calls, possibly due to unconscious referee bias🤔⚽ Read more: frontiersin.org/journals/spo…
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As Erling Haaland bags another hat-trick at the weekend, check out Dr Erikstad ‘FIFA Research Brief’ that covers the the success of Bryne FK's youth system – that counts Haaland among its graduates. More research content on the FIFA Training Centre fifatrainingcentre.com/en/co…
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Thank you for the invitation to Dublin and Croke Park earlier this month. Great to meet and discuss our resarch with the GAA community!
Player retention is a huge issue for most #GAA clubs. How do we keep as many of our players as possible playing for as long as possible? Some solid advice can be found in the story behind the making of one of the world's greatest footballers, Erling Haaland. #GAABelong

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Listen to the fascinating story of Norwegian soccer club, Bryne FC on this weeks episode of The Sport Psych Show with Dr Martin Erikstad @MErikstad. Martin has co-written a paper about the success of the club which fosters player participation & engagement apple.co/3huXYcy
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Want to know how the very awesome @erling developed his game? In this episode I speak with @MErikstad who studied the approach of the club Haaland grew up playing at… Check it out here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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Enjoyed our conversation, @DanAbrahams77! From our case study of Bryne 99 - an age-restricted grassroot team that developed professional athletes (including Erling Haaland) while promoting participation and personal development: journals.humankinetics.com/v…
New episode of The Sport Psych Show! This week I speak with Dr Martin Erikstad @MErikstad. In this episode we discuss a paper that Martin led which examines the approach of Bryne FC, the Norwegian football club that Erling Haaland played for up until 2017 buff.ly/3WXRumN
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You won't read a more inspiring journal article on coaching team sports and developing great athletes. (It helps to know Erling Haaland is on the team profiled). March 2021 article. 35 of 40 kids stayed in the team from age 6 to 16. Community and a warm inclusive coach were keys.
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Research from @AgderUniversity and @queensu . Thanks to the co-authors, including @TommyHaugen6 and @jeancote46
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Trending Tuesday 📈 Research by @MErikstad & Bjørn Johansen, on Referee Bias in Professional Football: Favoritism Toward Successful Teams in Potential Penalty Situations, is generating lots of interest this week. Read the #OpenAccess article here: fro.ntiers.in/refbias
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💡"Le + important pour les entraîneurs, c’était d’avoir un environnement dans lequel tous les enfants se sentaient impliqués, en sécurité et heureux." Entretien avec @MErikstad, co-auteur d'une étude sur l'envt dans lequel Erling Haaland s'est développé. nosotrosxp.com/entretien-ave…
"We don't rate human worth by whether or not you are good at kicking a ball" - a conversation with Martin Erikstad buff.ly/3tOLzRy
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