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dc.contributor.authorSæther, Stig Arve
dc.contributor.authorMats, Iversen
dc.contributor.authorKjøsen Talsnes, Rune
dc.contributor.authorSandbakk, Øyvind
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-06T10:15:18Z
dc.date.available2022-01-06T10:15:18Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-02
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To examine how coaches differentiate athletes with successful and non-successful development during a cross-country (XC) skiing talent transfer (TT) program. Methods: We conducted qualitative, semi-structured interviews with seven Norwegian coaches working with a group of 23 Chinese summer endurance athletes transferring from running, rowing, and kayaking to the winter endurance sport XC skiing over a six-month training period. The athletes were grouped as either high (n = 9), moderate (n = 3), or low responders (n = 11) based on objective performance development, quantified using laboratory testing. The interview guide contained six sections: physiological development, technical development, psychological characteristics, training and recovery routines, athlete background, and considerations about the effectiveness of TT initiatives in general. Results: The assessments of the coaches revealed that greater development of both physiological and technical capacities among the high-responding TT athletes were associated with higher motivation, as well as superior ability to deal with adversity in the development process. Conclusion: The coaches considered the TT program to be effective; however, successful transfer of athletes to a world class level in a complex sport such as XC skiing requires a multidisciplinary selection process and a longer time frame than the six-month period used in the current project.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSæther SA, Mats, Kjøsen Talsnes RK, Sandbakk Ø. Comparison of High and Low Responders to a Cross-Country Skiing Talent Transfer Program: A Coach’s Perspective. Sports. 2021(9)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1942576
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/sports9100138
dc.identifier.issn2075-4663
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/23612
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.journalSports
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCN/OFFPHD/298645/Norway/Utholdenhetstrening for å optimalisere prestasjonsutviklingen i langrenn//en_US
dc.relation.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/9/10/138
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Sports medicine: 850::Exercise techniques: 851en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Idrettsmedisinske fag: 850::Treningslære: 851en_US
dc.titleComparison of High and Low Responders to a Cross-Country Skiing Talent Transfer Program: A Coach’s Perspectiveen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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