• Children with developmental coordination disorder: Can underlying perceptual disability be remediated through specific training? 

      Loftesnes, Jan Morten; Ingvaldsen, Rolf P.; Sigmundsson, Hermundur (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      This study tested the effect of task-specific training of a perceptual ability for children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) compared to control children. A manual matching task (target location and pointing ...
    • Passion a key for success: Exploring motivational factors in football players 

      Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Dybendal, Benjamin Holen; Loftesnes, Jan Morten; Olafsson, Brynjar; Grassini, Simone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The principal aim of the present study was to investigate whether passion, grit and mindset differ between distinct levels of football competence in two football teams - elite and junior teams. We compared the 30% highest ...
    • Passion, grit and mindset in football players 

      Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Clemente, Filipe Manuel; Loftesnes, Jan Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The main aim of the study was to explore the relationship between passion, grit and mindset in a group of football players in Norway. The sample had 63 participants. In three different groups in relation to age and level. ...