Kurt B. M. Haugli

Sprikende interesser. Tre poeng til Tottenham er fest. Journalist i bunn.

[Kurt B. M. Haugli @KBMHaugli]

@kimskris Dårlig for stemningen. To nivåer, hvor det øverste er brattere enn det nederste, gir bedre/kortere siktlinje for de som havner oppe.

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@eaarre @tv2sport 0 for drakt med flagg i flaggfarger som ut av et Temu-produkt. Da har jeg mer sans for black metal-drakten: 4.

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Har aldri sagt det før. Men nå: sacked in the morning (Tudor).

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Den amerikanske forfatteren Brad Stulberg prøver å forklare norsk suksess i sport. Mye riktig, noe i grenseland. Møter mye motstand i kommentarfeltet basert på grenseløs uvitenhet.

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

Norway consistently wins the most medals at the Winter Olympic Games, with a population of just 5.6 million people.

A big part of their success is how they treat youth sports—and it’s the opposite of what we do in the US. Here’s what we can learn from Norway:

1. Scorekeeping:

In the US: Youth sports tend to be hyper competitive even at early ages. Leagues almost always keep score.

In Norway: Scorekeeping isn’t even allowed until age 13.

Removing winners and losers keeps the focus on the process not outcomes. It keeps kids engaged longer because it minimizes pressure (and tears) and maximizes fun, learning, and growth. The goal isn’t to win a third grade championship. It’s to love sport and keep playing.

2. Trophies:

In the US: If you give everyone a trophy, you’re creating snowflakes who will never gain a competitive edge.

In Norway: Whenever trophies are awarded, they are handed out to everyone.

If getting a trophy makes young kids feel good, we should give them trophies. Maybe they’ll come back and play again next year!!

As for the creation of snowflakes with no competitive edge—Norway’s athletes are tough as nails and all they do is win.

3. Prioritizing Fun:

In the US: Far too often, the goal is to win.

In Norway: The national philosophy is “joy of sport.”

Youth sports in the US are driven by adults, ego, and money. Youth sports in Norway are driven by fun.

Only half of kids in the US participate in sports. The number one reason they drop out: because they aren’t having fun anymore. In Norway, 93% of kids participate in youth sports. Fun is the foremost goal.

4. Playing Multiple Sports:

In the US: There’s pressure to specialize early and play your best sport year round.

In Norway: Try as many sports as you can before specializing as late as college.

Norway encourages kids to try all types of sport. This reduces injury and burnout and increases all-around athleticism. It also helps promotes match quality, or finding the sport you are best suited for as your body develops, which is impossible if you commit to a single sport too early.

5. Affordability

In the US: There is increasingly a pay-to-play model with high fees for leagues, equipment, and travel. This excludes many kids from playing.

In Norway: It’s a national priority to keep youth sports affordable and therefore accessible for all.

Kids aren’t priced out, which creates opportunities for everyone to participate (and develop into athletes), regardless of their parents’ income level.

We could learn a lot from Norway:

In the US, 70% of kids drop out of youth sports by age 13. This not only diminishes an elite-athlete pipeline, but it also destroys an opportunity for healthy habits and all the character lessons kids can learn from sport.

In Norway, lifelong participation in sport is the norm. The goal isn’t to have the best 9U team. It’s to develop the best athletes. Those are two very different things. And Norway has the gold medals to prove it.

[Kurt B. M. Haugli @KBMHaugli]

Begynner alle svenske idrettsutøvere intervjusvar med «Ja, men….» eller «Nej, men…»? Virker slik. Bare sjekk @svt

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@tomskalle Forstår lidelsen. Her er min TV klokka 18.10 søndag.

[Kim Heger @KimHeger2ing]

I går traff jeg en fyr på rundt 45 år som ikke har laget egen podcast. Sykt.

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Italia scorer. Trenger vel nå bare å slå Norge 10-0 eller noe sånt.

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@StigNilssen Sterk sak det her. 😳

[Kurt B. M. Haugli @KBMHaugli]

@VgNettAnders Tre er for mye. Ja, er i ferd med å mene at det er alt for mye.

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@tomskalle Rett og slett et gullur.

[Aftenposten @Aftenposten]

Russerne lar seg ikke stoppe. Oljen flyter ut, sanksjoner til tross.
https://t.co/UwMjp4cwV3

[Aftenposten @Aftenposten]

Aftenpostens ekspert, Lars Tjærnås, har funnet en EM-vinner.
https://t.co/kfraXTFiEP

[Kurt B. M. Haugli @KBMHaugli]

@SurtiMubashir @SpursOfficial On a SON-day.

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@tomskalle Nøttet koker.

[Kurt B. M. Haugli @KBMHaugli]

@SpurOTM Extremely talented, skills (loads), audacity (dare) and a very down to earth 18 year old. Video: suprised by his mother when beeing interviewed after scoring for Norway.

https://t.co/p1Oa58J8IA

[Kurt B. M. Haugli @KBMHaugli]

@PetterVeland Du var bra i dag. Hilsen Tottenham-gubbe.

[Christian Thorkildsen @cthorkildsen]

Neimen, skulle du hørt på en historie om bjørnejakt fra helikopter, korrupsjon og prostituerte? I såfall vil jeg skamløst anbefale "Skandalepresidenten" som jeg og @VgNettAnders har laget: https://t.co/RIZeJo3goy

[Aftenposten @Aftenposten]

«Nå er han et enda større forbilde», skriver kommentator @DanielRedJohans om Lucas Braathen. ://www.aftenposten.no/sport/meninger/i/veJX8m/han-trenger-ikke-aa-kjoere-paa-ski-for-aa-vaere-et-forbilde

[Atle Grønn @atle_gr]

Vakkert fra norsk 15-åring, men hva heter skjønnheten i teknisk sjargong? @SteffenNielsen8 @GeirSune