Norwegian Football Academy Players – Player ́S Self-Assessed Skills, Stress and Coach-Athlete Relationship

INTRODUCTION Becoming an elite soccer player is a challenging and demanding process which requires both talent and an extensive time of deliberate practice over several years [1]. In order to foster talented young players, football academies have become an important development arena. Being part of a football academy environment is associated with many advantages, such as; high-level coaches, skilled teammates, and training facilities [2], which often result in increased motivation to continue training for a potential professional career [3]. An important part of the development process is the constant skill-assessment that the players face. Such assessments are usually done by expert coaches [4]. However,