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Transferring between sports: the case of Icelandic youth sport Cover

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Differences between Abler attendance data and direct observation counts.
Differences between Abler attendance data and direct observation counts.

Figure 2.

Interactive exploration of normal training days within soccer (assuming a normal training day had an attendance above the 15th percentile within each year).
Interactive exploration of normal training days within soccer (assuming a normal training day had an attendance above the 15th percentile within each year).

Figure 3.

Transfers between sports for females. Arrows show the number of girls making transfers with this value expressed as a percentage of girls in the donor and recipient sports in parentheses. The number of girls who participated in each sport is shown within the circle or rounded rectangle for each sport. The rounded rectangles represent higher order sports classes.
Transfers between sports for females. Arrows show the number of girls making transfers with this value expressed as a percentage of girls in the donor and recipient sports in parentheses. The number of girls who participated in each sport is shown within the circle or rounded rectangle for each sport. The rounded rectangles represent higher order sports classes.

Figure 4.

Transfers between sports for males. Arrows show the number of boys making transfers with this value expressed as a percentage of boys in the donor and recipient sports in parentheses. The number of boys who participated in each sport is shown within the circle or rounded rectangle for each sport. The rounded rectangles represent higher order sports classes.
Transfers between sports for males. Arrows show the number of boys making transfers with this value expressed as a percentage of boys in the donor and recipient sports in parentheses. The number of boys who participated in each sport is shown within the circle or rounded rectangle for each sport. The rounded rectangles represent higher order sports classes.

Invitations and attendances according to the app_

Player status with respect to eventCoach status with respect to player’s attendance

Player presentPlayer not presentTotal
Invitation accepted7,509,952 (71.3%)315,137 (3.0%)7,825,089 (74.3%)
Invitation not accepted195,008 (1.9%)2,517,841 (23.9%)2,712,849 (25.7%)
Total7,704,960 (73.1%)2,832,978 (26.9%)10,537,938 (100.0%)

Participation, transferring between sports and drop-out_

Participation pattern over the two-year periodStatus at the end of the two-year observation period

Still participatingDropped-OutTotal
Female
Single sport6,996 (62.8%)4,147 (37.2%)11,143
Multiple sports without transferring2,150 (92.6%)171 (7.4%)2,321
Transferring between sports1,840 (81.3%)423 (18.7%)2,263
Total10,986 (69.9%)4,741 (30.1%)15,727
Male
Single sport8,393 (66.1%)4,307 (33.9%)12,700
Multiple sports without transferring3,481 (94.0%)222 (6.0%)3,703
Transferring between sports2,215 (82.4%)473 (17.6%)2,688
Total14,089 (73.8%)5,002 (26.2%)19,091

Participation level of players_

GroupFemaleMaleTotal
Players
Non-attenders749 (4.0%)669 (3.0%)1,418 (3.5%)
Samplers2,390 (12.7%)2,299 (10.4%)4,689 (11.5%)
Participants (20 plus sports)15,727 (83.4%)19,091 (86.5%)34,818 (85.1%)
Total18,866 (100.0%)22,059 (100.0%)40,925 (100.0%)
Player-sport pairs
Non-attenders1,918 (6.4%)2,056 (5.6%)3,974 (6.0%)
Samplers6,881 (23.0%)7,680 (28.7%)14,561 (21.9%)
Participants (20 plus sports)21,145 (70.6%)26,741 (73.3%)47,886 (72.1%)
Total29,944 (100.0%)36,477 (100.0%)66,421 (100.0%)
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 15
Published on: Jul 1, 2025
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© 2025 Peter O’Donoghue, Markus Mani Maute, Kristján Valur Jóhannsson, Sveinn Þorgeirsson, Hafrún Kristjánsdóttir, Jose M. Saavedra, Hjalti Rúnar Oddsson, published by International Association of Computer Science in Sport
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