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Professionell praktiker? : Om materialförvaltare i svensk elitishockey ur ett förändringsperspektiv

Berg, John LU (2021) In Skrifter med historiska perspektiv p.15-35
Abstract
This article examines the role of equipment managers in Swe-dish male elite ice hockey. This is in relation to a major shiftin terms of professionalisation and commercialisation thathas occurred within elite ice hockey as a whole during thepast 40-50 years. The article themes are identified throughan investigation of how equipment managers are portraitedby the Swedish media.Additionally, in order to deepen the historical perspective,the article also features an interview with Anders Weiderstål, aformer equipment manager for Team Sweden. Said interviewis analysed according to theories of professionalisation and itreveals how both the daily work and the role within the teamhas changed. From being “another team member”, “equip-ment manager”... (More)
This article examines the role of equipment managers in Swe-dish male elite ice hockey. This is in relation to a major shiftin terms of professionalisation and commercialisation thathas occurred within elite ice hockey as a whole during thepast 40-50 years. The article themes are identified throughan investigation of how equipment managers are portraitedby the Swedish media.Additionally, in order to deepen the historical perspective,the article also features an interview with Anders Weiderstål, aformer equipment manager for Team Sweden. Said interviewis analysed according to theories of professionalisation and itreveals how both the daily work and the role within the teamhas changed. From being “another team member”, “equip-ment manager” has become a professional role with a certainworking language and a position of power within the team.However, many equipment managers still manifest values thatcan be traced back to former, more amateur-oriented ideals,which give them a unique position among players and leadersin today’s elite ice hockey (Less)
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keywords
equipment manager, ice hockey, professionalisation, commercialisation
host publication
Identitet i en föränderlig värld : Sju nya historieskrivningar - Sju nya historieskrivningar
series title
Skrifter med historiska perspektiv
editor
Alvstad, Erik ; Andersson, Irene and Danielsson Malmros, Ingmarie
issue
26
pages
15 - 35
publisher
Malmö University
ISSN
1652-2761
2004-9099
ISBN
978-91-7877-172-1
978-91-7877-173-8
language
Swedish
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no
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afc952d4-4c02-4e6d-a676-15a0defa9c4e
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https://mau.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1631887/FULLTEXT01.pdf#page=17
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  author       = {{Berg, John}},
  booktitle    = {{Identitet i en föränderlig värld : Sju nya historieskrivningar}},
  editor       = {{Alvstad, Erik and Andersson, Irene and Danielsson Malmros, Ingmarie}},
  isbn         = {{978-91-7877-172-1}},
  issn         = {{1652-2761}},
  keywords     = {{equipment manager; ice hockey; professionalisation; commercialisation}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  number       = {{26}},
  pages        = {{15--35}},
  publisher    = {{Malmö University}},
  series       = {{Skrifter med historiska perspektiv}},
  title        = {{Professionell praktiker? : Om materialförvaltare i svensk elitishockey ur ett förändringsperspektiv}},
  url          = {{https://mau.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1631887/FULLTEXT01.pdf#page=17}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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