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ORAL ABSTRACTS - SATURDAY, 23 MAY 2015psychological and social issues young players face at this critical phase of development. Under 21development coaches' (n=6) were interviewed. Data was analysed using content analysis principleswith verbatim text aligned to the emerging themes. Under21 development coaches highlightedplayers at this stage of development experience an array of psychological issues due to players notbeing given a chance at first team level and often stagnating rather than developing at the 18-21phase of development. Furthermore, all coaches reported players need to be "mentally tough" and"resilient" amongst other characteristics to successfully survive within the first team of an elite levelfootball club; however coaches were unable to identify how to develop these characteristics.Aligning with previous research, it appears young talented players are ill-prepared psychologicallyto successfully transition to the first team environment, however also face critical identity issues asthey struggle to adapt, develop and grow within this critical period of development.09:00 - 10:15S44 MIGRATION & INTEGRATIONS44.1Sport-contextual factors and psychological integration: a cross-sectional study inmulticultural youth football teams and related coaches in the NetherlandsSilke Dankers(1), S Otten(2), X Sanchez(3), N van Yperen(2), A-M Elbe(1)(1) University of Copenhagen, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Copenhagen,Denmark(2) University of Groningen, Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, TheNetherlands(3) University of Cumbria, Department of Medical & Sport Sciences, Lancaster, United KingdomObjectives: Lately, the sport domain is being promoted as a promising arena for integration inmulticultural societies. However, research on intergroup contact within the sport context is ratherscarce. This cross-sectional study aims at further investigating the role of intergroup contact withinthe organized team sport setting as a means of social integration. In a first step, the effects of thefootball setting's contextual factors on psychological integration at the team level in both, minorityand majority team members were analyzed. In a second step, and specifically for the group ofminority players, it was investigated whether integration on the team level might have the potentialto be translated from the specific sport context the broader societal level, by increasing overallnational identification.Methods: Cross-sectional data was collected from 32 teams in two amateur football clubs in theNetherlands at the end of the winter season 2014. Participants were youth soccer players aged 10-17years and their coaches. Measurements of the sport setting`s contextual factors included the °ree ofthe football teams´ ethnic diversity (Blau Index) and both coaches' and players´ perceivedmotivational climate (MCSYS). Psychological integration at the team level was assessed byplayers´ perceived team inclusion (GIS) and team identification (multicomponent in-groupidentification scale). To investigate positive integrative outcomes on a broader societal level, thesurvey included additional items assessing players´ ethnic and national identification.Results: The results of this study will be presented and discussed.176