A Holistic Vision of the Academic and Sports Development of Elite Spanish Track and Field Athletes
Background: Combining sports and studies could be stressful, but beneficial for the athletes’ career development. This study explores resources and barriers in the combination of the sports and academic life spheres during the lifespan of elite Spanish track-and-field athletes. Methods: Seven elite...
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| author | Asensio Castañeda, Eva Navarro, Rafael M. López Chamorro, Jose María Ospina-Betancurt, Jonathan |
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| description | Background: Combining sports and studies could be stressful, but beneficial for the athletes’ career development. This study explores resources and barriers in the combination of the sports and academic life spheres during the lifespan of elite Spanish track-and-field athletes. Methods: Seven elite Spanish track-and-field athletes participated in a semistructured interview about their experiences to establish a dual career combining sports and studies/work. Interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) followed to analyze data. Results: Findings show that elite Spanish track-and-field athletes face educational and institutional barriers to developing a dual career. Time management, social support, and additional resources could play a key role in the success or failure to develop a dual career. Conclusions: This study shows that, to overcome dual-career barriers, athletes are resourceful if social support is provided at both the micro (coaches, families, etc.) and macro (political and educational institutions) levels. It also shows that pursuing an academic career can help in alleviating inherent tensions to athletic life and in finding personal balance. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-144442023-04-12T19:44:41Z A Holistic Vision of the Academic and Sports Development of Elite Spanish Track and Field Athletes Asensio Castañeda, Eva Navarro, Rafael M. López Chamorro, Jose María Ospina-Betancurt, Jonathan athletic career development career transition dual career high performance sport Background: Combining sports and studies could be stressful, but beneficial for the athletes’ career development. This study explores resources and barriers in the combination of the sports and academic life spheres during the lifespan of elite Spanish track-and-field athletes. Methods: Seven elite Spanish track-and-field athletes participated in a semistructured interview about their experiences to establish a dual career combining sports and studies/work. Interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) followed to analyze data. Results: Findings show that elite Spanish track-and-field athletes face educational and institutional barriers to developing a dual career. Time management, social support, and additional resources could play a key role in the success or failure to develop a dual career. Conclusions: This study shows that, to overcome dual-career barriers, athletes are resourceful if social support is provided at both the micro (coaches, families, etc.) and macro (political and educational institutions) levels. It also shows that pursuing an academic career can help in alleviating inherent tensions to athletic life and in finding personal balance. 2023-03-23T16:22:32Z 2023-03-23T16:22:32Z 2023-03-15 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1660-4601 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/14444 10.3390/ijerph20065153 en https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/6/5153 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | athletic career development career transition dual career high performance sport Asensio Castañeda, Eva Navarro, Rafael M. López Chamorro, Jose María Ospina-Betancurt, Jonathan A Holistic Vision of the Academic and Sports Development of Elite Spanish Track and Field Athletes |
| title | A Holistic Vision of the Academic and Sports Development of Elite Spanish Track and Field Athletes |
| title_full | A Holistic Vision of the Academic and Sports Development of Elite Spanish Track and Field Athletes |
| title_fullStr | A Holistic Vision of the Academic and Sports Development of Elite Spanish Track and Field Athletes |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Holistic Vision of the Academic and Sports Development of Elite Spanish Track and Field Athletes |
| title_short | A Holistic Vision of the Academic and Sports Development of Elite Spanish Track and Field Athletes |
| title_sort | holistic vision of the academic and sports development of elite spanish track and field athletes |
| topic | athletic career development career transition dual career high performance sport |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/14444 |
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