Dual career athletes : Policy and programs. / Grzegorz M Botwina.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Botwina, Grzegorz M.

Series:

Sport Business Insights Series

Sport Business Insights.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

2025.

Summary:

This is a concise and practical introduction to the topic of dual career athletes, those sportspeople who balance professional or elite sport with other career or educational pursuits. This book defines the concept of dual careers in sport and explores its significance for athletes, sports organizations, and wider society. It considers why dual careers are increasingly significant in contemporary sport and analyzes the role of sports organizations in supporting athletes' dual career paths and implementing supportive measures. This book also offers practical tools and programs that sports organizations can use to develop effective policies toward dual careers and to facilitate the dual career development, helping both the athlete and the organization to perform at their best. This book is invaluable reading for any athlete, manager, policymaker, or researcher with an interest in dual careers, career transitions, athlete welfare, organizational behavior, sport management, or sport policy.

Contents:

Introduction

What is dual career of athletes

Theoretical foundations of dual career thinking

Overview of European and international dual career policies

Practical tools and programs for dual career support in sports organizations

Dual career athlete - the way forward.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-04-056073-3

1-003-61513-9

9781003615132

OCLC:

1564416076