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Título
A holistic vision of the academic and sports development of elite Spanish track and field athletes
Año del Documento
2023
Editorial
MDPI
Descripción
Producción Científica
Documento Fuente
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023, Vol. 20, Nº. 6, 5153
Resumen
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.
Materias (normalizadas)
Athletics
Atletismo - Entrenamiento
Athletes
Atletas
Career development
Elite athletes
Deportistas profesionales
Sports
Deportes
Sport - Spain
Deportes - España
Sport Training
Entrenamiento (Deportes)
Public health
Materias Unesco
2411.06 Fisiología del Ejercicio
3212 Salud Publica
3204.03 Salud Profesional
ISSN
1660-4601
Revisión por pares
SI
Patrocinador
Universidad Europea de Madrid - (grant 2019/UEM18)
Version del Editor
Propietario de los Derechos
© 2023 The authors
Idioma
eng
Tipo de versión
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Derechos
openAccess
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