Essays about: "Elite sporting schools"

Found 2 essays containing the words Elite sporting schools.

1. 1. Athletic Dropouts in Swedish Adolescence Female Handball Players

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

   Author : Adam Bogren; Kevin Rodenburg Lindholm; [2020]
   Keywords : Athletic experiences; Elite sporting schools; Former student-athletes; Holistic Athletic Career model; Push; pull; anti-push; anti-pull framework.; Atletiska erfarenheter; Elit idrottsgymnasium; Före detta student-atleter; Holistiska karriärsutvecklingsmodellen; Push; pull; anti-push; anti-pull ramverket.;

   Abstract : According to Baron-Thiene and Alfermann (2015), there is a potentially high dropout number within female student-athletes, but they also implicate that only a few studies have focused on adolescent or young adults’ dropout from elite sports. The present study has chosen to explore factors influencing athletic dropout in former female handball players that has studied at an elite sporting school and to explore how the former student-athletes experience their chosen career paths post athletic dropout, using a qualitative post-positivistic and realistic approach. READ MORE

3. 2. Coaches’ experiences of working with RIU dual career athletes

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Hälsa och idrott

   Author : Andres Ramos Gonzalez; Isak Regnér; [2020]
   Keywords : elite sport; academic and sporting services; career transition; developmental model; holistic approach; student-athlete; elitidrott; akademiska och idrottsliga tjänster; karriärövergång; utvecklingsmodell; holistisk syn; studentidrottare;

   Abstract : The purpose of the study was to examine coaches’ experiences of working with RIU (Riksidrottsuniversitet)-dual career (DC) athletes with foci on the coaches’ DC awareness, perceived challenges, resources, and strategies. The authors of this study conducted 9 interviews, including both men and women, ranging from 23 to 54 years of age (M=33. READ MORE