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Les parcours d’insertion professionnelle des ex-sportives et sportifs de haut niveau. Contraintes Et Opportunités

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  • Cécile Collinet
  • Jeremy Pierre

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The professional future of high-level athletes (elite athletes) is often questioned in the media and receives special attention from public authorities and the athletes themselves. The practice of sports at the highest level requires total commitment, making it challenging to pursue what is commonly referred to as the ?double project?. Amid fantasies of exceptional successes and denunciations of extreme precarity, it is appropriate to conduct in-depth studies on the subject. Our project aims to analyze the career paths of former high-level athletes based on biographical interviews (n=61). We examine their career paths in relation to the study orientation chosen, the degrees acquired, and the opportunities or difficulties they faced in finding their first jobs. We highlight in particular that these paths are characterized by significant constraints, limitations due to uncertainty concerning their choices during transition periods, and the continuation of their careers. However, they are also special opportunities that facilitate their employment, provided that it is within the field of sports.

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  • Cécile Collinet & Jeremy Pierre, 2024. "Les parcours d’insertion professionnelle des ex-sportives et sportifs de haut niveau. Contraintes Et Opportunités," Revue de l'OFCE, Presses de Sciences-Po, vol. 0(2), pages 141-167.
  • Handle: RePEc:cai:reofsp:reof_185_0141
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