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Understanding the educational needs of parenting athletes involved in sport and education: The parents’ view

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  • Masar Gjaka
  • Antonio Tessitore
  • Laurence Blondel
  • Enrico Bozzano
  • Fabrice Burlot
  • Nadine Debois
  • Dominique Delon
  • Antonio Figueiredo
  • Joerg Foerster
  • Carlos Gonçalves
  • Flavia Guidotti
  • Caterina Pesce
  • Andrej Pišl
  • Eoin Rheinisch
  • Ana Rolo
  • Gary Ryan
  • Anne Templet
  • Kinga Varga
  • Giles Warrington
  • Laura Capranica
  • Ciaran MacDonncha
  • Mojca Doupona

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Background: Despite the fact that an educational programme for parents of youth tennis players has been launched recently, there is a need to empower parents of athletes in sustaining the combination of education and sport careers (i.e., dual career) of their talented and elite athletes across sports. The aim of this study was to explore the parents’ view of their role as dual career supporters and their need for educational support in this area. Methods: In total, 115 parents (F = 49, M = 66) of athletes (14–23 yrs) engaged in full time academic education (high school/university) and competitive (e.g., National, International) sports (individual = 12, team = 9) in five European Member States (e.g., France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia) took part in national workshops. The workshops involved discussing five themes and agreeing statements relevant to assist parents supporting their children as dual career athletes: 1) the athletes’ needs; 2) the sports environment; 3) the academic environment; 4) dual career-related policies and services; 5) The educational methods for parenting dual career athletes. Results: A final list of 80 agreed statements were identified: 25 statements mainly related to the sports entourage; 23 to information on dual career-related policies and services; 22 to the athletes’ needs; 17 to the academic entourage, and 8 to the relevant educational resources to parenting dual career athletes, respectively. Conclusions: This cross-national qualitative research synthesized the parents’ perspectives about their needs and the most relevant content of an educational programme for parenting dual career athletes. The findings of this research will help influence the formulation of effective education strategies on parenting dual career athletes to ensure an optimal supportive environment for the successful combination of high-level sport and education careers.

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  • Masar Gjaka & Antonio Tessitore & Laurence Blondel & Enrico Bozzano & Fabrice Burlot & Nadine Debois & Dominique Delon & Antonio Figueiredo & Joerg Foerster & Carlos Gonçalves & Flavia Guidotti & Cate, 2021. "Understanding the educational needs of parenting athletes involved in sport and education: The parents’ view," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(1), pages 1-20, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0243354
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243354
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    1. Laura Capranica & Mojca Doupona & Ilvis Abelkalns & Ugis Bisenieks & Antonio Sánchez-Pato & Francisco José Cánovas-Alvarez & António J Figueiredo & Juan Alfonso García-Roca & Alejandro Leiva-Arcas & L, 2022. "Understanding dual career views of European university athletes: The more than gold project focus groups," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(2), pages 1-20, February.

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