Supporting Elite Athlete Career Development in the United Kingdom: A Case Study on Implementation of Performance Lifestyle Program
| Autor: | Tien Chin Tan, Ren-Shiang Jiang, Ping-Chao Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
biology
business.industry Athletes media_common.quotation_subject education ComputingMethodologies_IMAGEPROCESSINGANDCOMPUTERVISION Future career Public relations Ambivalence biology.organism_classification Service (economics) Political science Elite business human activities Career development media_common |
| Zdroj: | Sports & Exercise Research. 17:138-153 |
| ISSN: | 1563-3470 |
| Popis: | This study attempted to examine the implementation of Performance Lifestyle Program in the United Kingdom through addressing the experiences, mechanism and implications. A case study is presented by examining the program by conducting in-depth interviews and reviewing documentary materials. The major results were as follows: By considering the contribution of medals and meeting athlete's needs, UK Sport launched the Performance Lifestyle Program, which was aimed to support career development for British athletes. The English Institute of Sport designed the program, which consisted of promoting programs, such as Lifestyle Support, Employment and Career Advice, and Education Guidance. Meanwhile, preparations for hosting of the London 2012 Olympic Games intensified the implementation of supporting athlete's career development through budgetary increases and service expansion, as well as other needs. This study concluded that implementation of Performance Lifestyle Program had three major implications: athletes were more ＂focused＂ while training and competing; coaches were observed to display ＂ambivalent＂ attitude toward balance between athlete's sports performance and preparation of future career; National Sports Federations behaved ＂passively＂ in response to implementation of the program. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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