This is a concise and practical introduction to the topic of dual career athletes, those sportspeople who balance professional or elite sport with other career or educational pursuits.
The book defines the concept of dual careers in sport and explores its significance for athletes, sports organisations and wider society. It considers why dual careers are increasingly significant in contemporary sport, and it analyses the role of sports organisations in supporting athletes’ dual career paths and in implementing supportive measures. The book also offers practical tools and programs that sports organisations can use to develop effective policies towards dual careers and to facilitate dual career development, helping both the athlete and the organisation to perform at their best.
This book is invaluable reading for any athlete, manager, policymaker or researcher with an interest in dual careers, career transitions, athlete welfare, organisational behaviour, sport management or sport policy.
This is a concise and practical introduction to the topic of dual career athletes, those sportspeople who balance professional or elite sport with other career or educational pursuits.
Introduction
1 What is Dual Career of Athletes
2 Theoretical Foundations of Dual Career Thinking
3 Overview of European and International Dual Career Policies
4 Practical Tools and Programs for Dual Career Support in Sports
Organizations
5 Dual Career Athlete The Way Forward
Grzegorz M. Botwina is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw, Poland, where he serves as Director of the Polish Olympic Studies and Research Centre. He is also a Postdoctoral Fellow at Telfer School of Management in the University of Ottawa, Canada, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Institute for Sport Governance, an independent think tank focused on improving governance in sport organizations. He serves as Board Member at the European Association for Sport Management. He served as the elected President and later Board Member of the Polish Cycling Federation and created the Academy of Sport Management in Poland. He has extensive experience in advising various governmental organizations and sport federations across Europe on the topics of sport policy and governance reforms.
