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Athlete Transitions into Retirement: Experiences in Elite Sport and Options for Effective Support book cover

1st Edition

Athlete Transitions into Retirement Experiences in Elite Sport and Options for Effective Support

Edited By Deborah Agnew Copyright 2021
232 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Transitions in sport can be either normative (relatively predictable) or non-normative (less predictable) and are critical times in the development of athlete’s careers. Whilst retirement from sport is inevitable, the timing of retirement can be less predictable. If an athlete copes well with the transition they may be better able to adjust to life after sport. However, not coping with the... Read more

Introduction: Athlete Transitions in Sport

Part 1: Sociocultural and psychological aspects of athlete retirement transition

1. The Influence of the Cultural Context on the Transition Out of Elite Sport in

Europe

Andreas Küttel

2. Psychosocial Aspects of Sport Retirement among Collegiate Student-Athletes in

The United States

Ashley Brauer

3. The Professionalisation of Paralympic Sport and Implications for the Retirement

Experiences of Paralympians

Andrea Bundon

4. Considering the Connections Between Doping and Transitions Out of Sport:

DesperateTimes and Desperate Measures?

Laurie Patterson

5. Exploring Transitions in UK Professional Football

Alan Tonge

6. Athlete Identity and Career Transition: Implications for Retirement Outcomes

Suzanne M. Cosh

7. Retirement through Injury: A Case Study Approach Exploring Mental Health

Issues and the Retirement Experiences of Two Ex-English Premier League Footballers

Thomas A. Buck

Part 2: Supporting athletes transitioning into retirement

8. Delisted Footballers: Supporting Well-being through Continued Participation in

State Based Levels

Deborah Agnew and Elizabeth Abery

9. Understanding Parents’ Experiences with Athlete Retirement

Patricia Lally and Richard Lally

Part 3: Contextual insights from global sports

10. The Next Logical Step? An Examination of Elite Athletes’ Transitions into Post-

athletic High Performance Coaching Roles

Alexander D. Blackett, Adam B. Evans, and David Piggott

11. Time’s up! Indigenous Australian Sportsmen and Athlete Transitions

Megan Stronach

12. Transitions in Disability Sports

Jeffrey Martin and Eva Prokesova

13. A Holistic Perspective to Elite Athletes’ Career Development and Post-Sport

Career Transition in an African Context

Tshepang Tshube, Leapetswe Malete, and Deborah L. Feltz

14. Autobiographical Insights into Athlete Transitions from Sport

Kitrina Douglas

Conclusion

Deborah Agnew

Biography

Deborah Agnew, PhD is a senior lecturer in the Bachelor of Sport, Health and Physical Activity in the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work at Flinders University, Australia.

"The book offers a significant contribution of knowledge to this field and especially for those who in one way or another have an interest in advanced knowledge and in-depth understanding of issues related to athlete transitions in sport." - Christian Augustsson, idrottsforum.org
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