Dual Career In Sport And The Need For Its Institutionalisation In The Czech Republic
Vol.10,No.1(2016)
The paper examines the content analysis of European documents and manuals in the field of dual careers in sport and the evaluation of their implementation in the context of the Czech Republic. The analysis is complemented by our own investigation into elite athletes and their coaches using an online questionnaire. Conclusions from the qualitative analysis are then used to formulate proposals to support training and subsequent transition of elite athletes to the labour market using the theory of institutionalisation.
wlite athletes; dual career; institutionalization
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