Career Transitions and Career Termination

Alfermann, Dorothee; Stambulova, Natalia

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“…En el primero, se describe la etapa inicial de los waterpolistas como eje central a los modelos de trayectoria, y en el segundo se describen las categorías que han emergido al analizar la carrera profesional de estos deportistas a partir de tres modelos: lineal, convergente y paralelo. Finalmente, a partir de cada modelo de trayectoria, describiremos la transición desde el deporte hacia una vida laboral alternativa considerando los cuatro determinantes más importantes: la libertad de decisión ante la retirada, el grado de planificación, el tipo de identidad deportiva y los recursos personales y sociales (Alfermann y Stambulova, 2007;Stambulova, Alfermann, Statler y Côté, 2009). a) Descripción de la primera etapa en la carrera deportiva del waterpolista Situándonos en el inicio de las trayectorias deportivas podemos ver que en esta primera etapa de contacto con el deporte, son los padres los que tienen un papel relevante en términos de apoyo y asesoramiento a los deportistas en el inicio de sus carreras.…”

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“…Los deportistas no deciden retirarse cuando hay falta de resultados deportivos o cuando no tienen un nivel físico adecuado para poder jugar, sino a una toma de decisión meditada para realizar la transición, en la que se visualiza la retirada como un fase más de su carrera. En ese sentido la retirada es voluntaria y se percibe positivamente (Alfermann y Stambulova, 2007).…”

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Modelos de trayectoria deportiva en waterpolo y su implicación en la transición hacia una carrera profesional alternativa. (Athletic Career Models in Water Polo and their Involvement in the Transition to an Alternative Career)

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Azócar²,

Torregrosa³

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Modelos de trayectoria deportiva en waterpolo y su implicación en la transición hacia una carrera profesional alternativa ResumenEl objetivo de este estudio es analizar, a partir de un enfoque cualitativo, el proceso de transición de los deportistas de elite desde el deporte de alto nivel a una carrera profesional alternativa. A partir de un deporte especialmente heterogéneo en cuanto a dedicación y retribuciones como es el caso del waterpolo, se llevaron a cabo 20 entrevistas semiestructuradas con jugadores y jugadoras de división de honor buscando la saturación de información en cuanto al género (10 hombres y 10 mujeres) y momento de la carrera (10 en activo y 10 retirados). El análisis de contenido basado en la planificación de la carrera, la conciliación de los ámbitos psicosocial, deportivo y académico-vocacional, y la toma de decisiones en la retirada que si bien la iniciación en el deporte era similar en todos los casos, una vez comenzaba la etapa competitiva, surgían tres modelos distintos de trayectoria: el lineal, en el que el deporte se considera dedicación exclusiva; el convergente, en el que el deporte es prioritario pero se compatibiliza con una formación alternativa; y el paralelo, en el que deporte y formación superior reciben la misma priorización. Estos modelos de trayectoria implican diferencias respecto del grado de autonomía para decidir la retirada, el nivel de planificación de la carrera, el tipo de identidad deportiva y la percepción de disponibilidad para afrontar la transición hacia una vida laboral alternativa.Palabras clave: Retirada, deporte, planificación, adaptación. AbstractThe aim of this study is to qualitatively analyse the transition of elite athletes from high-level competition to an alternative professional career. Focusing on an especially heterogeneous sport with regard to hours dedicated to the sport and earnings, such as in the case of water-polo, we conducted 20 semi-structured interviews with Spanish First Division [División de Honor] players seeking as much information as possible by gender (10 men and 10 women) and career stage (10 current and 10 former athletes). The content analysis based on career planning, compatibilization of the psychosocial, athletic and academic-professional domains as well as decision making about retirement revealed that although sport initiation was similar in all cases, once the competitive stage began, three different career models emerged: linear, in which sports are given exclusive dedication; convergent, in which sports are prioritized but compatibilized with an alternative education; and parallel, in which sport and higher education are equally prioritized. These career models involve differences with regard to autonomy in the decision to retire, the level of career planning, the type of athletic identity, and the perceived availability of resources to cope with the transition toward an alternative professional occupation.

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Modelos de trayectoria deportiva en waterpolo y su implicación en la transición hacia una carrera profesional alternativa. (Athletic Career Models in Water Polo and their Involvement in the Transition to an Alternative Career)

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Torregrosa³

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“…Other models (e.g., Alfermann & Stambulova, 2007;Schlossberg, 1981;Stambulova, 2003) describe the transition process, during which people negotiate various internal and external demands using internal and external resources. Alfermann and Stambulova's (2007) and Stambulova's (2003) models were specific to sport and the authors suggested that when athletes' resources match or exceed those required to overcome the demands, they transition successfully.…”

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“…Alfermann and Stambulova's (2007) and Stambulova's (2003) models were specific to sport and the authors suggested that when athletes' resources match or exceed those required to overcome the demands, they transition successfully. Some models (e.g., Stambulova, 2003) also highlight the value of interventions to help athletes in transition, suggesting when and what type of intervention may be required throughout the process.…”

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From youth team to first team: An investigation into the transition experiences of young professional athletes in soccer

Morris

Tod

Eubank

2016

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

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Using Wylleman and Lavallee (2004) and Stambulova (2003) models of transition as conceptual frameworks for the current study, we aimed to explore United Kingdom (UK) professional soccer players' (N = 5) experiences going through a youth-to-senior career transition to first team level, and assess the immediate changes that occur during the move.Few studies have assessed this process, and no studies have focused on assessing the changes that may occur between pre and post transition. Data collection lasted 1 month with players interviewed twice, 2 weeks before, and 2 weeks after their transition to the first team. Data were abductively thematically content analyzed. Prior to transition, players reported high motivation to be successful, but also feeling anxious about the transition to senior sport. Posttransition, players felt more confident about their ability to succeed in senior sport and maintained high levels of motivation to succeed. Family, friends, coaches, and teammates provided emotional, technical, and tangible support to the players throughout the transition, but were also sources of stress for athletes moving to senior sport. These findings suggest ways to assist transitioning athletes, such as the use of buddy systems with senior players.

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“…What I hoped to illuminate with this example is that identities are not stable, but rather processes (Hall 1994, SlocumBradley 2009 In a recent meta-review, Stambulova (in press) summarised the key review papers on athletes' career development and transitions published during the past decade (i.e., Wylleman et al 1999Wylleman et al , 2004Lavallee and Wylleman, 2000;Taylor and Ogilvie, 2001;Gordon et al 2005;Hackfort and Huang, 2005;Alfermann and Stambulova, 2007;Petitpas, et al 2009;Stambulova et al 2009;Stambulova, 2010). In the sport psychology literature athletic career is defined as a multi-year, voluntary, goal-oriented participation in competitive sport at any level, including local, national, and international, as well as amateur and professional.…”

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‘That is Why I Gave In to Age My Competitive Ability, but Not My Soul!’ A Spiritual Journey in Endurance Running

Ronkainen

Ryba

2012

Journal for the Study of Spirituality

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Ronkainen, Noora (2011). 'That is why I gave in to Age my competitive ability but not my soul!' -A spiritual journey in endurance running. Department of Sport Sciences.University of Jyväskylä. 40p.In this article, I explore the spiritual dimensions of running. I draw on theological and existential perspectives, athletic career research as well as post-sport ideologies to construct a multi-voiced representation of the spiritual meanings of endurance running current in Finnish running culture(s). Through narrative, analysis, reflexivity, interpretation and theorizing this study aimed to gain a deeper understanding of how distance runners negotiate dominant discourses on sport and exercise in the process of making running meaningful to them.In the analysis I examined the Finnish runner's magazine Juoksija for the years 2001-2010. Over this time span studied, I found a variety of data discussing the spiritual dimension of running, including editorials, interviews, columns and research-based popular articles. From these sources I selected 34 columns written by 17 different authors for an in-depth discourse analysis. In exploring the content of the magazine over the decade it became apparent that the diversity of authors and perspectives had increased, which partially reflected the wider changes that had occurred in Finnish runner culture over this time span.The research results suggest that existential aspects of running underlie, but remain dormant, in the dominant performance discourse of competitive sports. These spiritual and/or existential dimensions become especially meaningful, however, when transitioning from elite level sports. I suggest that finding the existential spirituality of running can be a protective element in athletic retirement, enabling the runner to sustain their athletic identity as a central life-narrative even after the transition.Keywords: spirituality; running; career transition; post-sports; discourse analysis FOREWORD Before starting the 2-year Master's Degree Programme in Sport and Exercise Psychology (SEPPRO), I had studied a master's degree in theology in the University of Helsinki. With my background in a quite different academic field, I became quickly aware that I had a different approach to sport psychology from many of my fellow students. I searched for a topic that would provide me an opportunity for interdisciplinary research within these fields. Thus, I pondered on my own experiences of sport participation as well as the meaning of spirituality and religion for me. As a runner myself, it was easy to draw from personal running experience, which had become much more for me than an effective form of exercise or a competitive pursuit.This study was written in the form of a research article, and we produced the text together with my supervisor Tatiana Ryba. Our voices are intersecting throughout the article, where 'I' refers to me, Noora. Our data consisted of runners' narratives in a Finnish runner magazine, and as the only Finnish speaker I conducted the data collection,...

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Career Transitions and Career Termination

Cited by 226 publications

References 45 publications

Modelos de trayectoria deportiva en waterpolo y su implicación en la transición hacia una carrera profesional alternativa. (Athletic Career Models in Water Polo and their Involvement in the Transition to an Alternative Career)

Modelos de trayectoria deportiva en waterpolo y su implicación en la transición hacia una carrera profesional alternativa. (Athletic Career Models in Water Polo and their Involvement in the Transition to an Alternative Career)

From youth team to first team: An investigation into the transition experiences of young professional athletes in soccer

‘That is Why I Gave In to Age My Competitive Ability, but Not My Soul!’ A Spiritual Journey in Endurance Running

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