Competencies of dual career support providers (DCSPs): A scenario-specific perspective

Defruyt, Simon; Wylleman, Paul; Stambulova, Natalia; Erpič, Saša Cecić; Graczyk, Marek; Brandt, Koen De

doi:10.1080/1612197x.2019.1655773

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“…In other words, coaches’ interpersonal skills were important for athletes’ development [ 38 ]. Similar to the findings of our study, competencies in maintaining relationships with athletes were important for DC supporters in European studies [ 13 , 27 ]. In addition, coaches need to build relationships with student athletes to support holistic DC implementation in Europe and the United States [ 39 ].…”

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“…It is important for coaches to help student athletes avoid potential problems and barriers and to increase their competencies so that student athletes can proactively deal with DC tasks independently [ 4 , 39 ]. Defruyt et al [ 27 ] found that coaches with higher EC were more capable of handling DC support when student athletes were in a new social environment in which they were separated from their families and began living in student housing. However, while EC is a competency that coaches who implement DC support for student athletes are expected to possess, in this study, as well as in European studies [ 13 ], there are significant differences between importance and possession of EC.…”

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“…However, the participants in this study perceived that they did not possess ACC. Defruyt et al [ 27 ] found that coaches with higher levels of ACC possession were better able to respond effectively in environments where parents and professors did not offer student athletes DC support. Coaches’ abilities to generate an optimal environment for student athletes in their DC journeys had the effect of improving their athletic performance and promoting their academic activities [ 52 ].…”

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“…The DCCQ has been translated into many languages and is widely used in nine European countries: the Netherlands, France, the UK, Spain, Sweden, Belgium, Slovenia, Italy, and Poland. Defruyt et al [ 27 ] examined 288 coaches from nine EU member states to determine the relationship between the six factors of the DCCQ and the competencies that coaches need in order to deal with specific professional challenges. The results indicate that those with good advocacy and cooperation were able to respond effectively in an environment where parents and professors provided little DC support for student athletes.…”

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Competencies That Japanese Collegiate Sports Coaches Require for Dual-Career Support for Student Athletes

Hagiwara

Kurita

Warisawa

et al. 2022

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The purpose of this study was to clarify coaches’ competencies (COM) regarding dual-career (DC) support for student athletes in Japan. The questionnaire survey was conducted at 31 universities with an online survey URL that was distributed to 300 collegiate athletic coaches. In total, there were 152 respondents (female, 19; male, 133; mean age, 43.15 ± 12.07 years; coaching experience, 12.83 ± 9.72 years). The online survey adopted a Japanese-translated version of the Dual-Career Competency Questionnaire (DCCQ), which has been translated into nine languages and is widely used in European counties. The scale consists of six factors and 33 items, each rated on a five-point scale of importance (IM) and possession (PO). The Japanese version of the DCCQ was validated through a confirmatory factor analysis, and the internal consistency of the items was confirmed by calculating the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. In addition, we examined differences between the IM and PO for DC support by t-tests and by calculating effect sizes. The validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the DCCQ were confirmed based on the goodness-of-fit index and Cronbach’s alpha coefficients, respectively. Our examination of the differences between IM and PO in DC support revealed that coaches perceived the importance of DC support but did not possess the necessary COM to offer DC support. That finding was similar to those of previous European studies. In particular, the Japanese coaches who participated in our online survey recognized the importance of COM in terms of “collaboration with various stakeholders and departments” for DC support but did not feel as though they held sufficient COM in that regard. In other words, the improvement of DC support requires the development of a coaching program that fosters COM to work with various stakeholders. This key insight provides a direction and specific focus for programs to improve coaches’ DC support for student athletes.

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“…The approach stimulates researchers and practitioners to consider DC as a social affair, and DCDEs as purposefully developed systems that aim to facilitate athletes’ investment in combining their competitive sporting careers with education or work (Morris et al, 2021). Expanding on the work into DC support (Defruyt, 2019; Knight et al, 2018; Pink et al, 2015), the Ecology of DC project was initiated across seven European countries (e.g., Denmark, U.K., and Spain) to explore DCDEs and their effectiveness. Working models based on the holistic ecological approach were introduced (Henriksen et al, 2020).…”

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Facilitating student-athletes’ dual career transition: A Scandinavian university case study.

Linnér¹,

Stambulova²,

Henriksen³

2022

Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology

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This study combines the holistic ecological and holistic developmental approaches through a mixed methods intrinsic case study with a convergent design to explore how a dual career (DC) development environment (DCDE) facilitated student-athletes' transition to a Scandinavian university. The case was explored through multiple sources of data inspired by the research methodology in the holistic ecological approach and the DC-Environment Success Factors (DC-ESF) working model. Semistructured interviews, with student-athletes and support providers, and documents analysis were complemented by a quantitative monitoring of the student-athletes' transition experiences. Findings are presented in a joint display by merging the qualitative and quantitative data in an empirical version of the DC-ESF model. The empirical model summarizes the case by situating the environment in student-athletes' development and showing a challenging transition with athletic and nonathletic demands and a well-coordinated and supportive environment with a mission of a balanced and synchronized whole and targeting empowerment of the whole person. The student-athletes developed their DC competences and a holistic attitude to development, improved in sport and study, and in their ability to balance their DC. This study contributes to the literature by bridging the gap between transition and environment research. By integrating the two approaches, the study explicitly shows the fit between the student-athletes' needs and the environment's support leading to the conclusion that effective DCDEs works to meet student-athletes' needs by helping them to develop DC competencies to create and maintain an optimal DC balance.

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FEPSAC Position Statement: Athletes’ dual careers in the European context

Stambulova,

Wylleman,

Torregrossa

et al. 2024

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

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Competencies of dual career support providers (DCSPs): A scenario-specific perspective

Cited by 7 publications

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Competencies That Japanese Collegiate Sports Coaches Require for Dual-Career Support for Student Athletes

Competencies That Japanese Collegiate Sports Coaches Require for Dual-Career Support for Student Athletes

Facilitating student-athletes’ dual career transition: A Scandinavian university case study.

FEPSAC Position Statement: Athletes’ dual careers in the European context

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