Make it easier: A narrative review of dual-career empirical studies (Hacerlo más fácil: Una revisión narrativa de estudios empíricos sobre carrera dual)

Abstract

A dual career is a challenge faced by many athletes, who have to compaginate their sports training with the dedication required for study, work, or both. A narrative review was conducted to identify and analyze barriers to and resources for the routine of elite athletes. Eleven databases available in the Capes Journal Platform (Portal Capes) were searched using the keywords “dual career” and “athletes,” written in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Twenty-two articles that met the established inclusion criteria and categories based on the characteristics of their samples were analyzed. The analysis showed that athletes’ difficulty in organizing a routine to meet the requirements of the educational and sports fields was the main issue regarding the conciliation of their dual careers. Among the cited sports programs, there was some success regarding time management for sports practice; however, there was a lack of in-depth analysis of the reach of these services, and elite athletes lacked a more balanced adherence to university routine. Beside the objective dimensions of dual-career management, we highlighted the importance of new lines of investigation that analyze the life projects of both athletes and their relatives in different cultures and socioeconomic realities.
 Resumen. La doble carrera es un desafío para muchos atletas, que necesitan conciliar su entrenamiento deportivo con la dedicación requerida para estudiar y/o trabajar. Se realizó una revisión narrativa para identificar y analizar barreras y recursos de la rutina de los atletas de élite. Se realizaron búsquedas en once bases de datos disponibles en Capes Journal Platform (Portal Capes) utilizando las palabras clave "carrera dual" y "atletas", publicados en inglés, español o portugués. Se analizaron 22 artículos que cumplían los criterios de inclusión establecidos y las categorías basadas en las características de sus muestras. El análisis mostró que la dificultad principal de los atletas para organizar una rutina para cumplir con los requisitos de los campos educativo y deportivo era la conciliación de sus carreras duales. Entre los programas deportivos citados, hubo cierto éxito con respecto a la gestión del tiempo para la práctica deportiva; Sin embargo, falta analizar en profundidad el alcance de estos servicios, y los atletas de élite carecían de una adhesión más equilibrada a la rutina universitaria. Además de las dimensiones objetivas de la gestión de doble carrera, destacamos la importancia de nuevas líneas de investigación que analizan los proyectos de vida de los atletas y sus familiares en diferentes culturas y realidades socioeconómicas.

Dual career in European-funded projects: a critical analysis and review

“…Conversely, the meso and macro dimensions showed a lower representation, partially confirmed by the literature (Guidotti et al, 2015). In particular, dual career represents a multifaced, multidimensional, multisectoral, and dynamic phenomenon (Capranica and Guidotti, 2016), involving a variety of stakeholders to meet the needs of elite sportspersons striving to combine their athletic career with academic/vocational education and/ or employment (Costa et al, 2020;EU Expert Group, 2012; Hong et al, 2022;Kegelaers et al, 2022;Knights et al, 2016;Li and Sum, 2017;López-Flores et al, 2021;Maciel et al, 2022;Palumbo et al, 2021;Stambulova and Wylleman, 2019;Tessitore et al, 2021;Thompson et al, 2022;Vidal-Vilaplana et al, 2022). Furthermore, the different institutional approaches towards dual career among Member States (Aquilina and Henry, 2010) makes the current international scenario even more complex.…”

“…Of particular interest, two reviews have been performed to update the state of the art of European dual career, the first focused on the relevant role of the psychological research perspective in the dual career area (Stambulova and Wylleman, 2019), and the second related to bibliometric analysis of the main themes and the co-authorship networks (Vidal-Vilaplana et al, 2022). Whilst the safeguard of the mental health and psychological support of elite athletes have represented a priority theme since the early stages of dual career research (Kegelaers et al, 2022;Stambulova and Wylleman, 2019), over the past decade scholars focused on a variety of topics and target groups, encompassing barriers, resources, and success factors for the dual career of athletes (Costa et al, 2020), academic and athletic identities of student-athletes in dual careers (Steele et al, 2020), the quality of athletes' dual career experiences (Li and Sum, 2017), and determinants for smooth career transition out of the sport (Knights et al, 2016). Also, the dual career of talented youth elite athletes has been extensively investigated, targeting support services/systems for the successful combination of sport and education (Hong et al, 2022;Maciel et al, 2022), the impact of sport schools on the holistic development of young athletes (Thompson et al, 2022), and the roles and views of the support staff of the student-athletes (López-Flores et al, 2021).…”

Motivos de asistencia al centro de acondicionamiento y preparación física de una institución universitaria en la ciudad de Cali - Colombia (Reasons for attending the conditioning and physical preparation center of a university institution in the city of Cali - Colombia)

“…El rendimiento deportivo fue otro de los motivos de asistencia al CAPF, donde egresados y estudiantes obtuvieron una mayor participación por este aspecto; la carrera dual, es entendida como el escenario dónde jóvenes deportistas de alto rendimiento asumen de forma paralela sus estudios universitarios, implica una alta demanda no solo para sus actividades académicas, sino espacios de tiempo dedicados a mantener su forma competitiva (Rodrigues et al, 2022(Rodrigues et al, -2021Sanchis-Soler et al, 2022;Sánchez et al, 2022).…”