Successful in Sports but Worse in School? Adolescent Student-Athletes’ Development of Scholastic Performances

Niehues, Maike; Gerlach, Erin; Wendeborn, Thomas; Sallen, Jeffrey

doi:10.3389/feduc.2022.946284

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“…For this reason, most of the time, young people are forced to agglomerate, or even overlap, their sports career with their education. Research [ 1 ] demonstrates that student–athletes need additional support in their academic career in order to cope with educational rigors. In this way, the beginning of a dual career for an athlete can take place.…”

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The Role of Mass Media in Promoting the Dual Career of the Performance Athlete

Onose

Abalașei

2023

Behavioral Sciences

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Background: One of the most pressing problems for athletes is related to the end of their career, a situation that presents serious challenges in the attempt to enter the labor market in the absence of an adequate education. Despite the fact that successful sports students encounter some problems in terms of time allocated to school, consistent work will ultimately provide them with a rewarding career and, most importantly, a relevant social role to inspire other athletes who are at the beginning of their careers. A successful approach to dual career cannot take place if athletes and their entourage (coaches, parents, teachers) are not aware of its importance. By analyzing the concept from different angles by professionals (EU, governments, ministries), dual career can be implemented in an efficient way and much faster if the appropriate institutions are involved. The use of mass media to create interest and content in the sports field has managed to produce major interest among specialists in the field. Methods: In this study, the answers of 30 mass media specialists were analyzed to understand how “dual career” is promoted for the performance athlete in the mass media in Romania. In order to analyze if there is any connection between mass media, dual career and the profile of the performance athlete, we applied a chi-square test and Pearson and Spearman correlations. Results: The obtained results indicate a weak connection between the analyzed terms. Conclusions: The conclusions reached allow us to form an overview of the analyzed terms, managing to create directions for action in order to constantly improve the phenomenon in Romania.

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The Role of Mass Media in Promoting the Dual Career of the Performance Athlete

Onose

Abalașei

2023

Behavioral Sciences

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“…Basically, studentsathletes have a dual role at the University level as students and professional athletes who have achievement in every type of sport [1], including gymnastics. Gymnastics is a sport that has energetic movements such as jumping, spinning, maintaining body balance [2,3].…”

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Rhythmic physical activity to improve the motor abilities of junior students-athlete in gymnastics: randomized control trial

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Widiastuti,

Setiakarnawijaya

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This study aims to investigate the effect of Rhythmic Physical Activity (RPA) on enhancing the motor abilities of junior athlete-students enrolled in gymnastics courses at the university level. Materials and Methods. This study employed a randomized control trial method conducted over an 11-week period. A total of 29 junior athlete-students from Singaperbangsa State University Karawang (Indonesia) in their first year were involved. They were divided into the CON (n = 14) and RPA (n = 15) groups. Instruments to measure motor abilities included the standing long jump, handgrip strength, seated straddle stretch, foot tapping, and an obstacle course taken in reverse. Paired sample t-tests were employed to examine the differences in motor abilities scores at both the baseline and post-intervention stages for the CON and RPA groups. Results. The primary findings indicated that RPA significantly impacted motor ability components. These components were the standing long jump (p ≤ 0.05, d = −1.97), handgrip strength (p ≤ 0.05, d = −2.30), seated straddle stretch (p ≤ 0.05, d = −1.02), foot tapping (p ≤ 0.05, d = −2.00), and the reverse obstacle course (p ≤ 0.05, d = −1.26). For the CON group, the results related to the standing long jump (p ≥ 0.05, d = −0.26), handgrip strength (p ≥ 0.05, d = −0.13), seated straddle stretch (p ≤ 0.05, d = −0.66), foot tapping (p ≥ 0.05, d = 0.12), and reverse obstacle course (p ≥ 0.05, d = −0.21). Conclusions. The results underscore the significance of employing RPA to bolster the motor abilities of junior student-athletes in their first year at the university level.

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Talented athletes as high achievers—only in sports? Analysis of academic performance and the impact of dual career assistance programmes in upper secondary school

Sallen

Wendeborn

Gerlach

2023

Ger J Exerc Sport Res

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The simultaneous pursuit of success in elite sport and the highest school qualification is considered to be one of the challenges for adolescents who are sporting talents. Dual career assistance programmes (DCAPs) for student-athletes are designed to help master this challenge in the best possible way. This study focusses on the upper secondary school performance of 200 student-athletes from an elite sports school. First, the school performance of student-athletes enrolled in two different DCAPs was compared. In addition to the educational services in DCAP‑1, DCAP‑2 includes a 1-year extension of the school period and the option of spreading the final exam phase out over several school years. Second, the school performance of student-athletes was compared with the performance of the entire student population. The analyses yielded the following findings: 1) student-athletes’ school performance is well above the average of the entire student population. 2) Although, DCAP‑2 users are much more involved in elite sport, their school performance and performance development do not differ from DCAP‑1 users. These results do not provide any indication of a systematic neglect of student-athletes’ academic career in favour of their athletic career. DCAPs appear to ensure the success of student-athletes’ academic careers effectively.

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Successful in Sports but Worse in School? Adolescent Student-Athletes’ Development of Scholastic Performances

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The Role of Mass Media in Promoting the Dual Career of the Performance Athlete

The Role of Mass Media in Promoting the Dual Career of the Performance Athlete

Rhythmic physical activity to improve the motor abilities of junior students-athlete in gymnastics: randomized control trial

Talented athletes as high achievers—only in sports? Analysis of academic performance and the impact of dual career assistance programmes in upper secondary school

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