Key result
ERASMUS+ funded projects between 2014 and 2022 primarily focused on the micro and multi-dimensional aspects of dual careers for athletes, highlighting a need for greater engagement from sports bodies.
Why the study?
This study aimed to examine the past and present implementation of the dual career of elite sportspersons and highlight potential gaps to guide future project proposals.
A review of ERASMUS+ funded projects highlights the need for sports bodies to engage more in partnerships and for future projects to focus on the dual career of employee-sportspersons and long-term sustainability.
Guides future dual-career funding priorities; leaves open outcome evaluation and macro-level policy gaps.
This study aimed to review the projects financed between 2014 and 2022 under the ERASMUS+ programme of the European Commission to examine the past and present implementation of the dual career (DC) of elite sportspersons and to highlight potential gaps to guide future project proposals. Findings showed a relevant focus of the financed projects on the micro and multi-dimensional aspects of DC of athletes as the main target group, implementing training courses/programmes in different settings, and partnerships mostly composed by educational institutions and NGOs. In the future, sports bodies should engage more in partnerships, whereas DC of employee-sportspersons as athletes and sports staff should be implemented, with a strong focus on the project’s long-term impact and sustainability.
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Guidotti et al. (2023) conducted a review in Dual career of elite sportspersons. ERASMUS+ funded projects on dual career was evaluated on Past and present implementation of the dual career of elite sportspersons and potential gaps. ERASMUS+ funded projects between 2014 and 2022 primarily focused on the micro and multi-dimensional aspects of dual careers for athletes, highlighting a need for greater engagement from sports bodies.