TY - CHAP
T1 - Introduction
T2 - Athlete Transitions in Sport
AU - Agnew, Deb
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Transitions in sport are either normative (relatively predictable) or nonnormative (less predictable) and are critical times in the development of athlete’s careers (Alfermann & Stambulova, 2007; Stambulova, 2010). While retirement from sport is inevitable, the timing of retirement can be less predictable. If an athlete copes well with the transition, they are better able to adjust to life after sport. However, not coping with the transition can lead to a crisis and negative consequences for the athlete (Stambulova, 2010). Factors that can affect the transition into retirement can be athletic or non-athletic and include the voluntariness of retirement, the athlete’s perception of their career achievements, the athlete’s education levels and the prevalence of athletic identity (Cecić Erpič, Wylleman, & Zupančič, 2004). The level of acceptance of not playing their chosen sport again as well as the prospect of finding an alternative career can also impact on the retirement transition experiences of athletes (Price, 2007).
AB - Transitions in sport are either normative (relatively predictable) or nonnormative (less predictable) and are critical times in the development of athlete’s careers (Alfermann & Stambulova, 2007; Stambulova, 2010). While retirement from sport is inevitable, the timing of retirement can be less predictable. If an athlete copes well with the transition, they are better able to adjust to life after sport. However, not coping with the transition can lead to a crisis and negative consequences for the athlete (Stambulova, 2010). Factors that can affect the transition into retirement can be athletic or non-athletic and include the voluntariness of retirement, the athlete’s perception of their career achievements, the athlete’s education levels and the prevalence of athletic identity (Cecić Erpič, Wylleman, & Zupančič, 2004). The level of acceptance of not playing their chosen sport again as well as the prospect of finding an alternative career can also impact on the retirement transition experiences of athletes (Price, 2007).
KW - Transitions in sport
KW - Retirement in sport
KW - Experiences in elite sport
KW - high-risk periods
KW - psychological distress
KW - life after sport
KW - transition into life after sport
KW - retirement as a process rather than a moment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85114659638&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4324/9781003020189-1
DO - 10.4324/9781003020189-1
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9780367432867
SN - 9781032047768
SP - 1
EP - 5
BT - Athlete transitions into retirement
A2 - Agnew, Deborah
PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis
ER -