BackgroundThisstudyaimedtouseaconceptmappingmethodologytodevelopaEuropeanframeworkoftheneedsofparents/guardians(P/G)forsupportingathletescombiningsportandeduca-tion(dualcareer,DC).MethodsBymeansofaconceptmappingmethodology,337French,Irish,Italian,Portuguese,andSlovenianparentssortedandrated80potentialstatementsassociatedtoparentingDCathletes.ResultsFivedistinctclustersemerged:1.P/G’roles,needsandawarenesstosupp...
Background Despite the fact that an educational programme for parents of youth tennis players has been launched recently, there is a need to empower parents of athletes in sustaining the combination of education and sport careers (i.e., dual career) of their talented and elite athletes across sports. The aim of this study was to explore the parents’ view of their role as dual career supporters and their need fo...
This study aimed to use a concept mapping methodology to develop a European framework of the needs of parents/guardians (P/G) for supporting athletes combining sport and education (dual career, DC). By means of a concept mapping methodology, 337 French, Irish, Italian, Portuguese, and Slovenian parents sorted and rated 80 potential statements associated to parenting DC athletes. Five distinct clusters emerged: ...