267
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Articles

The pursuit of optimal dual career balance by athletes in women’s professional ice hockey

ORCID Icon &
Pages 643-663 | Received 30 May 2023, Accepted 11 Dec 2023, Published online: 22 Dec 2023

References

  • Andrijiw, A. M. (2020). Identity regulation in the North American field of men’s professional ice hockey: An examination of organizational control and preparation for athletic career retirement. Sport Management Review, 23(5), 898–912. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smr.2020.04.002
  • Andrijiw, A. M., & Jones, L. (2023). The production of docility in professional hockey. Journal of Athlete Development and Experience, 5(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.25035/jade.05.01.01
  • Aquilina, D. (2013). A study of the relationship between elite athletes’ educational development and sporting performance. The International Journal of the History of Sport, 30(4), 374–392. https://doi.org/10.1080/09523367.2013.765723
  • Bon, M., Doupona, M., Wilson-Gahan, S., Capranica, L., & Guidotti, F. (2022). Transnational migration and dual career of Slovenian and Swiss elite female handball players—A longitudinal analysis. Sports, 10(9), 137. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10090137
  • Brown, D. J., Fletcher, D., Henry, I., Borrie, A., Emmett, J., Buzza, A., & Wombwell, S. (2015). A British university case study of the transitional experiences of student-athletes. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 21, 78–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.04.002
  • B-WISER. (2018). Career support for (former) elite athletes: Current status and future perspectives. http://www.bwiser.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/B-WISER-WP1-SUMMARY.pdf
  • Capranica, L., & Guidotti, F. (2016). Research for cult committee - qualifications/dual careers in sports. European Parliament. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/573416/IPOL_STU(2016)573416_EN.pdf
  • Cartigny, E., Fletcher, D., Coupland, C., & Taylor, G. (2019). Mind the gap: A grounded theory of dual career pathways in sport. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 33(3), 280–301. https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2019.1654559
  • Cimini, K. (2015, September 30). NWHL release of player finances raises questions. Today’s Slapshot. http://www.todaysslapshot.com/nwhl/nwhl-release-player-finances-raises-questions
  • Crotty, M. (1998). The foundations of social research: Meaning and perspective in the research process. SAGE.
  • De Brandt, K., Wylleman, P., Torregrossa, M., Schipper-Van Veldhoven, N., Minelli, D., Defruyt, S., & De Knop, P. (2018). Exploring the factor structure of the dual career competency questionnaire for athletes in European pupil- and student-athletes. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2018.1511619
  • De Lucas Ancillo, A., del Val Núñez, M. T., & Gavrila Gavrila, S. (2021). Workplace change within the COVID-19 context: a grounded theory approach. Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 34(1), 2297–2316. https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2020.1862689
  • Debois, N., Ledon, A., & Wylleman, P. (2015). A lifespan perspective on the dual career of elite male athletes. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 21, 15–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2014.07.011
  • Dixon, M. A., Bruening, J. E., Mazerolle, S. M., Davis, A., Crowder, J., & Lorsbach, M. (2006). Career, family, or both? A case study of young professional baseball players. NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture, 14(2), 80–101. https://doi.org/10.1353/nin.2006.0006
  • Duxbury, L., & Higgins, C. (2003). Work-life conflict in Canada in the new millennium: A status report. Health Canada. https://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/H72-21-186-2003E.pdf
  • European Commission. (2012). EU guidelines on dual careers of athletes recommended policy actions in support of dual careers in high-performance sport. https://ec.europa.eu/assets/eac/sport/library/documents/dual-career-guidelines-final_en.pdf
  • European Elite Athletes Association. (n.d.). Common position paper. https://euathletes.org/project/common-position-paper/
  • Gledhill, A., & Harwood, C. (2015). A holistic perspective on career development in UK female soccer players: A negative case analysis. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 21, 65–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.04.003
  • Greenhaus, J. H., & Powell, G. N. (2006). When work and family are allies: A theory of work-family enrichment. Academy of Management Review, 31(1), 72–92. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2006.19379625
  • Guba, E. G., & Lincoln, Y. S. (2004). Competing paradigms in qualitative research: Theories and issues. In S. Nagy Hesse-Biber & P. Leavy (Eds.), Approaches to qualitative research: A reader on theory and practice (pp. 17–38). Oxford University Press.
  • Harrison, G. E., Vickers, E., Fletcher, D., & Taylor, G. (2022). Elite female soccer players’ dual career plans and the demands they encounter. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 34(1), 133–154. https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2020.1716871
  • Henriksen, K., Storm, L. K., Kuettel, A., Linnér, L., & Stambulova, N. (2020). A holistic ecological approach to sport and study: The case of an athlete friendly university in Denmark. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 47, 101637. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.101637
  • Kavoura, A., & Ryba, T. V. (2020). Identity tensions in dual career: the discursive construction of future selves by female Finnish judo athletes. Sport in Society, 23(4), 645–659. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2019.1669325
  • Lazarus, R. S., & Folkman, S. (1984). Stress, appraisal, and coping. Springer.
  • Lopez, K. A., & Willis, D. G. (2004). Descriptive versus interpretive phenomenology: Their contributions to nursing knowledge. Qualitative Health Research, 14(5), 726–735. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732304263638 15107174
  • López de Subijana, C. L., Barriopedro, M., & Conde, E. (2015). Supporting dual career in Spain: Elite athletes’ barriers to study. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 21, 57–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.04.012
  • Marshall, S., McNeil, N., Seal, E., Nicholson, M., & Donaldson, A. (2022). The professionalization tension in women’s sport: the case of women’s basketball in Australia. European Sport Management Quarterly, 1–23. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2022.2145332
  • Miles, M. B., Huberman, A. M., & Saldaña, J. (2014). Qualitative data analysis: A methods sourcebook (3rd ed.). SAGE.
  • Mittag, J., Seltmann, M., Fiege, L., O’Leary, L., Zembura, P., Haas, L., Santos, T., Smokvina, V., Tomczyk, P., Lämmer, M., & Schadwinkel, S. (2022). Good governance in the employment relations of athletes in Olympic sports in Europe: Understanding - evaluating – improving. University of Rijeka. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:118:312904
  • Moreno, R., Chamorro, J. L., & López de Subijana, C. (2021). Employee-athletes: exploring the elite Spanish athletes’ perceptions of combining sport and work. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 633133. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.633133
  • Örencik, M., Schmid, M. J., Schmid, J., & Conzelmann, A. (2023). The differentiation of single and dual career athletes falls short: A person-oriented approach to characterize typical objective life situations of elite athletes. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 18(3), 717–727. https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541221090941
  • Park, S., Lavallee, D., & Tod, D. (2013). Athletes’ career transition out of sport: a systematic review. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 6(1), 22–53. https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984X.2012.687053
  • Patton, M. Q. (2002). Qualitative research and evaluation methods (3rd ed.). SAGE.
  • Perez-Rivases, A., Pons, J., Regüela, S., Viladrich, C., Pallarès, S., & Torregrossa, M. (2020). Spanish female student-athletes’ perception of key competencies for successful dual career adjustment. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2020.1717575
  • Pink, M. A., Lonie, B. E., & Saunders, J. E. (2018). The challenges of the semi-professional footballer: A case study of the management of dual career development at a Victorian Football League (VFL) club. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 35, 160–170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2017.12.005
  • Pink, M., Saunders, J., & Stynes, J. (2015). Reconciling the maintenance of on-field success with off-field player development: A case study of a club culture within the Australian Football League. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 21, 98–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2014.11.009
  • Premier Hockey Federation. (n.d). About the PHF. https://www.premierhockeyfederation.com/about-us
  • Reyes-Hernández, O., Tristán, J., López-Walle, J. M., Prats, A. N., Verdaguer, F. J. P., Rodríguez, J. V., … García-Mas, A. (2021). The ERASMUS + ELIT-in project: “Integration of elite athletes into the labour market”. Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte, 16(47), 59–68.
  • Ryan, C. (2015). Factors impacting carded athlete’s readiness for dual careers. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 21, 91–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.04.008
  • Ryba, T. V., Stambulova, N. B., Ronkainen, N. J., Bundgaard, J., & Selänne, H. (2015). Dual career pathways of transnational athletes. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 21, 125–134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2014.06.002
  • Smismans, S., Wylleman, P., De Brandt, K., Defruyt, S., Vitali, F., Ramis, Y., … Cecić Erpič, S. (2021). From elite sport to the job market: Development and initial validation of the Athlete Competency Questionnaire for Employability (ACQE). Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte, 16(47), 39–48.
  • Smith, B., & McGannon, K. R. (2018). Developing rigor in qualitative research: problems and opportunities within sport and exercise psychology. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 11(1), 101–121. https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984X.2017.1317357
  • Stambulova, N. B., & Wylleman, P. (2019). Psychology of athletes’ dual careers: A state-of-the-art critical review of the European discourse. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 42, 74–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.11.013
  • Stambulova, N. B., Engström, C., Franck, A., Linnér, L., & Lindahl, K. (2015). Searching for an optimal balance: Dual career experiences of Swedish adolescent athletes. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 21, 4–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2014.08.009
  • Stambulova, N. B., Ryba, T. V., & Henriksen, K. (2021). Career development and transitions of athletes: The International Society of Sport Psychology Position Stand revisited. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 19(4), 524–550. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2020.1737836
  • Strauss, A. (1987). Qualitative analysis for social scientists. Cambridge University Press.
  • Taylor, T., Fujak, H., Hanlon, C., & O’Connor, D. (2020). A balancing act: women players in a new semi-professional team sport league. European Sport Management Quarterly, 22(4), 527–547. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2020.1815821
  • Tekavc, J., Wylleman, P., & Cecić Erpič, S. (2015). Perceptions of dual career development among elite level swimmers and basketball players. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 21, 27–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.03.002
  • The Athletic Staff. (2021, April 18). NWHL doubles salary cap, raising it to $300K for 2021-22. The Athletic. https://theathletic.com/news/nwhl-doubles-salary-cap-raising-it-to-300k-for-2021-22/EaIcSOtKtFMo/
  • Tshube, T., & Feltz, D. L. (2015). The relationship between dual-career and post-sport career transition among elite athletes in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 21, 109–114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.05.005
  • van Rens, F. E. C. A., Ashley, R. A., & Steele, A. R. (2019). Well-being and performance in dual careers: The role of academic and athletic identities. The Sport Psychologist, 33(1), 42–51. https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2018-0026
  • Vilanova, A., & Puig, N. (2016). Personal strategies for managing a second career: The experiences of Spanish Olympians. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 51(5), 529–546. https://doi.org/10.1177/1012690214536168
  • Wylleman, P., Reints, A., & De Knop, P. (2013). A developmental and holistic perspective on athletic career development. In P. Sotiaradou, & V. De Bosscher (Eds.), Managing high performance sport (pp. 159–182). Routledge.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.