An exploration of dual-careers of South African female elite student-athletes: The case of football
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2024
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University of the Western Cape
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The study explored factors that contributed to or hindered the dual careers of female elite student-athletes in South Africa, specifically focusing on football. The objectives were to (i) explore the perceptions and experiences of female elite student-athletes competing at national/international football competitions; (ii) identify contributing factors to success in the dual careers of these students at a South African university; (iii) identify barriers preventing success in their dual careers; and (iv) propose recommendations on how the barriers could be overcome or prevented. The primary research question was: what were the main contributing factors and barriers experienced by South African female elite student-athletes who compete at national/international football competitions? Four sub-research questions guided the data collection process: (i) what were the experiences of female elite student-athletes in their dual careers? i) which dual career policies were student-athletes aware of in South African elite sports? (iii) what role did university sports programmes play in the dual careers of female student-athletes? (iv) how could the barriers be overcome so female student-athletes can succeed in sporting competitions?
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Dual-careers, Elite student-athletes: Female, Football, South African university, Female