The holistic development of talented sportspersons through dual-career

Abstract

development of talents spans a period of 15-20 years and encompasses different stages in the sport (e.g., initiation, talent development, talent retention, mastery, and perfection/elite performance), education (e.g., elementary school, high school, and university/vocational), and working levels (Stambulova and Wylleman, 2015, 2019; Therefore, in pursuing an athletic career several decisions must be taken, which have a direct impact on the lives of the sportspersons and their academic/sport/family and peers supporting entourage (Ryba et al.,