LIFE AFTER SPORTS
COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP ERASMUS+
“Life after Sports” developed an innovative programme to support dual careers that facilitates an optimal combination of high-quality training and education to young athletes using face-to-face workshops.
The Programme targets athletes between 15-18 years old, special critical age in which sport and professional transitions take place. More than 150 semi-professional athletes from 6 countries were directly involved in the the pilot programme. The young athletes were supported by the “Ambassadors of dual career” and by the sporting non-governmental organisations as a key figure to facilitate the integration in the labor market. The main aim was facilitate a successful preparation for combining sporting career of young athletes by bringing them the right supporting training and hence contributing that at a later stage of life they keep a balance between sports training and employment. The project links a series of key activities designed to develop and implement a sustainable training program as the focal point of the project.
“Life after Sports” Partner Consortium
Coordinating organisation: Champions Factory (BULGARIA)
UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY (GREECE)
ISTANBUL KULTUR VE SPOR DERNEGI (TURKEY)
Mine Vaganti NGO (ITALY)
PRVA RIJEČKA HRVATSKA GIMNAZIJA (CROATIA)
ASOCIACION DE JUGADORES DE FUTBOL SALA (SPAIN)
Project meetings
Transnational mid-term evaluation meeting in March 2020 in Madrid (Spain)
Final Evaluation Meeting
Closing Conference Key Speakers Video Presentations
“New Challenges in the field of Dual-careers of athletes” by Mr. Dimitar Dimitrov, Sports Manager
Prof. DIMITRIS GARGALIANOS Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace (Greece)
“Life behind the medals”
Mr. Pedro Dias, Olympic Judoka and director of Sport Evolution Alliance (Portugal)
“The social pressure when retiring from sports”
Mrs. Ekaterina Avramova, Double Olympian Swimmer