Dual Careers
The Structural Coupling of Elite Sport and School Exemplified by the German Verbundsysteme
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6144809 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carmen Borggrefe (Bielefeld University), Klaus Cachay (Bielefeld University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 57-80 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal for Sport and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1613-8171 • E-ISSN: 2380-5919 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/16138171.2012.11687889 |
| OpenAlex | W933685697 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 4 |
The incompatibility between elite sports training and the demands of school poses serious problems for school-aged athletes in Germany. To reduce the difficulties of balancing athletics and academics and to improve student chances of success in these "dual careers", Germany introduced a form of cooperation between schools and organised sports, the so-called "Verbundsystem", as a means of supporting and promoting talented young athletes. In this paper, current developments in the Verbundsystem models are analysed against the backdrop of systems theory. The focus here is on the structural coupling of elitesports and school structures. Taking the Verbundsystem models "Spezialschulen Sport" in Brandenburg and "NRW-Sportschulen" as examples, possibilities and limitations of integrating school and sports training structures are discussed, and barriers to the "functionalisation" of those schools are identified
Athletes · Dual (grammatical number · Elite · Elite Athletes · Engineering ethics · Geography · German · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Engineering · Law · Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports Analytics and Performance
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,92 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |