Athletes 2 Business

Description

The document provides a comprehensive overview of the dual career landscape for athletes in Austria, focusing on the Karriere:Danach (KA:DA) program designed to support athletes' transitions from sports to professional careers. The presentation explores the organizational structures of sports in Austria, detailing governmental and non-governmental sport institutions, and examines the educational pathways available for athletes at secondary and tertiary levels. Highlighting the KA:DA program's achievements, the document reveals critical insights into athletes' post-sports career challenges: 57% of athletes lack professional training, 25% graduate from vocational schools, and only 13% attend university. The analysis includes a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) assessment of dual career support, identifying key strengths like existing programs and financial capacity, while also recognizing weaknesses such as low awareness and lack of specific networks. Ultimately, the document offers strategic recommendations for improving athlete career transition support, emphasizing the need for stakeholder collaboration, awareness raising, and program institutionalization.