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Challenges of transition from school to senior level athletics in South Africa
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/70037 Challenges of transition from school to senior level athletics in South Africa Jones, Cherese u25303938@tuks.co.za Nieuwenhuis, F.J. Van Zyl, Louis Jacobus UCTD Dropout Elite athletes South Africa Athletics Track and Field Transitional challenges Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-08 Education theses SDG-10 Education theses SDG-16 Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2018. At present, very few South African athletes who compete at a junior level and perform well make a successful transition to senior athletics. Far too many discontinue their participation when transitioning to senior track and field athletics to the detriment of our country’s athletics. This study provides insights into the transitional challenges that South African track and field athletes face and highlights the effects of various factors on transition. The available literature suggests that there are multiple factors, which cause an unsuccessful transition. Furthermore, the effectiveness of support systems that are meant to assist athletes in overcoming these challenges is questionable. A qualitative research design, which employed narrative interviews with 12 South African athletes who had competed internationally as junior athletes, was used in the study. The results revealed that support systems, coaches, training plans, injuries and qualification standards are the main challenges that South African athletes face during their transition to senior level athletics. Vast improvements in communication and decisive commitments need to be made in the existing support structures to help young athletes. Furthermore, there is disparity between the challenges for which structures provide support and the actual challenges athletes in South Africa encounter. mi2026 Humanities Education MEd Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2019-06-02T11:39:53Z 2019-06-02T11:39:53Z 2019/04/18 2018 Dissertation Van Zyl, LJ 2018, Challenges of transition from school to senior level athletics in South Africa, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70037> A2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70037 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Dropout Elite athletes South Africa Athletics Track and Field Transitional challenges Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-08 Education theses SDG-10 Education theses SDG-16 Challenges of transition from school to senior level athletics in South Africa |
| title | Challenges of transition from school to senior level athletics in South Africa |
| title_full | Challenges of transition from school to senior level athletics in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Challenges of transition from school to senior level athletics in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges of transition from school to senior level athletics in South Africa |
| title_short | Challenges of transition from school to senior level athletics in South Africa |
| title_sort | challenges of transition from school to senior level athletics in south africa |
| topic | UCTD Dropout Elite athletes South Africa Athletics Track and Field Transitional challenges Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-08 Education theses SDG-10 Education theses SDG-16 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70037 |