Composite vignettes of Swedish male and female professional handball players` career paths

The aim of this study was to describe gender-specific career paths of Swedish professional handball players. A reanalysis of Ekengren et al. (2018) career interviews with nine male and nine female players led to creating two composite vignettes using the athletes` own words, accounted for typical features in the male and female players` career paths. Seven themes were identified in the analysis of the men`s transcripts and eight themes derived from the women`s transcripts. Further, the themes of both vignettes were aligned with career stages described in our previous study (Ekengren et al. 2018). The male players` vignette is interpreted as a performance narrative congruent with elite handball culture that promotes performance success and profitable professional contracts. The female players` vignette is more holistic, embracing handball, studies, motherhood, and how they ought to be as Swedish women. Recommendations for future research are provided.
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Aiheet: käsipallo juniori huippu-urheilu huippu-urheilu huippu-urheilu urheilija kehitys suorituskehitys Ruotsi miespuolinen naispuolinen pitkän tähtäimen suorituskyvyn kehittäminen persoonallisuus persoonallisuuden kehittyminen motivaatio
Aihealueet: junioriurheilu urheilukilpailut
Tagging: Karriereverlauf
DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2019.1599201
Julkaisussa: Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics
Julkaistu: 2020
Vuosikerta: 23
Numero: 4
Sivuja: 595-612
Julkaisutyypit: artikkeli
Kieli: englanti (kieli)
Taso: kehittynyt