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Examining Former Athletes’ Developmental Experiences in High School Sport

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  • Kelsey Kendellen
  • Martin Camiré

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The purpose of this study was to examine former athletes’ perspectives on their developmental experiences in high school sport. Retrospective interviews were conducted with 14 former high school athletes (seven females, seven males) between 18 and 28 years of age ( M = 23.0, SD = 2.66). An inductive thematic analysis led to the identification of two main findings. First, it appears that different types of life skill experiences emanated from high school sport participation. Specifically, the participants believed that high school sport allowed them to (a) acquire new life skills or (b) practice and refine existing life skills. Second, the participants shared numerous examples of negative experiences, suggesting that the aggressive subcultures of some sports have permeated into high school sport. Overall, the findings provide a more nuanced and comprehensive picture of the varied developmental experiences that can ensue from high school sport participation.

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  • Kelsey Kendellen & Martin Camiré, 2015. "Examining Former Athletes’ Developmental Experiences in High School Sport," SAGE Open, , vol. 5(4), pages 21582440156, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:5:y:2015:i:4:p:2158244015614379
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244015614379
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    1. Jun-Su Bae & Eun-Hyung Cho & Tae-Hee Lim, 2021. "Examining the Role of Life Skills in Mediating the Relationship between the Basic Psychological Needs and Subjective Well-Being of Taekwondo Student-Athletes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-12, November.

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