studies tracked the career trajectories of large samples of athletes, including both junior and senior elite performers, 12 – 14 but these research efforts were confined to national-level athletes, and thus, the conclusions might not apply to world-class performers. In particular, despite their
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Gennaro Boccia, Marco Cardinale, and Paolo Riccardo Brustio
Paolo Riccardo Brustio, Marco Cardinale, Corrado Lupo, and Gennaro Boccia
performances throughout an athlete’s career from junior to senior may provide helpful information to define realistic goals and identify adequate performance expectations. 1 – 3 In swimming, different studies conducted on national and international levels provided benchmarks for career trajectories. 1 , 2 , 4
Courtney Sullivan, Thomas Kempton, Patrick Ward, and Aaron J. Coutts
remuneration by a salary cap. As such, identifying career trajectories that benchmark playing performance would be inherently invaluable in decisions related to player recruitment and contracting. Career trajectories and the age of peak performance have been well-documented in individual sports 1 – 3 ; however
Gennaro Boccia, Marco Cardinale, and Paolo Riccardo Brustio
Purpose: This study investigated (1) the transition rate of elite world-class throwers, (2) the age of peak performance in either elite junior and/or elite senior athletes, and (3) if relative age effect (RAE) influences the chance of being considered elite in junior and/or senior category. Methods: The career performance trajectories of 5108 throwers (49.9% females) were extracted from the World Athletics database. The authors identified throwers who had reached the elite level (operationally defined as the World all-time top 50 ranked for each age category) in either junior and/or senior category and calculated the junior-to-senior transition rate. The age of peak performance and the RAE were also investigated. Results: The transition rate at 16 and 18 years of age was 6% and 12% in males and 16% and 24% in females, respectively. Furthermore, elite senior throwers reached their personal best later in life than elite junior throwers. The athletes of both genders considered elite in the junior category showed a large RAE. Interestingly, male athletes who reached the elite level in senior category also showed appreciable RAE. Conclusions: Only a few of the athletes who reach the top 50 in the world at 16 or 18 years of age manage to become elite senior athletes, underlining that success at the beginning of an athletic career does not predict success in the athlete’s senior career. Moreover, data suggest that being relatively older may confer a benefit across the whole career of male throwers.
David H. Perrin
’s role as a faculty member in higher education, and it heavily influenced my own career trajectory. I recall as a young boy asking Ron, a professor of philosophy, to explain the meaning of the word “philosophy.” With Ron and I both having careers in higher education, we frequently discussed the issues
Timothy C. Howle, James A. Dimmock, Nikos Ntoumanis, Nikos L.D. Chatzisarantis, Cassandra Sparks, and Ben Jackson
development and functioning . Educational Psychologist, 28 , 117 – 148 . doi:10.1207/s15326985ep2802_3 10.1207/s15326985ep2802_3 Bandura , A. , Barbaranelli , C. , Caprara , G.V. , & Pastorelli , C. ( 2001 ). Self-efficacy beliefs as shapers of children’s aspirations and career trajectories
Nancy I. Williams and Alan L. Smith
main workshop was preceded by two preworkshops focused on “Undergraduate Recruitment, Retention, and Career Trajectories” and “Facilitating and Highlighting Faculty and Student Research in Kinesiology.” Over 200 academic leaders from 86 institutions participated in these leadership gatherings. The
Jessica L. Kutz, Melissa Bopp, and Lori A. Gravish Hurtack
examine issues related to their students’ success within their undergraduate programs and career trajectories. For today’s kinesiology student, there are issues associated with finances, fulfillment of academic or clinical prerequisites, preparation for certifications and career trajectories, and other
Cassandra Iannucci and Kevin Andrew Richards
) used the terms risk factors or protective factors to describe factors affecting teachers’ career trajectories. Risk factors may present as challenging situations or conditions that physical education teachers experience or negotiate throughout their careers on an isolated or ongoing basis. Risk
David I. Anderson
(whatever that might be), and 25 years later, I am still working at SFSU. The university altered my career trajectory in more ways than simply changing my intended geographical location. During my doctoral work at LSU, I had the good fortune of being exposed in equal measure to the two paradigms that have
