Towards Sound Athletic Talent Development
The Danish Dual Career Model
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Routledge
- Date of Publication 11 June 2026
- ISBN 9781041135302
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages262 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations 15 Tables, black & white 700
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Short description:
Toward Sound Athletic Talent Development addresses fundamental questions in its comprehensive analysis of Denmark’s unique approach to early athletic talent development, offering well-researched insights into how young athletes navigate the dual demands of sport and school, and how instutitions can support them in doing so.
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Towards Sound Athletic Talent Development addresses a fundamental question in its comprehensive analysis of Denmark’s unique approach to early athletic talent development: How can we develop world-class athletes without compromising their well-being, education, or identity? Central to Denmark’s approach, the book shows, is a commitment to “sound” development, a carefully constructed path that balances the pursuit of elite performance with the broader needs of growing individuals, and a path in which the authors explore in depth in this book.
Grounded in the Danish experience, the book examines how young athletes aged 12–16 navigate the dual demands of sport and school, and how institutions can support them in doing so. Drawing from survey, interview, and observational data, the authors reject the notion that talent is simply innate and instead argue that athletic ability is socially constructed – emerging from relationships with coaches, clubs, schools, and communities. From this premise, they weave an analytically driven narrative that documents on the one hand how these programs within the
Danish approach shape not only sporting skills but also identities, values, and social connections. On the other hand, its focus on collaboration, flexibility, and holistic growth compels us to reconsider how talent can be
developed in a broad sense.
Ranging from the personal experiences of student-athletes to the national policies that shape their opportunities, the book offers timely research for those interested in the relationship between sport and education and sport and society, and its insights stretch beyond to educators, policymakers, and sports professionals worldwide.
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction 2. Talent development and dual career in comparative perspective 3. The Danish dual-career program in comparative perspective 4. Setting up the Danish SportsClasses model 5. Enrolling athletes in the SportsClasses 6. From ordinary class to SportsClass - Dual development tracks en route to the elite 7. Being a talent 8. Staying a talent 9. Who benefits from the SportsClasses? 10. From U15 to U17 in Soccer 11. The role of coaches 12. Keeping the body aligned 13. Keeping the joy aligned 14. The role of families in sound talent development 15. Summary and Conclusion
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