Research Results

In adopting a co-productive, integrated knowledge translation approach, the project partners developed an international online survey covering 16 areas of career development. A total of 132 female high-level athletes (MAge = 25.9 ± 6.02 years) representing 17 different countries completed the survey. Results show that female athletes express different career development needs in their early, mid, and late career stage. Athletes at early stages of their career felt least prepared to cope with travel, to navigate transitioning to a higher level, and to balance sport and family life. Overall, the areas in which athletes expressed they were least prepared for and wanted to be more informed about included contract negotiations, returning to sport after having children, and obtaining sponsorship contracts.

Designing the HerForm training hub

Our findings suggest the need to implement specific career support programmes tailored to the career stages of female athletes. Consequently, these novel results will build the scientific ground for the subsequent design of the digital HerForm training hub. These platform resources will also be linked with on-site workshops, delivered by service providers in female high-performance environments in Europe and Africa. Assisted by all the project partners, TWIN will lead the creation of the HerForm hub to assist aspiring female athletes with their personal development as they transition into senior level.
HerForm is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the EU
Call: ERASMUS-SPORT-2022-SCP
Project number: 101090528
Project duration: 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2025

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