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Sport migration from the UK to the US: the student-athlete experience
There has been an upward trend of student-athletes migrating to the US (United States) from the United Kingdom (UK). This study focused specifically on elite UK student-athletes’ motivations for migrating to the US and their perceptions of the transition on their athletic development. A qualitative...
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| author | Stephanie Garrett Emma Vickers David Fletcher Guy Taylor |
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| description | There has been an upward trend of student-athletes migrating to the US (United States) from the United Kingdom (UK). This study focused specifically on elite UK student-athletes’ motivations for migrating to the US and their perceptions of the transition on their athletic development. A qualitative research method was used to facilitate the development of this relatively new area. Three primary reasons for migration were identified: (1) the appealing nature of the recruitment process; (2) US university environment: conducive to athletic development; (3) idealistic expectations of US university experience. Five predominant influencing factors of their athletic development in the US were also identified: (1) nature of the coach-athlete relationship; (2) training demands; (3) exposure to high-level competition; (4) representing the university; (5) perception of sport as their job. Due to this study’s emphasis on sport, the researchers identified two new concepts: multifaceted perceptions of athletic development and positive reframing. |
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| spelling | rr-article-142240042020-03-12T00:00:00Z Sport migration from the UK to the US: the student-athlete experience Stephanie Garrett (227386) Emma Vickers (10318146) David Fletcher (1254123) Guy Taylor (7408826) sport migration student-athlete athletic development athlete transitions cultural transitions collegiate sport international student-athlete NCAA sport There has been an upward trend of student-athletes migrating to the US (United States) from the United Kingdom (UK). This study focused specifically on elite UK student-athletes’ motivations for migrating to the US and their perceptions of the transition on their athletic development. A qualitative research method was used to facilitate the development of this relatively new area. Three primary reasons for migration were identified: (1) the appealing nature of the recruitment process; (2) US university environment: conducive to athletic development; (3) idealistic expectations of US university experience. Five predominant influencing factors of their athletic development in the US were also identified: (1) nature of the coach-athlete relationship; (2) training demands; (3) exposure to high-level competition; (4) representing the university; (5) perception of sport as their job. Due to this study’s emphasis on sport, the researchers identified two new concepts: multifaceted perceptions of athletic development and positive reframing. 2020-03-12T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/14224004.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Sport_migration_from_the_UK_to_the_US_the_student-athlete_experience/14224004 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| spellingShingle | sport migration student-athlete athletic development athlete transitions cultural transitions collegiate sport international student-athlete NCAA sport Stephanie Garrett Emma Vickers David Fletcher Guy Taylor Sport migration from the UK to the US: the student-athlete experience |
| title | Sport migration from the UK to the US: the student-athlete experience |
| title_full | Sport migration from the UK to the US: the student-athlete experience |
| title_fullStr | Sport migration from the UK to the US: the student-athlete experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sport migration from the UK to the US: the student-athlete experience |
| title_short | Sport migration from the UK to the US: the student-athlete experience |
| title_sort | sport migration from the uk to the us: the student-athlete experience |
| topic | sport migration student-athlete athletic development athlete transitions cultural transitions collegiate sport international student-athlete NCAA sport |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/2134/14224004.v1 |