Athletes' careers in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland: Differences in the evolution of research and support programs in two neighbor nations

• Main Authors: Park, Sunghee, Lavallee, David, Tod, David
• Other Authors: Stambulova, NB, Ryba, TV, University of Stirling, Sport, Aberystwyth University, orcid:0000-0002-3829-293X
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2013
• Subjects: ACE UK; Athlete Lifestyle program; career transition out of sport; PerformanceLifestyle program; within sport career transitions; Boxing; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1893/22398; https://www.routledge.com/products/9781848721678; http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/22398/1/Careers_in_UK_and_Ireland%20ch.pdf

Fact-note: The United Kingdom (UK), which includes the island of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is located in Western Europe between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, and covers 243, 610 sq km. The total population is 63 million, white British (85 %) are majority ethnic groups, the of...