Competencias para la planificación de la carrera dual de deportistas de alto rendimiento

The aim of the present study was to explore the most important Dual Career (DC) planning competences depending on the academic level. One-hundred and thirty-eight elite student-athletes were divided in three groups: (a) Secondary education (Mage = 15.18; DT = 0,62); (b) High School (Mage = 17,37; DT = 1,03); and (c) University (Mage = 21,48; DT = 2,34). Student-athletes Spanish and Catalan version of Dual Career Competency Questionnaire for Athletes (DCCQ-A), where elite student-athletes choose the 5 most important competences to plan their own dual career. Results shows that dedication to succeed and capability to make decisions were the most important competences chosen by student-athletes. On the other hand, eight competencies to plan were different between the tree groups studied. As the most important competences have shown to be transversals and stables on time during all the stages studied, we recommend to acquire them during initiation stage and develop them throughout all stages of dual career. This, could facilitate to student athletes to manage different situations during their dual career in a medium and long term (e.g., career transitions).