Abstract
Our aim in this invited commentary is to stimulate discussion among sport psychology researchers and practitioners regarding the unique developmental challenges and possibilities that Olympic and Paralympic athletes are undergoing during their final – extended year of the Tokyo 2020 quadrenium. We begin the commentary with COVID-19 pandemic (C-19) context setting, proceed with discussing transitional and holistic perspectives on athletes’ Olympic/Paralympic journey, outline three potential pathway scenarios and “C-19 as a possibility-provider” coping (meta-) scenario for Olympic/Paralympic athletes, and finalise our commentary with a summary of messages intended to invite further discussion and collaboration.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 92-101 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 28 Aug 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Jan 2022 |
Keywords
- Career pathways
- Crisis
- Olympic/Paralympic aspirants
- Tokyo 2020