Retirement from Competitive Sport: The Experiences of Kenyan Soccer Athletes

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dc.contributor.authorRintaugu, E.G.
dc.contributor.authorMwisukha, A.
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-20T13:09:25Z
dc.date.available2012-09-20T13:09:25Z
dc.date.issued2012-09-20
dc.descriptionCurrent Research Journal of Social Sciences 3(6): 477-482, 2011en_US
dc.description.abstractCareer building is a monumental task especially in performance oriented entreprises such as competitive soccer. Beyond career building, career transition/termination is riddled with diverse outcomes accentuated under different theories. The purpose of this study was to unearth causes of retirement, coping strategies, problems experienced and perceived intervention programmes needed to address the plight of retired soccer athletes in Kenya. Data was collected through questionnaires from n = 18 retired soccer athletes. Finding indicate that subjects retired from soccer due to different causes, bordering on age and conflict with sports administrators, employ diverse coping strategies, experience numerous problems and a myriad of intervention programmes are tenable. It is recommended that sports administrators and other consultants need to actively engage their athletes in pre-retirement planning and intervention programmes need to be put in place to address the plight of retired soccer athletes.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2041-3246
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/5514
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectAthletesen_US
dc.subjectCopingen_US
dc.subjectRetirementen_US
dc.subjectStrategiesen_US
dc.titleRetirement from Competitive Sport: The Experiences of Kenyan Soccer Athletesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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