Il modello di tutorato Estport per la dual career nel settore sportivo: uno studio di caso

There is a growing interest in the topic of dual career student athletes. In the last three years, the importance of helping professional athletes during and after their professional career has been highlighted by the European Union (EU) through specific initiatives and political strategies supported by its funds. The EU has noted the importance of enhancing athletes’ learning and education and has given them the opportunity to attend university courses. These courses aim at developing athletes’ skills and competencies (European Commission, 2007; 2012). The ethical starting point of this recent interest of the EU for athletes’ education is that education is a human right and the athlete, who is serving the community through sport and has been/is being useful to society, deserves to be helped to enjoy this right in all stages (Schweiger, 2014) of her/his life (Sánchez Pato / Isidori / Calderón / Brunton 2017: 19).