DUALCAREER.LU
The dual career of an athlete
If you want to succeed at the highest level in sport, you need to follow an intensive training programme and to participate in national and international competitions, which is sometimes difficult to combine with the challenges and stress of the educational system and the labour market.
In order to avoid situations in which the talented or elite athletes are forced to make a choice between studies and sports, or sports and work, the athletes need to show a lot of motivation, commitment, determination and a great sense of responsibility, but it is also important that specific actions should be taken.
“Dual career is developing a partnership to provide an opportunity for individuals
to reach their sporting, academic, work and life potential”
Guy Taylor, National Director of TASS
The chart below illustrates that promoting a dual career is not only a matter of combining studies and sports, but that athletes are also required to take important decisions at key moments during their sports career. Hence it is important to advise the athletes and parents regarding the planning of their career.
Conference Video Archive
Welcome speeches
Presentation C. Vervoorn
Presentation P. Schaul
Presentation G. Taylor
Panel speakers
Development programs 1
Development programs 2
Elite Athletes
Career Afterwards 1
Career Afterwards 2
Round Table Speakers
Round Table 1
Round Table 2
Round Table 3
Round Table 4
Dual Career in Sports Luxembourg 2015 Welcome speeches
Dual Career in Sports Luxembourg 2015 Presentation University of Amsterdam, Cees Vervoorn
Dual Career in Sports Luxembourg 2015 Presentation by Pascal Schaul
Dual Career in Sports Luxembourg 2015 Presentation by Guy Taylor
Dual Career in Sports Luxembourg 2015 Panel discussion/Presentation speakers
Dual Career in Sports Luxembourg 2015 Panel discussion Part 1: Development programs
Dual Career in Sports Luxembourg 2015 Panel discussion Part 1bis: Development programs
Dual Career in Sports Luxembourg 2015 Panel discussion Part 2: Elite Athletes
Dual Career in Sports Luxembourg 2015 Panel discussion Part 3: Career Afterwards 1/2
Dual Career in Sports Luxembourg 2015 Panel discussion Part 3: Career Afterwards 2/2
Dual Career in Sports Luxembourg 2015 Round Table Presentation Speakers
Dual Career in Sports Luxembourg 2015 Round Table 1/4
Dual Career in Sports Luxembourg 2015 Round Table 2/4
Dual Career in Sports Luxembourg 2015 Round Table 3/4
Dual Career in Sports Luxembourg 2015 Round Table 4/4
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SPEAKERS
Welcome speech by M. Romain Schneider, Minister of Sport, Luxembourg
Welcome speech by M. Antonio Silva Mendes,
Director for Youth and Sport, European Commission
Presentation of the European dimension of dual careers in sport
Guy Taylor, Chair of the EU Expert Group on Human Resource Development in Sport
Presentation of the EU Commission’s study
on the minimum quality requirements for dual career services
Dr. Cees Vervoorn, Project leader and Professor Elite Sports and Education
at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Presentation of the special needs of small member states
Schaul Pascal, member of the EU Expert Group on Human Resource Development in Sport, Assistant headmaster of the Sportlycée Luxembourg
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Laurent Carnol
High-level swimmer
Luxembourg
Jean-Louis Margue
Former director of Personnel at Banque Générale du Luxembourg
Tuuli Merikoski
Board Member of the NOC and the Metropolitan
Sport Academy in charge of athletes’ dual career development
Worked in the NOC of Finland over ten years,
leading the elite sport school and the sports academy system
Former athlete, she holds the Finnish national record for 800m running since 1991
Alison Odell
Chair Management Group TASS
(Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme, UK)
Jean-François Reymond
General Secretary of EU Athletes
Wolfgang Stockinger
Head of career development
KADA
Austria
Prof. Paul Wylleman
Head of department Topsport and Study, Vrije Universiteit Brussel,
Co-ordinator Erasmus+ «Gold in Education and Elite Sport» project, NOC*NSF
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Romain Schneider (Luxembourg)
Minister of Sport (since 2009), Minister of Social Security,
Minister for Development, Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs
Former Minister of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development
Mayor of the city of Wiltz from 2000 to 2009
Former football player for FC Wiltz
Former president of FC Wiltz
Claude Meisch (Luxembourg)
Minister for National Education, Children and Youth,
Minister for Higher Education and Research since December 2013
Graduated in mathematics and economics from the University of Trier
Worked for Banque de Luxembourg from 1999 to 2013
Elected to Parliament for the first time in 1999
Municipal alderman in Differdange from 2000 to 2002, then mayor from 2002 to 2013
Jean-Louis Margue
Vice President of the National Olympic Committee of Luxembourg
Graduated in Law from the University of Strasbourg
Director of Personnel at Banque Générale du Luxembourg for 15 years
Secretary General at Banque Générale du Luxembourg
Former international football player
Debbie Ferguson-Mc Kenzie (Bahamas)
Olympic (gold, silver, bronz) and World Champion (2 gold, silver and bronze)
in the sport of Track and Field
A Bahamian sprint athlete of Jamaican heritage specialized
in the 100m, 200 m and 4x100m relays.
Graduated from University of Georgia
Nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations in 2002
Represented the Bahamas in five Olympic Games - Atlanta 1996,
Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012
The first female athlete to make three consecutive Olympic finals in both 100m and 200m
Has won 52 medals in international competitions
Currently a track and field coach at the University of Houston in Texas
Léonore Perrus
French high-level fencer
Training Funding and European project manager at INSEP
Represented France in three Olympic Games - Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012
Graduated in Communication Studies from Sciences Po Paris
Worked for Sciences Po Paris, at the Corporate Relations Department
Worked for the Football foundation
Michel Godard (France)
Deputy manager director at the
National Institute of Expertise and Performance (INSEP) since 2013
Assistant to the deputy general director in charge of sports politics,
project manager of “High level sports” at INSEP since 2010
Master’s degree in sports management and company strategies at ESSEC (2004)
Bachelor in sports education
High-level handball player from 1978 to 1985
Jeannot Krecké (Luxembourg)
Former Minister of Sport, Economy and Foreign Trade
Minister for the Economy, Foreign Trade and Minister of Sport from 2004 to 2012
Graduated in sports education from Brussels University
Studied economics, accounting and taxation
Sports education teacher at secondary school level
National football team player from 1970-1977
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PRESENTATIONS
PANEL DISCUSSION
ROUND TABLE
LINKS
Trailer Sporthilfe-Initiative: Sprungbrett Zukunft - Sport & Karriere
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EU Guidelines
Athlete Career Programme - Life after sport
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkwilliams/2013/10/02/why-you-should-fill-your-company-with-athletes/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkwilliams/2013/10/09/revealing-the-secret-traits-of-enduring-champions/
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VIDEO
TEXT
CONTACT
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Sportlycée
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Tel : +352 26 75 05 50
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Email : stephanie.hinger@sportlycee.lu
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