Is Sport ”just a Job” for Professional Footballers? Dr Colm Hickey (Pt2) - Meaningful Sport Series

In this second part of our conversation with Dr Colm Hickey, we continue exploring the lives of professional footballers. We ask: how does athletes' relationship with sport change as they develop careers in high-performance sport? Is sport "just" work? We then move on to exploring the development of women's football and how organisations are supporting their career development. Finally, we discuss the concept of caring coaching and why working towards caring cultures is a meaningful task in professional sport. 

Dr Colm Hickey shares his exciting research work involving professional athletes and sport organisations. To read more, see the article (co-authored with Martin Roderick) The presentation of possible selves in everyday life: The management of identity among transitioning professional athletes, and the book chapter (co-authored with Colum Cronin) Developing Caring Cultures in Football: A model for practice and change

Colm received his PhD at Durham University and currently works at the University of Lausanne. His research has explored various topics including workplace environments in sport, athletes’ career transitions and identity management. You can find Colm's contact details here and follow his work on Twitter @Colm_Hickey.

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Liked this episode? See the related episode with Prof. Martin Roderick (on lives of professional footballers) here: Part 1, Part 2 and the episode with Colum Cronin (on caring coaching) here.