Oral / Poster Presentation File
1M.A. in sport management, university of Guilan,Iran
2عضو هیئت علمی دانشکده تربیت بدنی دانشگاه گیلان
Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the working conditions of professional athletes in 4 sports.
Methodology: In this review article, the results of four studies on 556 professional athletes from the four disciplines of handball, basketball, rugby and ice hockey in 13 European countries from 2008-2012 have been reviewed and analyzed through structured interviews.
Results: A review of the findings of this study shows that the conditions associated with 1. Safety and health (high risk of injury) 2. Lack of transparency in contracts 3. Delays in payment of wages 4. Post-championship issues and withdrawal 5. Support Little education and information (especially general life information for young people) 6. Insurance rules 7. Low quality of arbitration 8. High prevalence of harassment and discrimination 9. Doping 10. Inadequacy of working hours and training with rest 11. Changes in work schedule 12. Low awareness of sports and club regulations; And 13. Work-life imbalances make athletes' work situations very complex, dynamic, and difficult.
Conclusion: Among the various conditions, only the refereeing factors in the situation of sports competitions are considered very important, and other influential conditions are related to the different situations of the club and professional life. In addition, comparing these conditions in different sports shows that the amount of attention and focus to reduce the negative impact of each of these factors can be different and variable.
