Presentation On:

The disengagement process among young

athletes when withdrawing from sport:
A new research approach
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Inger Eliasson and Annika Johansson
Umeå University, Sweden

Vinayak Ravi Shanker

Ketan Mathur
Vishal Shah
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Introduction

Young athletes drop out of sport

Unanswered questions remain

Sports withdrawal as a process

Notable interplaying factors

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CRANE AND TEMPLE, 2015: EBAUGH’S SOCIOLOGY
THEORY, 1988:
- Leisure constraints theory

- Identified intrapersonal, interpersonal - Theory of disengagement

and structural reasons

- Five major areas

Literature Review - Used successfully in
various research context

- Extremely helpful in sport

ENOKSEN, 2011: context

- Total drop-out rate - Provides qualitative

understanding
- Chi-square test
- Experienced in four stages
- Common drop-out reasons
 Methodology
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The interview guide therefore contained the following seven themes:

(a) Background
(b) Involvement(values, feelings and expectations when participating)
(c) First doubts
(d) The decision process (who was involved, interactions, duration of the
process)
(e) The final decision to withdraw (critical factors inside and outside sport,
freedom of choice)
(f) After the decision (announcement, contact with team
 Results:
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Stage 2: Seeking Stage 3: The
alternatives turning point
- Valuing cost and
reward - Decision to quit
- Team loyalty - Duration of the
- Emotional process process
- Interactions with - Decision
significant others announcement

Stage 1: First Stage 4: Post

Doubts announcement
- Increased performance - Mixed feelings about
and result orientation not playing
- New team - No formal contacts
compositions with the sports clubs
- New coaches
- High demands on
themselves
- Lack of time
The disengagement process in Indian Athletes
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PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS

- “if you study hard you will live like a

king but if you play sports you will
ruin your life.”

- Bureaucratic red tape, political

interference, conflicts of interest and
corruption

- Ineffective participation arising due to

difficulties in gaining access to
serious sports training equipment
Indian
Scenario
- Issues of sexualization of women

- India does not have a sports culture

Presentation On:
Moneyball-
What were the forces of change and why was it necessary to
change the system of performance evaluation?
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Achalesh Ravi
Kahan Shah
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Monetary issues

Team’s overall performance

Traditional way of scouting

Why were the changes necessary?
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TPM Components Old way slide 2 New way
Purpose of Appraisal Player’s market value Determine skills of a player
Source of Performance Scouts and player Statistical Data given by
Information development head the analyst
Scale of measurement Performance is measured Performance metrics and
by the amount of consistency of reaching
homeruns scored first base
What is assessed The player’s market value The player’s skills and his
and his behavior and performance and behavior
performance on the pitch in training before each
in the last season game
Employee Training Traditional boot camps Conventional boot camps
where everyone is trained where each players was
the same way trained according to the
role they were given
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Thank You