Athletic retirement is a much-studied topic, but only recently have researchers started to explore whether sport and physical activity remains part of retired athletes’ lives. Do athletes still find sport and physical activity meaningful pursuits, and if so, how do they change their practice and relationship with them? What kind of identity changes are required?Continue reading “Dr Erin Reifsteck: Developing a New Relationship with Sport Post-retirement”
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Petter Kukkonen (Pt2) | Ancient Greece | Olympics | Coaching | Athletic Retirement
https://paresearcher.podbean.com/e/kukkonen2/ This is the second part of our discussion with Petter Kukkonen, a former Nordic combined athlete and Finnish national team head coach. His search for the next big thing in his life following athletic retirement led him to write a 750-page novel about one athlete’s story in Ancient Greece. Almost 15 years of researchContinue reading “Petter Kukkonen (Pt2) | Ancient Greece | Olympics | Coaching | Athletic Retirement”
Petter Kukkonen (Pt1) | Ancient Greece | Olympics | Culture | Athletic Retirement
https://paresearcher.podbean.com/e/kukkonen/ Petter Kukkonen is a former Nordic combined athlete and current Finnish national team head coach whose search for the next big thing in his life following athletic retirement led him to write a 750-page novel about one athlete’s story in Ancient Greece. Almost 15 years of research and writing recently came into completion whenContinue reading “Petter Kukkonen (Pt1) | Ancient Greece | Olympics | Culture | Athletic Retirement”
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