EDUCATION MODEL FOR PARENTS
OF ATHLETES IN ACADEMICS
Project EMPATIA – Education Model for Parents of Athletes in
Academics looks to gather information about the roles of parents and
guardians of athletes in their dual careers, produce resource materials
and offer online education modules in several languages.
The main aim of the project is to estab-
lish an online multilingual educational
programme for parents of young and
talented athletes involved in a dual career.
Although parents play a crucial role in
ensuring the long-term development of
athletes, they are often unprepared to
help their sons and daughters prevent,
cope with or resolve challenges at sport
and academic levels. Thus, the primary
aim of the EMPATIA project is to structure
an evidence-based e-learning multi-lin-
gual educational programme specifically
tailored for dual career parenting needs.
The developed online multilingual dual
career parenting education programme
will be tested at the level of the participat-
ing countries before making it available in
and beyond Europe. In attending this dual
career parenting education programme,
parents and guardians will increase the
awareness of their role, improve their
knowledge of dual career issues, and
enhance their capability to establish a
more effective dialogue with their athletic
progeny, as well as with academic and
sport staff.The project consortium is composed of
10 partners, representing universities,
institutes and sports bodies from four
countries and two European networks.
EMPATIA is led by the University ofLjubljana (SLO), with partners Foro Italico
University of Rome (ITA), University of
Limerick (IRL), University of Coimbra
(POR), Italian National Olympic Commit-
tee – CONI (ITA), Ginasio Clube Figuei-
rense (POR), Sport Ireland Institute (IRL),
National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and
Performance (FRA), European Athlete as
Student Network (MLT) and the European
University Sports Association (SLO).The project, which runs from January
2018 to December 2020, is co-funded by
the Erasmus+ Programme of the Euro-
pean Union.