대한체육회 주관 선수진로지원사업 및 교육프로그램 문제점과 개선방안

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study was to present the improvement measures of athlete career support program implemented by Korean Sport & Olympic Committee by analyzing the program and the problems. Methods For the purpose, literature review and interview for 8 stakeholders were performed. In-depth interviews were conducted from November to December 2021. In-depth interviews were conducted for business managers of the Korea Sports Association, external users of the program, and former and current athletes. The analyzed programs were those for career education for youth athletes, career events, promotion activities, career counseling, career competency education, and mentoring. Results The identified problems were top-down type lecture in career education for youth athletes, students' avoidance due to coercion in career events, a gap in contact path between promotion provider and consumer in promotion activities, lack of counselors who can communicate empirical facts in the field of sports in career counseling, inconsistency with the skills practically required by the society in career competency education, and lack of systematization of the mentoring curriculum in mentoring. The presented improvement measure were opening of career education program and modifying the lecture method into them centered on participation in career education for youth athletes, complementary to induce voluntary participation in career events, production of promotional contents mainly of short videos in promotion activities, placement of counselors specialized in sports area in career counseling, education through regular internship agreements with local companies in career competency education, and establishment of mentor management process in mentoring. Conclusions It is necessary to operate a career support project for athletes and develop an educational curriculum that does not lag behind the times. In addition, it should be established as a career and education project centered on student athletes and retired athletes who are consumers, not for the project.