Career Development Model and Awarding System for Athletes and Former Athletes in Indonesia

摘要

Competitive sports are becoming popular nowadays. The increasing growth of participants in sporting events proves that many individuals are interested to contribute in competitive sports. However, this development is not followed by the awareness that individuals will experience a post-career stage. This research was aimed at exploring local and central government's supports and policies in handling the career of athletes and former athletes in Indonesia. Asides from that, the purpose of this study was to analyze how the government handled the awarding system for athletes and former athletes in Indonesia as well as their transition period. The result of this study shows that there is no model for the retirement of athletes from several regional sports organizations in Indonesia. Therefore, this study suggests that government needs to develop a career development model for Indonesian athletes as a way to help them to face their career transition.