“…However, DC pathways are also associated with potential challenges, such as fatigue, role strain, and scarce social life, for the student-athletes attempting to find a balance between the different demands (Condello et al, 2019;Stambulova et al, 2015). Thus, DC athletes would benefit from a supportive environment that provides DC competencies (e.g., planning, management, adaptability), focus on the whole person, and where individuals from different domains work together (De Brandt et al, 2018;Knight et al, 2018;Linnér et al, 2019). Since the European Commission (2012) published the DC guidelines for environments adopting talent development policies, subsequent research on environmental influences has mainly focussed on the actors in the student-athletes' microenvironment (e.g., peers, coaches, and teachers) that underpin the athletes' development .…”