Theorie der Vorsorge: individuelle Strategien unter Ungewissheit

Wilke, Felix M.

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-13365-8_4

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“…This corresponds to the calculation of anticipated future events, i.e. during the life phase after retirement (Wilke, 2010). Uncertainties about life after sport arise because it is unclear whether the income made during the short earnings window will be sufficient to maintain the desired standard of living in the future after retirement from sport (Danowski, 2012).…”

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An analysis of precautionary savings practices of professional football players

Schlesinger¹,

Barth

Bartsch

et al. 2023

SBM

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PurposeThe comparatively high salaries of professional players during their active athletic career should allow them to accumulate an adequate level of precautionary savings for a financially autonomous post-sport career. However, not all players succeed in accumulating sustainable financial assets. Therefore, the question arises how professional players' financial precaution within the social setting football is shaped. As no empirical analyses have yet been carried out on this issue, the study study examines football players' precautionary practices and motives.Design/methodology/approachSemi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 German (former) professional football players. The authors used qualitative content analysis to analyse the data, expanding the analysis to include reconstructive elements to create different precautionary types.FindingsThe results reveal that players deal with both career-specific as well as precaution-related risks quite heterogeneously. Accordingly, three precautionary types characterised by distinct forms of precautionary saving practices are identified. The authors also find that although the players are aware of the uncertainties and risks related to their professional football careers, it does not say much about the concrete implementation of adequate precautionary practices.Practical implicationsThe findings contribute to a better understanding of precautionary saving practices among football players.Social implicationsMoreover, the findings contribute to a better understanding of precautionary saving practices not only specifically among (former) football players, but generally among individuals that face high occupational career risks and earn high salaries to develop preventative concepts and approaches to sustainable financial planning.Originality/valueThis paper is the first empirical study that analyses precautionary savings practices of the specific population of elite athletes in high income sports professional football.

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confidence: 99%