Italian student-athletes only need a more effective daily schedule to support their dual career

[1] Conzelmann A(2003)Professional careers of the German Olympic athletes Int Rev Sociol Sport 38 259-280

[2] Nagel S(2010)A lifespan perspective on the career of talented and elite athletes: perspectives on high-intensity sports Scand J Med Sci Sports 20 88-94

[3] Wylleman P(2013)A study of the relationship between elite athletes’ educational development and sporting performance Int J Hist Sport 30 374-392

[4] Reints A(2011)Youth sport specialization: how to manage competition and training? Int J Sports Physiol Perform 6 572-579

[5] Aquilina D(2010)Investigation of academic and athletic motivation on academic performance among university students IJTEF 14 367-372

[6] Capranica L(2005)The factor structure and reliability of the student athletes’ motivation toward sports and academics questionnaire (SAMSAQ) J Coll Stud Dev 46 317-327

[7] Millard-Stafford ML(1999)Academic motivation and the student athlete J Coll Stud Dev 40 151-162

[8] Fortes PC(2010)Elite athletes and university education in Europe: a review of policy and practice in higher education in the European Union Member States Int J Sport Policy 2 25-47

[9] Rodrigues G(2013)Validation of the Italian version of the student athletes’ motivation toward sport and academics questionnaire Sport Sci Health 9 51-58

[10] Tchantchane A(2015)Motivation towards dual career of European student-athletes Eur J Sport Sci 15 151-160

[1] Conzelmann A(2003)Professional careers of the German Olympic athletes Int Rev Sociol Sport 38 259-280

[2] Nagel S(2010)A lifespan perspective on the career of talented and elite athletes: perspectives on high-intensity sports Scand J Med Sci Sports 20 88-94

[3] Wylleman P(2013)A study of the relationship between elite athletes’ educational development and sporting performance Int J Hist Sport 30 374-392

[4] Reints A(2011)Youth sport specialization: how to manage competition and training? Int J Sports Physiol Perform 6 572-579

[5] Aquilina D(2010)Investigation of academic and athletic motivation on academic performance among university students IJTEF 14 367-372

[6] Capranica L(2005)The factor structure and reliability of the student athletes’ motivation toward sports and academics questionnaire (SAMSAQ) J Coll Stud Dev 46 317-327

[7] Millard-Stafford ML(1999)Academic motivation and the student athlete J Coll Stud Dev 40 151-162

[8] Fortes PC(2010)Elite athletes and university education in Europe: a review of policy and practice in higher education in the European Union Member States Int J Sport Policy 2 25-47

[9] Rodrigues G(2013)Validation of the Italian version of the student athletes’ motivation toward sport and academics questionnaire Sport Sci Health 9 51-58

[10] Tchantchane A(2015)Motivation towards dual career of European student-athletes Eur J Sport Sci 15 151-160