AfterMatch 2.0
About AfterMatch 2.0
AfterMatch 2.0 was a European project that built on the results of the previous AfterMatch – Life Beyond Sport project, completed in 2018. While the first project explored which skills developed by former athletes were particularly useful in the labour market, AfterMatch 2.0 expanded this work by bringing together experienced partners and institutions to further develop the concept of dual careers and support athletes in preparing for life beyond sport.
The project promoted the idea that an athlete’s dual career was not only about combining sport and education or employment, but also about creating an environment that supported self-development, professional growth and long-term wellbeing. Through themes such as Corporate Social Responsibility of Sport, work-life balance, positive sport values and two career pathways, AfterMatch 2.0 aimed to develop a systemic solution to support dual career approaches within sport associations.
Main Objectives
- Encouraged dual careers for athletes;
- Promoted education in and through sport by supporting skills development;
- Encouraged healthy lifestyles, sport participation and physical activity;
- Promoted fairness, positive values and ethical behaviour in sport;
- Supported work-life balance and professional development for athletes;
- Prevented violence, racism, discrimination and intolerance in sport;
- Promoted equality in sport, including gender equality;
- Supported sport associations in developing systemic solutions for dual career pathways.
Project Overview
Funding programme: Erasmus + Sport – Collaborative Partnership
Reference: 2023-SCP-101133576
Period: 01/2024 to 12/2025
Partners: Coordinator – Towarzystwo Sportowe Iron Man – Poland
Partner – Interactive Media Knowledge Transfer Intermedia – Greece
Partner – Fundación Universitaria San Antonio – Spain
Partner – Sport Evolution Alliance – Portugal
Partner – Forcoop C.O.R.A. Venezia Societa’ Cooperativa – Italy
Partner – Polski Związek Towarzystw Wioślarskich – Poland
Partner – Modern Youth Public Union – Azerbaijan
Partner – M.M.C Management Centre Limited – Cyprus
Partner – Zavod Za Razvoj Športa, Turizma In Prostočasnih Aktivnosti – Slovenia
Total Budget of the Project: 250.000,00€
Total Budget of SEA: 29.225,00€