<P>Introduction<I>: </I>Athlete Transitions in Sport</P><B><P></P><P>Part 1: Sociocultural and psychological aspects of athlete retirement transition</P></B><P></P><P>1<B>. </B>The Influence of the Cultural Context on the Transition Out of Elite Sport in</P><P>Europe</P><I><P>Andreas Küttel</P></I><P></P><P>2<B>. </B>Psychosocial Aspects of Sport Retirement among Collegiate Student-Athletes in</P><P>The United States</P><I><P>Ashley Brauer</P></I><P></P><P>3.<B> </B>The Professionalisation of Paralympic Sport and Implications for the Retirement</P><P>Experiences of Paralympians</P><I><P>Andrea Bundon</P></I><P></P><P>4<B>. </B>Considering the Connections Between Doping and Transitions Out of Sport:</P><P>DesperateTimes and Desperate Measures? </P><I><P>Laurie Patterson</P></I><P></P><P>5.<B> </B>Exploring Transitions in UK Professional Football</P><I><P>Alan Tonge</P></I><P></P><P>6.<B> </B>Athlete Identity and Career Transition: Implications for Retirement Outcomes </P><I><P>Suzanne M. Cosh</P></I><P></P><P>7.<B> </B>Retirement through Injury: A Case Study Approach Exploring Mental Health</P><P>Issues and the Retirement Experiences of Two Ex-English Premier League Footballers</P><I><P>Thomas A. Buck</P></I><B><P></P><P>Part 2: Supporting athletes transitioning into retirement </P></B><P></P><P>8.<I> </I>Delisted Footballers: Supporting Well-being through Continued Participation in</P><P>State Based Levels </P><I><P>Deborah Agnew and Elizabeth Abery</P></I><P></P><P>9.<B> </B>Understanding Parents' Experiences with Athlete Retirement</P><I><P>Patricia Lally and Richard Lally </P></I><B><P></P><P>Part 3: Contextual insights from global sports</P></B><P></P><P>10.<B> </B>The Next Logical Step? An Examination of Elite Athletes' Transitions into Post-</P><P>athletic High Performance Coaching Roles</P><I><P>Alexander D. Blackett, Adam B. Evans, and David Piggott</P></I><P></P><P>11.<B> </B>Time's up! Indigenous Australian Sportsmen and Athlete Transitions</P><I><P>Megan Stronach</P></I><P></P><P>12. Transitions in Disability Sports</P><I><P>Jeffrey Martin and Eva Prokesova</P><P></P></I><P>13. A Holistic Perspective to Elite Athletes' Career Development and Post-Sport</P><P>Career Transition in an African Context</P><I><P>Tshepang Tshube, Leapetswe Malete, and Deborah L. Feltz</P></I><P></P><P>14. Autobiographical Insights into Athlete Transitions from Sport </P><I><P>Kitrina Douglas</P></I><P></P><P>Conclusion<I> </P><P>Deborah Agnew</P></I><P></P>