Syftet med föreliggande studie var att undersöka upplevda utmaningar, resurser, barriärer samtcoping-strategier hos svenska bordtennisspelare som kombinerar idrott och utbildning. Fem intervjuer genomfördes med bordtennis-studenter mellan 22–27 år. Intervjuerna var baserade på The Holistic Athletic Career Model och The Athletic Career Transition Model. För analys och bearbetning av insamlad data användes The Athletic Career Transition Model för att beskriva upplevda utmaningar, resurser, barriärer och coping-strategier. The Holistic Athletic Career Model användes för att beskriva olika dimensioner i livet. Resultaten visade att bordtennis-studenterna upplevde utmaningar inom olika livsområden. Den största utmaningen var att söka efter balans i sin dubbla karriär. Bordtennis-studenterna upplevde social support som den största resursen och mest barriärer inom den idrottsliga dimensionen. Den vanligaste coping-strategin var att hantera den akademiska dimensionen.

The objective of this study was to investigate perceived demands, resources, barriers andcoping strategies among Swedish table tennis players who combine sport and education. Five interviews were conducted with table tennis students between 22-27 years. The interviews were based on The Holistic Athletic Career Model and The Athletic Career Transition Model. For analysis and processing of gathering data The Athletic Career Transition Model was used to describe perceived demands, resources, barriers and coping strategies. The Holistic Athletic Career Model was used to describe different dimensions of life. The results revealed that the table tennis students perceived demands within different areas of life. The biggest demand was searching for a balance in their dual career. The table tennis students perceived social support as the biggest resource and most barriers within the athletic dimension. The most common coping strategy was coping with the academic dimension.Keywords: