This article aims to provide an overview of high performance athletes- students` dual career management opportunities in Latvian higher education institutions. This paper analyzes the scientific literature and high performance athletes` survey results. The authors in the paper explore and analyze the possibilities for high performance athletes to get an education and to improve their training process. This paper provides a theoretical overview and analysis of high performance athletes` survey results in respect of the subject. Analyzing high performance athletes` study process in a higher educational institution the authors conclude that the number of high performance athletes - students in the first two years of study, that is respectively 19-21 years of age, which is the transition period from early youth to youth age group, have problems with carrying out the study plan. Students - athletes make multiple mistakes in the management functions in the study process: time planning, organizing, controlling, lack of motivation. High performance athletes have four important indicators for dual career: the learning environment, the sport environment, the support that they have, athletes` self-contribution in the dual career process. As a result, dual career management guidelines suited to successful management of high performance athletes` dual careers in Latvian higher educational institutions have been worked out.
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