Athlete's Guide to Career Planning: Key to Success from the Playing Field to Professional Life Book

This straightforward guide shows you how to develop a "game plan" for life. The authors, drawing on years of experience working with athletes at all levels, provide specific tools to help you make important life decisions and transitions during your athletic career. With 46 easy-to-use worksheets, you?ll learn how to ? identify and prepare for key physical and psychological transitions; ? establish and use support systems to guide you through transitions and plan for the future; ? relate scholastic and vocational choices to your personal identity; ? balance the demands of sport, academics, and work; ? select the right schools for your academic and athletic needs; ? apply sport skills to career planning; ? identify and match your skills, interests, and values with career goals; and ? position yourself for a successful job search by writing effective resumes and managing job interviews. Learn how to use the dedication, teamwork, competitiveness, and people skills you?ve learned from playing sports to win at the big game?life.Read More