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Title
Maximizing the Talent of Athletes Transitioning from Collegiate and Amateur to Professional Sports Careers
Description
This thesis aims to properly prepare athletes for the significant life changes that will impact them as they transition from college or amateur athletics to professional sports careers. This thesis also identifies the benefits that reap from early education on expectations of learning what to expect at an earlier point in their amateur career. Certain areas are struck as having increasing importance in the transition: financial preparation, mental health and mental strengthening, public relations practice, nutritional needs, and other lifestyle choices that can help athletes reach their potential. Improving education in these areas, preparing athletes for these changes, and showing examples of what to expect as they transition into professional sports can benefit the athletes, the universities and colleges in which they are educated, the franchises in which they are drafted, and the communities where they reside. This information can be delivered through a handbook while having in-person training that can build upon each session to dive deeper into each given topic while building relationships with the athletes.
Date Created
2023-05
Contributors
- Spies, Lindsey (Author)
- Murphy, Flynn (Co-author)
- Eaton, John (Thesis director)
- McIntosh, Daniel (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- Department of Marketing (Contributor)
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Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Series
Academic Year 2022-2023
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.187240
System Created
- 2023-06-03 10:09:37
System Modified
- 2023-06-09 06:23:27
- 1 year 5 months ago
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