Life After Sports
 
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Collegiate Program
An Invaluable Service for Student-Athletes

Life After Sports™ works with college athletic programs to benefit student-athletes. Studies indicate that fewer than 5% of student-athletes are able to enter the professional ranks of athletes after graduation from college. However, studies also indicate that individuals with the drive and discipline college athletes possess do very well in a wide variety of other careers. Life After Sports™ has developed a program that works seamlessly with college athletic departments to help student-athletes transition to the private sector once their college sports days are over.

Not only does this unique program deliver direct benefits to its student partners, but it also has tangible benefits for the schools that participate in the program.

Benefits to Student-Athletes
  • Reinforces importance of academics and
    scholarly achievement from day one
  • Prepares individuals for transition to private sector
  • Gets student-athletes involved in career networking events
    prior to graduation
  • Creates attentive support network that lasts a lifetime
  • Coaches student-athletes to develop other interests while tapping into the positive attributes learned from sports competition
  • Provides well-defined guidelines and assistance in job placement process including resume writing, job interview techniques, etc.
  • Prepares student-athletes for Life After Sports™
Benefits to Schools
  • Develops and strengthens alliances between college athletic departments, businesses and corporations
  • Enhances recruiting package offered to prospective student-athletes
  • Educates coaches and administrators to assist
    student-athletes in transition
  • Provides positive interaction between current athletes, former athletes, boosters, and public leaders
  • Tracks athletes after graduation and keeps them involved with the program regardless of career choice
  • Conducts exit interviews for use in evaluating current
    and future athletic program offerings
  • Promotes development opportunities for scholarship funds, capital projects, etc.
  • Establishes a broader network of interest and
    enthusiasm for all sports
  • Helps bridge the gap between graduation and employment
  • Helps former student-athletes remain connected
    to the letterwinners club
Add Life After Sports™ to Your Program

Individual colleges and universities are eligible to partner with Life After Sports™ through agreements. Participation costs are based primarily on the number of student-athletes enrolled in all sports, the level of staffing required for individual programs and the duration of the contract.

Life After Sports™ complies with all rules and regulations promulgated by the NCAA regarding student-athlete contact, recruitment and the provision of services. Participation in the Life After Sports™ program is voluntary for student-athletes and is specifically designed for athletes participating in NCAA sanctioned sports.

For additional details, please contact Adrian McBride at (573) 882-7864 or at adrian@lifeaftersports.org.
quote Life After Sports™ allowed me to hear about career opportunities which I would not have known about. It is a great opportunity for student-athletes to have dedicated people to help them transition from their athletic careers to their professional careers. endquote
Kim Hibbert
Former Mizzou Soccer Player



Related Site:
NCAA® Career Coach™