End of Career: What Comes Next

My athletic career is over. Now what? Who am I? How do I identify myself? How do I transition into a new normal? These are all important questions as you reach a new point in your life. Turn what you learned in sports into life skills. Learn to use your resources and reach out for guidance. 

“There's so many moments that I have robbed myself of by just being really, really nervous and kind of taking it too seriously... Don't forget the innocence of it all, and that you started because you were having fun.” - Kendall Ellis

resources

• Voice In Sport Podcast Episode 23. Kendall Ellis - Transcend, Transform, and Transition with Confidence

  • Kendall Ellis, Kendall talks about the highs and lows of her journey in sport as she dives into the transition from high school to college, the truth about the process of becoming a pro, and her battle with performance anxiety, confidence, and mental health and how she ultimately overcame these obstacles.

• All the resources and questions you will have answered around closing your athletic career chapter.

• When the Playing Days End: How to Leave College Sports Without Losing Yourself

• Do not let go of your identity but rather refocus it.

• Ground, Explore, and Connect

• Transition out of sport-maintain a sense of balance and well-being.

• Student athletes in transition: Build relationships, trust and exercise patience.

• Transitioning: take time to accept your emotions and funnel them into advancing your professional career.

• The End of Your Athletic Career Is a New Beginning.

• Moving on from sports: A college athlete's greatest challenge. Turning the painful goodbye into happiness.