Inside the book and game of CareerBall: Many of you will also be old enough (or wise enough) to see how times have changed in the average “athlete-centric life-cycle.” In the past, the old athlete-centric lifecycle went something like this:
- Grow up (eventually)
- Play many sports (for fun)
- Become really good at one sport (or two, or three)
- Go to college and play ball (have fun for 4 years)
- Graduate (usually)
- Get a career (something really terrific and rewarding)
- Get married (once, or twice if you’re lucky)
- Raise a family (or two)
- Retire (after 25+ years at the same company and a nice pension with benefits)
- And, lastly, here’s the good part… then die and go to heaven (hopefully)
Today, the new athlete-centric lifecycle we experience goes something like this:
- Grow up (faster than ever)
- Play one sport exclusively (join the 10 & under travelling team)
- Try to avoid burnout on sports (usually around age 17)
- Go pro or go to college and play ball (work your butt off year-round until you quit or are cut)
- Graduate (maybe, after 6 years)
- Get a job (and then about 10 more and 3 different careers over your lifetime)
- Get married (maybe, once, or twice if you’re lucky)
- Raise a family (if that’s your thing and you have the time/money)
- Retire (after 40+ years funding your own retirement plan and rising health care costs)
- And, lastly, here’s the really good part… then die and go to heaven (hopefully)
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