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Addressing th the Ath thletic Gap: Advising College Football Pla layers for Professional Careers Dr. Dariel “DT” Henry 03.09.17 #NACADAR1 @DarielDTHenry #DEANCOLLEGE #StrongArmEducation

There's a huge gap between just qualifying for college and pushing yourself to excel in academics as well as athletics, and seeing they can both be linked. It's OK to try to do well in everything that you do. You don't have to choose one over the other. " -- Stanford coach David Shaw

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Addressing th the Ath thletic Gap: Advising College Football Pla layers for Professional Careers Dr. Dariel “DT” Henry 03.08.17 #NACADAR1 @DarielDTHenry #DEANCOLLEGE #StrongArmEducation

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Student athletes strongly identify with their athletic role many times at the risk of not exploring non-sport careers or areas of interest (Menke, 2015).

This paper demonstrates the usefulness of Gordon’s 2006 3-I decision making process as a means to help student athletes, especially those who identify strongly with their athletic role, to make appropriate career choices.

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Advisors must understand the impact that a lifelong commitment to a sport has on a student. These students have achieved success, accolades, and are hailed by friends and strangers alike as ‘‘athletes’’, resulting in many never considering an alternate or additional identity (Menke, 2015).

The Fluid 3-I Process Inquire

What is your 2 nd career?

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In addition, research has found that student- athletes benefited from reading about current professional athletes who have successfully integrated their athletic and academic roles (Harrison & Lawrence, 2003).

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At this final stage, students and their advisors determine the steps to appropriately assimilate the personal, academic, and vocational information the students have amassed (Gordon, 2006)

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Addressing th the Ath thletic Gap: Advising College Football Pla layers for Professional Careers Dr. Dariel “DT” Henry 03.09.17 #NACADAR1 @DarielDTHenry #DEANCOLLEGE #StrongArmEducation

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