Personal Narratives Of Former Professional Rugby Players Who Suffered Career Ending Injuries

Through interviews, Dretzin exhibits real people who have witnessed and suffered concussions in football first hand. “It was a really emotional experience because I remember walking to the intensive care unit” , recounts a student athlete named Will James, who suffered and survived concussion and heat stroke (Frontline). Will James had been emotionally affected by seeing another fellow jock who underwent the same injury of concussion and heat stroke and was now in a coma. Introducing people who have experienced the danger of concussion makes the topic more relatable and personal. A high school student once cracked his skull and bled in a football accident, and his brain had been shifted by 15%, an injury similar to those suffered in car accidents (Buckner). Experiences such as these twist a person’s heart and emotions because injury and pain is difficult to hear about, especially in people so young. Many people have stories to share about sports related concussions. The truth is “concussions are ruining the lives of thousands of kid athletes” (Tarshis). Seeing and hearing a few of these experiences impacts the audience and appeals to emotions in order to show the effect concussions can have on someone’s

In order to comprise the ATM, the author completed a comprehensive literature review examining transition out of sport. The literature review began in November of 2015. Specific key words and topics included: athlete, injury, unanticipated retirement, forced retirement, career counseling, career planning, wellness models, models of wellness, wheel of wellness, career-ending injury, athletic identity/loss, transition out of sport, athlete wellness models, holistic wellness models, role of social support, models of career planning, theories of career planning, wellness models for athletes, transitional programs for athletes, Bronfenbrenner’s social ecology model, group therapy for athletes, support groups for athletes, and mentorship/accountability

In this era of inconsistent careers, which emphasize greatly on psychological success and self-direction (Noe 2010, p. 410), the propensity of most successful employees is to take into consideration a career, more in terms of a life-long journey towards the achievement of personal goals and objectives, rather than in terms of a current position, job or role within a company. This has perhaps become mandated because in order for most companies to survive and remain viable in their operating environments, employee job descriptions and roles are constantly revised or been changed according to an improved or new strategic organizational direction that meet new business objectives. Terms such as “workforce

I had never been one for sports in the past, – save for the odd track and field event in secondary school – so I had to learn the rules pretty quickly. I would stand in the muddy field, watching more experienced players tackling each other and passing the ball with finesse and great technique. I would hear them shouting “Blindside, ruck, maul!” I was clueless about what any of that meant. I was intimidated and worried – firstly about breaking bones and hurting myself, secondly about getting my clothes muddy and breaking my much beloved nails. When I look at myself now, I see someone different. The transition I’ve made hasn’t been exceedingly awe inspiring. I’m not a big, brawny girl who walks around and owns every room she enters. However I am a stronger, more confident, sociable version of myself. I can also down a pint in better time, with no spillage. Rugby has helped me to develop

In the beginning, career counseling was strictly developed to help with job placement, but it became so much more than that after the career development was further researched by a group of theorist that focused on career process. What is it that drives us to choose a specific career path? According to Zunker (2012), different theorists such as Parsons, Holland, Krumboltz, Bandura, Super, and Gottfredson all developed theories on career development and their perspective on the importance of occupational process. Throughout this paper one will discuss the John Holland’s Typology and the significance of this particular career theory. Some of the points that will be covered in this paper include: history of theory, strengths and weaknesses, assessments used, population best fit for this theory, and diversity and

The previously discussed literature outlined several problematic aspects of athletic retirement, (i.e., the specific effects that transition out of sport has on athletes, the role of athletic identity in the athletic retirement process, injured athletes’ perspective about their retirement issues), as well as general career planning models, preexisting athletic career planning programs, general wellness models, the role of social support for athletes, and Bronfenbrenner’s ecological framework and how it can be applied to athletes. Thus, it was determined that a significant amount of athlete’s struggle adjusting to retirement and developing new interests, and/or a new career. The few athletic career planning programs appeared to be psychometrically sound and benefit the athletes who enrolled in

They may be satisfied with their current career and is looking to develop additional skills. They could also be looking for a change that may be suitable for their circumstance (e.g. job instability or veteran re-entry to work). Barclay, Stoltz, and Chung (2011) suggested using the Transtheoretical Model, or TTM, which corresponds with some of Super’s Life Stages model. The thought of change occurs due to dissatisfaction. Raising consciousness about dissatisfaction and dialoguing about the loss of interest in work would be an appropriate place to begin career counseling, per the TTM (Barclay, Stoltz, & Chung, 2011). The clinician helps the client align with one of the stages and accept that he or she is not happy with their career, explore the thought of career change, exploring interest, redefining the self, and accepting and making a career

Ever since I can remember I was on a field or a court, I was either watching my siblings play a sport or participating in a game myself. Sports played a huge role in my life, but that all changed on September 25, 2016. That evening, I was participating in my first powder-puff football game, as a junior, when I slammed my head off of the field as I dove for a senior’s flag. Maybe my situation would not have been so severe if I had come out of the game, but my coaches and trainers did not see me hit my head. They all congratulated me on the play and encouraged me to finish the game strong, “Wow Karlie, great play! Go back out there and finish the game!” I did not realize what had happened until I went into the locker room after the game and struggled to untie my spikes. It wasn’t long before my friends realized that there was a serious problem. Later that evening at The Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, I was diagnosed with a severe concussion. Little did I know, my whole life was about to change. Unfortunately, I was no longer able to participate in sports, but I recognized that I needed to find new endeavors while I healed from my injury.

The life of a professional athlete is a pinwheel spinning in the wind. The lives of these individuals are turning in a constant cyclone of directions with emotions high at all times. Blowing every which way, they never knowing if the given moment is a struggling challenge or a positive accomplishment. At any second, that moment can be blown into the wind, possibly never to return.

In addition, roughly 30% have outlined current involvement in football commonly through coaching. Didehbani, Cullum, Mansinghani, Conover, and Hart (2013) detailed retired NFL players with a mean of 58.6 years old years and have had a professional football career of 9.17 years. Their research also reveals that two-thirds of the participants are actively involved in business than football. However, both articles used different statistics of the participants to further compare and identify the relationship between the incidences of depression in retired football athletes. Schewenk et al. (2007) highlighted the median time since retirement (25 years) and the reports of reasoning behind their retirement whereas Didehbani et al. (2013) also included control participants in which a history of concussions and involvement in football were

The purpose of this project is to examine the ideas underpinning the relationship between the self-determination theory and exercise behavior following rehabilitation from a sport injury. Returning to sport following a serious injury can be a difficult process for competitive athletes. Athletes returning to sport succeeding injury commonly experience competence, autonomy, and relatedness based concerns (Podlog & Eklund, 2007). Competence concerns regarding one’s ability to remain uninjured, concerns over a lack of adequate physical fitness, or doubts over an inability to reach future performance goals may be prominent. Salient trends relating to the motives to return to sport, return to sport appraisals, and emotions and decision-making processes

Career counseling theories are as diverse as the counselors who practice them and the clients who experience them. Understanding and applying the appropriate theory for each unique client is imperative. Many career counselors use a variety of theories and techniques when working with students through their exploration and career commitment process. Career theories I will describe in this piece include, Social Cognitive Career Theory, Solution-Focused Career Counseling, and Super’s Development Theory. Additionally, theories I do not see using in my practice include, Trait and Factor Theory, John Holland’s Theory of Types, and Gottfredson’s Theory of Circumscription and Compromise.

For many people, finding a career that is both fulfilling and practical is a strenuous task. Fortunately, there is a plethora of different interventions, techniques, assessments, and inventories designed to aid those individuals in making the wisest career choices possible. But are any of those routes inherently better than the others? Or are all the differing options separate but equally effective? Donald Super’s Life Span Theory and John Holland’s Theory of Vocational Choice are just two of the many theories used for career counseling. Both methods are distinct in the way they approach career issues, yet despite their differences, there are some resemblances between the two theories as well. Comparing and contrasting these two theories will make it easier to see if one theory is better than the other for career counseling or if they are both equally effective.

Companies no longer hire people out of high school or college and provide them with career security for the rest of their life. In some ways, career management has become an independent enterprise, something of a sole proprietorship, or as a recent book reflected in its title, “You Incorporated”. This trend is a clear indication that you must take full responsibility for your life-long career success and satisfaction. Thus, as with any successful business, individual career management should follow the same process that successful organizations use in

Career development is defined as different progresses of a ‘job for life’ a few decades ago. Over the past three decades, careers, as lifetime experiences of individuals, are in a profound state of change. Jackson et al. (1996) state that there is ‘a wide range of revolutionary forces affecting labour markets, employment structures, organisational practice and educational provision’. Career development is now understood as the proactive behaviour that people decide the kind of work they do and how they gain skills, knowledge and attributes through work-related experiences to ensure continued employability. (Wilton and Nick, 2013)