The Sporting Towards Success

V- Values

I-Interests

P-Personality Traits

S- Skills

A career assessment test will help you clarify your VIPS.  

Values are things that are important. 

VAULES 

DIRECTION:

From the following list, check each value that is very important to you, then list your top 3 values at the end of the list.

CATEGORIES:

____Knowledge: Engage in research of information, understanding and new ideas.

____Recognition: Recognize for work well-done.

____Help oth...

Download the 2024-25 NCAA college-bound student-athlete guide.

The guide will have you understand the following:

The three NCAA Divisions

Recruiting

Final Amateurism 

Academic Requirement- The three NCAA Divisions

Follow the NCAA Eligibility Center on social media.           

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            Facebook: @ncaaec

            Instagram: @playcollegesports

            YouTube: @ncaaec

Hone your athlet...

Here are some ideas to make your Academic year fruitfully/productive:

FRESHMAN YEAR

1. Meet with your career counselor

2. Take a career assessment.

            - It will help you identify your skills, values, interests and personality trait.
 

3. Conduct an informational interview.

            - Do at least three informational interviews.  They will give you insight into the career, what it takes to feet your foot in the                 ...

You need to do before the career fair.

1. Find out the date of the career fair.
2. Know why you are going to the career fair.
3. Create a list of companies you would like to talk to at the career fair.
4. Create a list of questions you would like to ask each recruiter.
5. Purchase professional attire.
6. Look at the list of employers attending the fair.
7. Have your resume revise by Career Services.
8. Create an elevator pitch.
9. Make at least 10 copies of your ...

Career Services/Center is designed to help students fromYear 1 to prepare them for life after college.  

THEY OFFER:

1. Career Counsleing
2. Career-related workshop[s and seminars
3. Career Assessment
4. Professional Development
5. Networking opportunities with employers and alumnus
6. Review your resume
7. Career Resources
8. Planning for Graduate School
9. Practice Interviewing
10. Job Search Strategies
11. Career Planning

BENEFITS OF CAREER SERVICES:

1.  They will he...

Time Management is the process of managing your time effectively.

BENEFITS OF TIME MANAGEMENT:

• Reducing stress
• Build your confidence
• Accomplishing more in less time

SOME WAYS TO HELP MANAGE YOUR TIME WISELY:

1. Look at how you are using your time now.  Make a list of task you do daily, weekly, and monthly and how long it takes you to complete each task.  
2. Keep of your time for about a two weeks to a month.  It will help...

5 THINGS TO ADD TO YOU’RE YOUR TO-DO LIST (SUGGESTIONS):

Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center.

There three accounts:

Profile Account: Free

Amateurism- Only Certification Account- If you are aninternational student-athleteplanning to compete at an NCAADivision IIIschool,$70Amateurism

Academic and Amateurism Certification Account- to compete at aDivision I or IIschool-$100Domestic/Canada|$160International

Check with your guidance coun...

Here are 5 things you can put on your summer to-do list.  

1. Gain experience 

Internship- usually 4-12 weeks long,hey are mostly paid and involve working on live work projects and tasks

Micro-Internship

Volunteer-

Job shadowing- usually unpaid and just for a day or two where you spend time observing someone in their role at work

Part-time- Commonly in retail, hospitality, healthcare, tutoring and office roles, many with a customer servi...

Career Planning process consists of self-assessment, education, research, gain experience, job search, and professional development.

SELF-ASSESSMENT

Self-assessment is exploring and discovering your VIPS.  

VIPS stands for values, interests, personality, and skills. 

Values are things that are important to you.  Examples of values are creativity, growth, acceptance, etc.  

Interests are things you like doing.  Examples of interests are ...

@The players associations missions are to protect, advocate, and support their past, current and future members.

HERE IS A LIST OF THINGS THE PLAYERS ASSOCIATIONS OFFER AND DO:

- Negotiate the collective bargaining agreement (CBA)

- Prosecute grievances on players behalf

- Counsel players on benefits and educational opportunities

- They certified sports agents.

- Help with salary arbitration 

-Offer professional development opportunities

-...

Networking is an opportunity to interact and build relationships with people, exchange information and ideas.

Every opportunity to interact with people is a networking opportunity.

BENEFITS OF NETWORKING

1. Building relationships
2. Allow access to new information
3. Collaborations
4. Grow your network
5. Share knowledge
6. Gather career advice and find out about career opportunities

Networking can be formal and informal but mostly informal social s...

The Federal Student Aid is the larger provider of student financial aid in the US. 

Filling out the FAFSA form will qualify you for grants, scholarships, work-study and loans.

Set up an account to receive your FSA ID.

In order to complete the form you will need:

1. Parents/Guardians W-2
2. Last year's tax return
3. FSA ID 
4. Parents/Spouse contributor name
5. Social Security Number
6. Date of Birth
7. Email address
8. Income and asset information (if required)
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BENEFITS OF MENTORSHIP

Benefits of the Mentor

1.       Commitment to professional development of self and mentees.

2.       Help mentees in avoiding common professional pitfalls.

Benefits of the Mentee

1. Opportunity to ask questions and get advices from professional about career.

2. Learn from mentor pitfalls.

3. Watch your mentor achieve their goals.

4. Access to a professional network.

QUALITIES OF A GOOD MENTOR

1. A Good Listener
2. Experie...

EIGHT STEPS TO FINDING THE BEST CAREER FIT FOR YOU:

1. Take a career assessment.
2. Make a list of at least 10 careers that intrigue you.
3. Research career options.
4. Narrow your list to 3 careers.
5. Conduct at least three Informational Interviews.
6. Select a career.
7. Set some career goals.
8. Create an action plan.

CAREER ASSESSMENT: Take at least one

1. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
2. Strong Interest Inventory 
3. StrengthQuest
4. MAPP Test
5. MyPlan.co...