transition interview

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The following set of questions will serve as the guide for Sport Career Transitions Course

Transition Interviews

I will ask that you think back to your experience when your sport career ended. Please think about the events, moments, and people that stand out for you as you look back.

1. Your Sport Career: Can you share a short narrative that describes the following:

• Where did you grow up and play youth sports? • Where did you go to college and what was your major? • What years did you participate in college sports? • What sport do you play/compete in college? • Any individual or team accolades that you are proud of during your college career? • Did you try to play professionally or for a national team after college? If so please tell us your pro

sports story.

2. Becoming a LIMINAR- The Separation: 1. In one word, how you would describe the experience of transitioning to life after sports?

2. If someone really close to me asked me, “what was it really like to leave college or pro sport?”, I would say that leaving my sport felt like what….

3. Please complete these statements: 1. In the months immediately following the end of my sport career, my life was like… 2. What most surprised me about transitioning to life after sports is…. 3. Overall, I would describe my experience of transitioning to a life after sport as…

3. The Liminal Period:

1. What adjustments did you have to make during the transition to life after college (or pro) sport?

i. Which parts of your life were most impacted by the transition? ii. Did you notice changes in your personal relationships with friend, family, coaches, etc.

iii. Did you notice any changes in your work or studies, financial matters, social network, body/physical well-being, and lifestyle in general

iv. Did anyone in particular help facilitate your transition?

2. What challenges (if any) have you faced since you left your sport career? i. What has been hardest thing to deal with?

3. What opportunities (if any) have you had since you left sport?

i. What opportunities do you think helped you better cope with your transition experiences?

ii. What has been the best thing about retiring from your sport?

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4. Paying if Forward: 1. What one piece of advice would you share with athletes who are struggling with

their own transition?

2. If you were provided an opportunity to meet with a group of current college athletes in their senior year of eligibility at your previous institution, how would you complete the following statements to this audience if they were posed to you?

a. One vital piece of advice that I want to share with you about

the life transition I experienced when my sport career ended is…..

b. With regards to my transition to life after sport, if I had a chance to do it all over again, I would…