FOOTBALL Rising to the Challenge: The Transition from College to Pro

by Scott, Geoffrey R.

• ISBN13: 9780763733766
• ISBN10: 0763733768
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-01
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett

Summary

You've given your football players a playbook For The season... Now give them a guide book for their professional careers This book will help your athletes learn to expect certain challenges and to overcome them. it includes advice on financial career aspects; agent issues; mental and emotional preparation; dealing with the media; balancing personal goals with team interests; and endorsement deals. This volume has forty-seven original essays written by more than thirty-five well-known professional athletes, college and professional coaches, NFL team and league administrators, agents, lawyers and others who have experience in the field. See the contributors! Original Essays from People Who Know the Industry: Joe Paterno, Head Coach, Penn State University Ernie Accorsi, GM, New York Giants Marvin Lewis, Head Coach, Cincinnati Bengals Champ Bailey, DB, Denver Broncos Darrell Green, former DB, Washington Redskins

Table of Contents

Rising to the Professional Level	1	(16)
Put It into Perspective	2	(4)
Joe Paterno
Prepare a Plan for Success	6	(11)
Pat Croce
The Business of Professional Football	17	(54)
The Influence of Antitrust and Labor Law on Professional Football	18	(21)
Geoffrey Scott
The NFL Players Association	39	(11)
Doug Allen
Dealing with the Financial Aspects of a Career in Football	50	(21)
Geoffrey Scott
Jerry Harris
Representation: Sports Agents and Financial Advisors	71	(46)
Relationships Determine Results	72	(7)
Pat Croce
The Need for Professional Representation	79	(9)
Ernie Accorsi
Strategies for Selecting an Agent	88	(17)
Ron Shapiro
Make Your Agent Earn Your Trust	105	(3)
George Young
Representing Players on the Fringe: An Agent's Perspective	108	(3)
Kevin Gold
Strategies Agents Employ and Selecting the Representative Best for You	111	(6)
Aaron Collins
The Road Ahead: Moving from College to the Professional Level	117	(46)
From Penn State to the Indianapolis Colts: A Matter of Setting Goals	118	(6)
Brad Scioli
Choices in the Final Collegiate Season and Survival in the Pros	124	(13)
Stephen Alexander
Mental and Emotional Preparation: A Realistic View of Talent, Perseverance, and Turning Defeat into Victory	137	(12)
Aaron Collins
The NFL Combine: What Is It and How Important Is It?	149	(6)
George Young
Overcome	155	(6)
Justin Skaggs
Take Advantage of Every Opportunity, Particularly by Getting an Education	161	(2)
Sam Shade
Preparing for the Transition to the Professional Level	163	(28)
The Performance Coach: What He Can Do to Improve Your Game and Your Chances	164	(22)
Geoffrey Scott
Be Realistic About Your Talents and Be Humble	186	(2)
Chris Samuels
Be a Man	188	(2)
Darrell Green
Be Humble and Take Time to Learn	190	(1)
Danny Wuerffel
The Players and the Team: Formulas for Success	191	(38)
What a Team Looks for in Scouting and Selecting Players	192	(5)
Ernie Accorsi
Evaluating a Player: Social and Mental Skills Are Important	197	(1)
Marvin Lewis
Form Good Relationships with Coaches and Trainers	198	(13)
Rick Burkholder
Significant Differences Between College and Professional Football and How To Make the Transition	211	(10)
Kirk Olivadotti
Money Concerns and Selecting Representation	221	(3)
Tom Olivadotti
Dealing with the Media	224	(5)
George Young
The Professional Game: The Big Picture	229	(46)
Kick It Straight Down the Field: The Challenges in Professional Football	230	(20)
Brett Conway
My Journey to the NFL	250	(8)
LaVar Arrington
Be Prepared the Day You Walk into Minicamp	258	(1)
Sage Rosenfel
The Intellectual Challenges: Understand Your Body, Your Mind, and Your Spirit	258	(1)
Bruce Smith
Learning Skills Are Indispensable: Develop Them Early	259	(1)
Fred Smoot
Football Is More Than Physical: Study Hard and Learn the Mental Game	260	(1)
Kevin Mitchell
Every Day Is a Learning Experience: Be Like a Sponge	261	(2)
Rod Gardner
Give 110% Every Day	263	(1)
Kenny Watson
Manage Your Life Responsibly and Surround Yourself with Good People	263	(1)
Champ Bailey
Quietly Learn from the Experience of Others	264	(3)
Corey Raymer
Football is a Business: Balancing Personal Goals with Team Interests	267	(1)
Patrick Ramsey
This Is a Business: Views of a Player from a Small School	268	(2)
Darnerien McCants
I Love Football, But It's a Business	270	(1)
Stephen Davis
The Speed of the Game: Professional Football Is Fast: Get Ready for It	271	(1)
Michael Westbrook
The Key: Preparation Before Performance	272	(3)
Michael Bates
A Business of Football: Player Endorsements and the Structure of the Deal	275	(62)
Intellectual Property and Professional Sports: A Primer	276	(33)
Geoffrey R. Scott
Feet First: The Anatomy of an Athletic Shoe Endorsement Deal	309	(28)
Gary D. Way
The Challenges of a Career in Football: Life During and After Football	337	(14)
From College to the Pros and Beyond	338	(13)
Andre Collins
The Canadian Football League	351
The CFL: The Opportunities and the Challenges	352	(6)
Aaron Collins
The Differences Between the NFL and the Canadian Game	358	(3)
Winston October
A Canadian Player's Perspectives on the CFL and American Players	361
Randy Srochenski