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035 _a(DE-B1597)9781479872640
035 _a(DE-B1597)546994
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082 0 4 _a796.3320973
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aHolstein, James A.
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245 1 0 _aIs There Life After Football? :
_bSurviving the NFL /
_cJames A. Holstein, George E. Koonce Jr., Richard S. Jones.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bNew York University Press,
_c[2014]
264 4 _c©2014
300 _a1 online resource
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337 _acomputer
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520 _aA human face on the realities of professional football, from the challenges players face after leaving the NFL to the factors that can enable them to continue to find success 2016 Best Book Award, North American Society for the Sociology of SportIs There Life After Football?draws upon the experiences of hundreds of former players as they describe their lives playing the sport and after their football days are over. The "bubble"-like conditions of privilege that NFL players experience while playing, often leave players unprepared for the real world once they retire and must manage their own lives. The book also reveals the difficulties affecting former NFL players in retirement: social isolation, financial concerns, inadequate career planning, psychological challenges, and physical injuries. From players who make reckless and unsustainable financial investments during their very few high-earning years, to players who struggle to form personal and professional relationships outside of football, the stories in the book put a very human face on the realities of professional football. George Koonce Jr., a former NFL player himself, weaves in his own story throughout, explaining the challenges he encountered and decisions that helped him succeed after leaving the sport. Ultimately, Is There Life After Football? concludes that, despite the challenges players face, it is possible for players to find success after leaving the NFL if they have the right support, education, and awareness of what might await them. Instructor's Guide
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023)
650 0 _aFootball players
_zUnited States
_xSocial conditions.
650 0 _aFootball
_xSocial aspects
_zUnited States.
650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
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700 1 _aJones, Richard S.
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700 1 _aKoonce Jr., George E.
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850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479872640
856 4 2 _3Cover
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