20 SECRETS TO SUCCESS FOR NCAA STUDENT-ATHLETES WHO WON’T GO PRO
Ohio University Sport Management Series
Dr. Norm O’Reilly, Series Editor
20 Secrets to Success for NCAA Student-Athletes Who Won’t Go Pro, by Rick Burton, Jake Hirshman, Norm O’Reilly, Andy Dolich, and Heather Lawrence
Alternative Models of Sports Development in America: Solutions to a Crisis in Education and Public Health, by B. David Ridpath
20 Secrets to Success for NCAA Student-Athletes Who Won’t Go Pro
Rick Burton
Jake Hirshman
Norm O’Reilly, PhD
Andy Dolich
Heather Lawrence, PhD
Foreword by Oliver Luck
Afterword by Pat O’Conner
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Names: Burton, Rick, author.
Title: 20 secrets to success for NCAA student-athletes who won’t go pro / Rick Burton, Jake Hirshman, Norm O’Reilly, Andy Dolich, Heather Lawrence ; foreword by Oliver Luck ; afterword by Pat O’Conner.
Other titles: Twenty secrets to success for NCAA student-athletes who won’t go pro
Description: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2017. | Series: Ohio university sports management book series | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017043931| ISBN 9780821422946 (hardback : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780821422953 (pb : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780821446171 (pdf)
Subjects: LCSH: College athletes—Education—United States. | College athletes—United States—Life skills guides. | BISAC: SPORTS & RECREATION / General. | EDUCATION / Counseling / Vocational Guidance.
Classification: LCC LC2581 .B87 2017 | DDC 796.04/3092—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017043931
Contents
PART I: SUCCEEDING AS A STUDENT-ATHLETE
Secret 1. Create and Follow Your Student-Athlete Plan
Secret 2. Understand Who a Student-Athlete Is
Secret 3. Ride Your Success Wheel
Secret 4. Acquire the Life Skills You Need to Succeed
Secret 5. Be Balanced in Everything
Secret 6. Make Smart Decisions on the Other Stuff
Secret 7. Seek Support Everywhere
Secret 8. Your Major Really Matters
Secret 9. Take Nothing for Granted
Secret 10. Manage Your Highs and Lows
Secret 11. Face Reality in Sports and Life
Secret 12. Mentally Move On as a Senior
Secret 13. Identify Who You Are
Secret 14. Find Your Other Passions in Life
Secret 15. Start Preparing in Your Sophomore Year
Secret 16. Invest in Yourself, Your Health, and Your Future
Secret 17. Activate Your Student-Athlete Advantage
Secret 20. Prepare for the Future by Tracking Trends
The End: Your Road Map: It’s Not a Secret
Appendix A—NCAA Student-Athlete Success Data