OUR COMMITMENT TO ATHLETES
Your challenge
FACING RETIREMENT, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND DELICATE MOMENTS FOR YOU, SMOOTHLY. UNDERSTANDING WHAT TO DO AND BE, BEYOND AN ATHLETE. DON'T TAKE THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO YOU, BUT CHOOSE THE RIGHT AND BEST ONE FOR YOU It doesn't make too much difference - whether you have achieved hall of fame results and six-figure salaries or not, whether the choice was planned, forced or sudden - as an athlete you know that from the following day things will be different, very different and the trauma from "what do I do now?" will be the same. For some athletes it is "only" a matter of filling up their days, no longer marked by training, matches, competitions, etc. For others, the financial concern kicks in; how to continue earning and/or maintaining the lifestyle conquered. Taking care of one's career beyond sport is therefore not just a financial matter. You'll find a job somehow. But what job? Work is a fundamental part of your well-being, so you don't have to take the first thing that comes your way, imposed by external conditions, but you have to be able to choose. Don't underestimate yourself. You have the right and the duty to choose what to do and be in life. The world of work, or rather the world outside the court, the pool, the ring, needs you, your knowledge, skills and experience. You just have to learn to recognize them and pass them on. You have to understand what you have to offer, what characterizes you, what can make you stand out and you have to do it, because no one will do it for you.
Our solution
PLAN, PREPARE, ORIENTATE: TAKE CARE OF YOUR CAREER BEYOND SPORT, POSSIBLY BEFORE RETIREMENT. ACCEPT THAT THE ATHLETE PROFESSION HAS AN END AND SEIZE ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES IT OFFERS YOU Planning means foreseeing what will happen, in an objective way. Preparing means having the courage to tell yourself that one day, you will no longer be a professional athlete. Orientation means understanding what you would like to do in parallel with your sports career, and if you can't do it on your own, get someone to help you clarify. All of this means committing yourself to researching what you can do and also what you may not be able to do, but would like to, and what the market needs and has to offer. This research will result in educational and/or professional paths, projects and collaborations where you can focus yourself to be prepared for retirment, but above all, to make the most of your being an athlete. Surely there are competent people and roles who can give you a hand in finding professional opportunities, first by helping you understand what you want and can do, then by presenting you with opportunities suited to your profile and your needs, and finally by transferring you the knowledge and tools necessary to pick them up.
EVERY CAREER IS UNIQUE LIKE EVERY INDIVIDUAL
Finding and choosing training and/or professional paths that are right for you requires a personalized and one-to-one approach, with experts who can guide you in identifying and enabling your path beyond sport.
we are all responsible for our OWN career
No one cares more about your career than you do. Be the first to focus on your career beyond sports, don't wait for sports or academic institutions, which can support you, but not replace your work.
NO ONE CAN GUARANTEE YOU A JOB
Outside sports, no one can find and guarantee you a job. There are no agents. If they were to promise you this, especially without having made an orientation path first, be wary.
OUR COMMITMENT TO SPORT ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPANIES
Your challenge
CONTINUING TO BE "RELEVANT" IN A SOCIETY THAT IS CONTINUOUSLY AND RAPIDLY CHANGING. BEING SUSTAINABLE AT SPORT, SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL LEVEL, WHILE REMAINING COMPETITIVE ON AND OFF THE COURT. THIS IS THE CHALLENGE THAT ALL SPORT ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPANIES THAT ARE PART OF THE SPORTS SYSTEM IN A DIRECT OR INDIRECT WAY FACE TODAY. A NEW WAY TO LIVE AND CONSUME SPORT AS AN ENTERTAINMENT, THE OMNIPRENCE OF TECHNOLOGY AND THE GROWING INTEREST IN ATHLETES AND THEIR STORIES, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE "NEGATIVE" ONES ARE THE CAUSE.
Our solution
KNOWING, DEVELOPING AND INNOVATING, STARTING FROM PEOPLE AND ATHLETES, TO CREATE VALUE FOR AND THROUGH SPORT. KNOWING MEANS STUDYING, RESEARCHING AND ANALYZING YOUR ORGANIZATION, THE CONTEXT IT OPERATES IN AND YOUR PEOPLE. DEVELOPING MEANS PROVIDING THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO WORK WELL ON AND OFF THE COURT, IT MEANS PROFESSIONALIZING, PUTTING PEOPLE IN THE POSITION TO PERFORM AT THEIR BEST. INNOVATING MEANS CHOOSING TO INVEST IN A NEW WAY OF DOING THINGS, WHICH LOOKS BEYOND VICTORY AND/OR DEFEAT IN SPORTS, WHICH LOOKS AT PEOPLE, THUS CREATING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL VALUE IN THE MEDIUM AND LONG TERM.