From our earliest years, sports can provide a sense of belonging and acceptance. The experience is built into the structure of sport. In team sports, we are accepted as a part of the group, uniforms identify us as such, and we are drawn together by competition on a regular basis. While the outward trappings of […]
The Manner of Endings
Does the manner in which our competitive careers end impact our pursuit of fulfillment beyond? There are any number of different circumstances that can bring about the ending of a competitive career. We can be cut from a team, be injured in ways that diminish our effectiveness, simply age out of some required age span, […]
The Case for Fulfillment.
One of the key distinctions in our group is the difference between being ‘Successful’ and being ‘Fulfilled’ in our lives. The two share interesting connections, though are far from being the same thing. Our focus on the latter, though acknowledging both sets our conversation. It is infinitely possible for a person to be perceived as […]
The Question of Coaching
To Coach, or Not to Coach: Is it an automatic? Please click on this link to go to the Competitor Shift survey regarding the decision whether or not to coach. For many of us, a transition from competition to coaching is nearly expected of athletes once they end their competitive career. For some, this is […]
Welcome to Competitor Shift
Please follow this link to fill out our introductory survey. We will use information collected to insure that future posts and resources meet the needs of our readers. The game is over. The crowds have gone home. Accolades have been handed out, and you find yourself in the twilight of what once seemed an unending […]