ResourcesNo.52
January 2008
 
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Watching the Web:
Career Development in Sports: Print and Online Resources
Gretchen Ghent
 

Career development refers to “the outcome of action on career plans as viewed by both individuals and organizational perspectives.” The outcomes desired by individuals range from job status to job flexibility to monetary rewards, depending on the situation.
Reference from (State of) Virginia Employment Commission http://velma.virtuallmi.com/gsipub/index.asp?docid=287#C
Or as stated in eResumes and Resume Writing http://www.eresumes.com/eglossary.html
 
“The process of identifying and implementing career activities that cause change for the purpose of growth. Career development activities are usually derived from the career planning process (e.g., self-assessment). The career development process breaks down each of the planning steps into more detail (e.g., what kind of self-assessment should be conducted; how are the results interpreted; how are the results applied to exploring career options; etc.) and The career development process doesn’t end once you get a job. In fact, it continues to evolve as you envision new life goals and acquire the experience, knowledge, and abilities to attain them.”
The above definitions are also referred to in the following general sources:
  • Riverin-Simard, Danielle (1988), Phases of working life, Montreal: Meridian Books.
  • Hawes, K. (2000), Climbing the career ladder: planning, perseverance and networking go a long way toward leadership positions in athletics, NCAA News, 37 (24), 20 Nov., A1-A2; A4. http://www.ncaa.org Available online

    This article also includes a section entitled: Getting ahead Means Cracking the Books, where the author recommends constant reading and exploration. A few titles listed by Hawes include:
    • What Color is Your Parachute? By Richard Nelson Bolles (Ten Speed Press, 2008)
    • The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey (Free Press, 1990)
    • Leadership as an Art by Max Depree (Dell, 1990)
    • Enlightened Leadership by Ed. Oakley and Doug Krug (Simon & Schuster, 1993)
    • Enlightened power : how women are transforming the practice of leadership by Coughlin, Linda, (Jossey-Bass 2005)
Books and Articles on Career Development
The following were found using Google (http://www.google.com/ ) and the key words; career change, career development, career planning, sport jobs or employment, coach education. Use the same keywords when searching SPORTDiscus. When searching for books in libraries, some subject catalogues will use the older terminology – vocational guidance.
Field, Shelly (2008), Ferguson career coach: managing your career in the sports industry, NY, Infobase Publishing. (To be published March 1, 2008)
Gould, D. et al (1990), Educational needs of elite US national teams, Pan American, and Olympic coaches, Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 9(4), 332-344.
Heitzmann, William Ray (2003) Opportunities in sports and fitness careers, Chicago : VGM Career Books
Hylton, Kevin, ed., (2001), Sports development: policy, process and practice, London, Routledge, (See especially Chapter 10, Working in sports development). Available in print and online via Netlibrary, available in some academic libraries
Korn, Alison (2007), Quadrennial planning – implications and needs for coaching: why coaches need to plan for the long term, and how to do it, Coaches PLAN du coach (Ottawa), 13(3), 9-16.
Lavallee, David & Wylleman, Paul, eds.,(2000) Career transitions in sport: international perspectives, Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information Technology.
Miller, P. et al (1996), The roots of success: from athletic leaders to expert coaches, Coaches Report, 2(4), 18-20.
North, J & Lavallee, D. (2004) An investigation of potential user of career transition services in the United Kingdom, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 5(1) Jan, 77-84.
Pastore, D.L. et al (1996), Retention factors in coaching and athletic management: difference by gender, position and geographic location, Journal of Sport & Social Issues, 20 (4), 427-441.
Salmela, J (1995), Learning from the development of expert coaches, Coaching & Sport Science Journal, 1(2) mar, 3-13.
Schinke, R.J et al (1995), Career stages of elite Canadian basketball coaches, AVANTE, 1 (1), 48-62.
Snow, Veronica et al (2005) Sport professionals and professional development, Applied Research in Coaching & Athletics Annual, 20 190-207
Aurujlal, Jhalukpreva & Singh, Paul C. (2004), A comprehensive analysis of the job security of professional sports coaches in South Africa, South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education & Recreation, 26(2), 105-116.

Government or Association Websites
Many Ministry of Sport, international sport federations, or academic sport organizations have a section on sports or career development. See examples below:
Career Development on the Polish Ministry of Sport and Tourism website:
http://www.msport.gov.pl
International Association of Athletics Federations, Section on Development
http://www.iaaf.org/development/index.html
National Career Development Association (http://ncda.org/ )
Sportdevelopment.org.uk
 
sportdevelopment.org.uk is entirely a learning, teaching, research and information resource for students studying "sport development" related courses in UK universities.
This website is dedicated to archiving policy and research documents so that students can retain access to them without such documents becoming "dog-eared" or deleted from libraries or websites. It is also designed to provide a distance learning and continued professional development resource for practitioners.
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. Career links – job hunting on the internet (see sections on leisure or sports)
http://www.uwic.ac.uk/studentservices/careers/careerlinks_jobseeking.asp
For Athletes
European Federation of Sport Psychology, (1997), Position Statements – 3, Sports career transitions, (PEPSAC). Available online at: http://www.fepsac.com/
Gohac, Jennifer (2000), Career game plan for student-athletes, Upper Saddle River, NJ, Prentice Hall.
Meeker, Darin J. et al (2000), Positive transitions for student athletes: life skills for transitions in sport, college & career, Scottsdale, AR, Holcomb Hathaway.
Petitpas, Al, et al (1997), Athlete’s guide to career planning, Champaign, Ill., Human Kinetics, 1997.
Pope, Myron L & Miller, Michael T. (1999), Support services for student-athletes: athletic department and student affairs officers perceptions, ERIC document no. ED437886, Available online at: http://www.eric.ed.gov/
Street, Scott A. (2008), Life skills for the student-athlete, Boston, McGraw Hill


Contact
Gretchen Ghent, Librarian Emeritus
President, International Association for Sport Information,
Chair, North American Sport Library Network
University of Calgary Library
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Email: gghent@ucalgary.ca





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