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Category: Trusted Athlete Educator

Give the guy a chance for redemption

by Dr. Timothy Thompson 08-21-2009 09:40 PM Trusted Athlete Educator | Athlete Career Development

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As sports fans and participants, we all need to be more realistic about the kinds of life choices that we expect top athletes to make. If the athlete wasn't already receiving character coaching, of course we should expect mistakes (both big and small).

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Impression Management: The Two Faces of Eve

by Helen Horvath 08-05-2009 07:01 PM Trusted Athlete Educator | Human Relations | Image Branding

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As a professional athlete, selecting your significant other or making the committment to your spouse is a challenge in itself, but you will encounter many other factors that the average person never even has to consider. The wrong choice(s) can lead to grave consequences.

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Handling Crisis in the Sports World - Perspective from a Game Changing PR Pro

by Wesley Mallette 07-23-2009 12:27 AM Public Relations | Trusted Athlete Educator | Athlete Career Development | Crisis Management | Image Branding

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When athletes find themselves in trouble, what are the determining factors surrounding how well they will fare in that moment of crisis? Who are the people they turn to and who SHOULD they turn to to guide them through it?

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Should Active Top Athletes Get Married?

by Dr. Timothy Thompson 07-17-2009 05:03 PM Trusted Athlete Educator | Human Relations

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Top athletes at the college and pro levels may feel obligated to commit to a partner, but they may be setting themselves and the partner up for devastating heartache.

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YouTube Athlete Video of the Week: Anna Kournikova Needs the Press

by Zak Kurtz 07-10-2009 03:52 PM Trusted Athlete Educator | Athlete Career Development | Image Branding | Sports Psychology

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One aspect of being a consummate professional athlete is learning how to deal with the media effectively. Media attention starts at a young age for many star athletes and can be difficult to handle. Anna Kournikova's video is an example of when media pressure causes a professional athlete to lose their composure.

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NBPA Top 100 Camp Recap

by Alan Stein 06-30-2009 05:23 PM Trusted Athlete Educator | Athlete Career Development | Camps | Education

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From the opening staff meeting the goal of the camp was made crystal clear; make this the best basketball camp in the world.

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Trusted Athlete Educator Column: Agent Selection Process

by Tim Ryan 06-15-2009 04:57 PM Trusted Athlete Educator | Athlete Career Development | Athlete Representation

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Advice on the agent selection process.

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Just Let the Kids Play

by Dr. Timothy Thompson 04-03-2009 02:00 AM Trusted Athlete Educator | Human Relations | Recruiting | Sports Psychology

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We're investing more and more heavily in trying to find the next big sports phenom, but all we're really doing is threatening to kill the joy of playing sports. Instead, Let's help talented kids develop their love for sports.

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The Real Athlete Blog's One-Year Anniversary!!!

by Matthew Allinson 03-21-2009 03:00 AM AA Site Updates | Trusted Athlete Educator | Athlete Career Development

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The Real Athlete Blog celebrates its one-year anniversary.

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Dialing up True Love while Temptation is on the Other Line

by Dr. Timothy Thompson 04-18-2008 02:00 AM Trusted Athlete Educator | Human Relations | Sports Psychology

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As you already know, your first hurdle as a celebrity (like I said in my blog about making friends) is to figure out who loves you for who you are inside, rather than for how much money and fame they can get from being with you.

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