Is There Life After Football?: Surviving the NFL by James A. Holstein,Richard S. Jones,George E. Koonce Jr. PDF

By James A. Holstein,Richard S. Jones,George E. Koonce Jr.

ISBN-10: 147986286X

ISBN-13: 9781479862863

 2016 top ebook Award, North American Society for the Sociology of Sport

Is There existence After Football?draws upon the stories of thousands of former avid gamers as they describe their lives taking part in the game and after their soccer days are over. The “bubble”-like stipulations of privilege that NFL gamers event whereas enjoying, frequently depart gamers unprepared for the true international when they retire and needs to deal with their very own lives. The ebook additionally unearths the problems affecting former NFL gamers in retirement: social isolation, monetary matters, insufficient profession making plans, mental demanding situations, and actual accidents. From avid gamers who make reckless and unsustainable monetary investments in the course of their only a few high-earning years, to avid gamers who fight to shape own relationships outdoor of soccer, the tales within the e-book placed a truly human face at the realities soccer. George Koonce Jr., a former NFL participant himself, weaves in his personal tale all through, explaining the demanding situations he encountered and judgements that helped him be successful after leaving the game. Ultimately, 
Is There existence After Football? concludes that, regardless of the demanding situations gamers face, it really is attainable for gamers to discover luck after leaving the NFL in the event that they have the perfect aid, schooling, and knowledge of what may possibly look ahead to them. 

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