Athletes, Drugs, and Support
Without mentioning names, professional athletes have become synonymous to steroids, misconduct, misbehavior, and that has led to their fall from grace. Majority of the time, they violate the laws of the land and end up paying for them. This is seen in both on- and off-court environment. It happens because most of the professional athletes, are unaware of the spotlight, and find themselves in a new environment that is full of public expectations, personal responsibilities, and pressure. Hence, in working to meet up with these demands get lost in the process.
An educational initiative may just be what these athletes need to help them in their transition from one level of spectrum, to a new level of public expectations. The program will get the first year players (rookies) ready for the unexpected of the unknown, and save them from unfamiliar environment while channeling them to the right course. One of the focus areas may be human change. It comprises of behavior modification, association, attitude adjustments, human development, and ways of thinking. Most of these professional athletes need these services in order to stay on the right track and the right side of the law, and remain as role models, move on in life to help themselves and the society, and finally maintain the good name of their leagues.
These athletes work as independent contractors, and as such they would consider investing in these programs, such as this, in order to go along with their careers as they work with their agents, trainers, and securities. Most athletes are not interested in investing in programs such as this, which portrays attitude of "penny wise and pound foolish". Athletes set different priority for themselves. They tend to invest in their body building, which they think are vital to their career success, without knowing that one cannot substitute advice to physical fitness. They are complementary to one another for a successful career. There is no doubt that a smart investment by these athletes will save them a lot of heartaches, headaches, embarrassments, careers, and lots of money.
A successful business begins with a solid business plan, which includes accounting, financial, and law experts. It is surprising that most athletes do not follow this trend; rather they think that they are indestructible and immortal. A program with attitude adjustment and behavior modification will enhance the career of these athletes. This is prevalent in football, basketball, baseball, track and field, and it seems that there is no end in sight since every ball player wants to be ahead of others. Some are willing to do anything necessary (legal or illegal) to be on top without thinking about the consequences that come with it.
A team that comprise of professionals with expertise in Human behavior and association, change management, clinical psychology, accounting, and law in athlete management, will enhance the association, behavior, attitude, economic and financial situation of these professional athletes. The program will not target everybody, but for those athletes, who are unfortunate to come from less privileged environment, but because of their athletic abilities, were drafted into professional leagues, and only to find themselves in the spot light unusual and unfamiliar to them. Therefore, place themselves in a different environment, under pressure, and difficult to handle due to problems of association. Most of them do not realize that when they become professional athletes, that they have moved into a different plain field, and hence, have outgrown some of the original individual and group association, which get them in trouble today. Athletes are encouraged to help and give back to their communities, and at the same time know their boundaries of association.
A free program for rookies (the first year players) is available and there is usually no obligation to remain in the program if it is not found enriching and rewarding. The platform is designed for one-on-one coaching and mentoring, in both face-to-face and virtual environment. It is conducted at the athletes' convenience and places. The benefits of this program are tremendous. This program enhances athletes' behavior on and off court, contracts, endorsement, and the name of their respective leagues. For more information, email to: info@iba-pec.com or visit http://www.iba-pec.com/
