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 * Goal:** //Student-athletes will identify alternative career choices//
 * Objective:** //Student-athletes will complete a career interest inventory and identify their personality type and Holland code for future research into career alternatives.//

1. Recap of Workshop
 * NCAA History: How the NCAA formulated and why you have the right to play.
 * NCAA Rules and Regs: It's not all fun and games. The rules you must follow to succeed on and off the field as a collegiate athlete.
 * Steroids: The effects they can have on your body and mind, not just now, but in the future
 * Health and Sports: An exploration of concussion research in modern sport and the effects injuries/the athletic culture can have on you as you progress through life

2. Basic Overview of Holland
 * Personality Type PPT [[file:Holland Personality Types.ppt]]
 * Realistic
 * Investigative
 * Artistic
 * Social
 * Enterprising
 * Conventional

3. Introduction to Self-Directed Search (SDS) and SDS Completion. Material derived from (//The self-directed search//. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.self-directed-search.com/browser.html)
 * Section One: Daydreams
 * Section Two: Activity Likes/Dislikes
 * Section Three: Occupational Likes/Dislikes
 * Section Four: Self-Estimates

4. Small Group Discussion
 * Students will have opportunity to share why they feel their Holland code/personality type does/does not fit them.

5. Sports Occupation Alternatives and Holland (Beale, A., & Jacobs, J. (2004). Beyond the Professional Athlete: Introducing Middle School Students to Sports Related Occupations. //Journal of Career Development //, //31 //(2), 111-124.)
 * While professional sports are not likely for most, careers in athletics/sports are still out there that you might be interested in.
 * Complete Sports Occupation Values worksheet
 * Compare personality type/Holland code found from this worksheet to Sports Occupation by Holland

6. Explain Divisions 7. Finding the School for You
 * Division I & Subdivisions
 * Division II
 * Division III
 * Checklist for touring schools
 * First part to be completed before choosing a school to visit
 * Second part to be completed after choosing a school to visit
 * Analyze if the things in the section two match up after visiting the school
 * Will ideally help you to find the school and athletic program that best suits your personal needs