Athlete Development

Perhaps it comes as an insult, but the reality is that we, parents, should learn to be our children’s top fans.

Time and again we have pointed out the challenges posed by following a career in sport, the biggest one being uncertainty as to the longevity of an athlete’s career.

At a meeting that took place within the last days of April 2020, the Board of Governors of NCAA supported rule changes to allow student-athletes to receive compensation for third-party endorsements both related to and separate from athletics.

Anyone who has had involvement and experience in collegiate sports will attest to the fact that every single college athlete has his/her sights set on a sports pro career the minute they sign a National Letter of Intent.

Students entering tertiary education, including student-athletes, don’t usually have any previous experience in financial management, so when they are suddenly exposed to situations where they have to handle multiple income streams and prioritize payments, the task seems daunting.

By Niovie Constantinou, Contributor “It is always in my mind still that I can crush anybody. That’s not an issue [...] If you don’t believe you can win tournaments anymore, then you can’t do it.” – Roger Federer, Tennis Player, 20-time Grand Slam Winner 20-time...

By Constantinos Massonos, Contributor Sports, like everything else in life, is constantly changing and evolving. To ensure progress, athlete development specialists are continually seeking for ways to renew and upgrade their training methods and create better...

By Anna Kyprianou – APC Sports Consulting Ltd “Sports parenting is an art!” - Lou Ann Selsky. The holistic model of athlete development focuses on the player and the player’s athletic, personal, emotional, psychological, academic, social and financial development. ...

By Athena Constantinou, APC Sports Consulting Ltd The current modus operandi of Sports Academies Current Practices Currently sports academies focus on creating the conditions necessary to produce world class players and as a result, they concentrate on teaching...

By Andreas Themistocleous, APC Sports Consulting Ltd Athlete development has been the focus point in sport operations for decades, however there has been an evolutionary approach to the entire process that has been shaped by socioeconomic and cultural developments,...

  By Constantinos Massonos, Contributor One of the greatest challenges student athletes face in their lifetime, is transitioning from college life to either competing professionally or becoming professionals in a field outside of sports. Either way, there are...

By Andreas Themistocleous, Contributor Nothing can really prepare you for the commitment required to be a collegiate student-athlete. Fans and the media, usually refer to us as “privileged”. I, for one, like to refer to student-athletes, myself formerly included,...

By Lazaros Ioannou, APC Sports Consulting Ltd Selecting the right major is perhaps the most important academic decision a student will make when going to college. Selecting a major that is both relevant and interesting can increase a student’s likelihood of...

By Demetris Constantinou, Contributor It’s no secret that in today’s competitive landscape, student-athletes struggle to keep themselves in a steady path – a path that will eventually lead them to the dream-come-true of a student-athlete: the dream of going...