Books and Learning Resources for Former Student Athletes
Continuing Education Beyond Sports
This section is designed to help former student athletes continue learning, growing, and developing the skills needed for life beyond sports.
Athletics teaches discipline, structure, and accountability. This resource center is built to help carry those same principles forward into everyday life by making trusted learning resources easy to find and explore.
Organized by Real Life Topics
The pages within this section are organized by topic. Each dropdown focuses on a specific area of life after athletics, including:
- Financial literacy and wealth building
- Mental health and mindset
- Life transition after sports
- Career development
- Business and entrepreneurship
- Physical health and wellness
- Leadership and relationships
- Life after competition
When you click into a topic page, you will find a curated collection of books and resources related to that subject. From there, you can explore individual titles to learn more or order the books that interest you.
Learning From Those Who Have Lived It
Many of the books featured throughout this section are written by former student athletes who share their experiences, lessons, and professional insight. Whenever possible, we highlight authors with an athletic background because they understand the unique journey of life during and after sports.
You will also find books from other respected authors who provide valuable perspective, practical tools, and strong guidance that can benefit former student athletes at any stage of life.
Our Goal
The goal of this section is simple: to make it easier to find trusted resources that support continued growth in the areas that matter most, both personally and professionally, after sports.
Suggestions Welcome
If there is a topic you would like to see added as its own dedicated page or learning resource, we welcome your suggestions.