STARTING 11 • The European Dual Career Toolkit

16/05/2022

No cake, no party! Thank you to , and from 17 different European countries who turned the STARTING 11 Conference at the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium into a colourful celebration of . Event movie coming soon!

27/04/2022

We are (almost) sold out! More than 100 dual career stakeholders from all over Europe have already registered for the Conference at the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium on 12 May 2022. Take your very last chance and grab your at https://starting11.eu/conference. First come, first serve!

29/03/2022

12 May 2022 - Amsterdam Olympic Stadium: Registration for the STARTING 11 Conference is open!

A festival of at one of the most iconic buildings in European sport: Explore the European Dual Career Toolkit first-hand. Attend presentations & workshops of international dual career experts and high-performance athletes. Or network with like-minded professionals from across the .

Co-funded by the programme of the European Union, the Conference is free of charge. Find all information on our conference page. Tickets are limited!

The STARTING 11 Conference on 12 May 2022 at the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium: A festival of dual career at one of the most iconic buildings in European sport.

25/01/2022

📣 We are delighted to announce the new date & place for our STARTING 11 Conference which had to be postponed last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic: 12 May 2022 at the iconic Amsterdam Olympic Stadium. 📍

18/11/2021

! This week, we offer you an exclusive preview of one selected tool of the upcoming European Dual Career Toolkit. This week: . 📑

THE TOOL 🔧
Professional dual career counselling focuses on results that are considered meaningful, trendsetting and empowering by an athlete. Correspondingly, a profound evaluation is an indispensable element of a quality assured counselling process. Its assessment by the athlete helps compare outcomes with previously agreed objectives. Moreover, the professional interaction with an athlete provides a rich breeding ground for reflection on the part of the counsellor. What went well? What difficulties were experienced? What can be done differently next time? 💯

The tool Evaluation helps dual career counsellors to implement a self-assessment routine which assists to extract learnings considering social, cultural, and organisational contexts.

TARGET USERS 🎯
Dual career , advisors, player development managers, job , sport
or other counselling staff

WANT TO KNOW MORE? 💡
STARTING 11 is just a click away. Get in touch with us via PM to find out what our tools can do for your system.

29/10/2021

! Every week, we offer you an exclusive preview of one selected tool of the upcoming European Dual Career Toolkit. This week: . 📑

THE TOOL 🔧
A substantial number of dual career athletes in Europe choose an academic programme subsequent to their schooling career. Some are just about to make their transition from talented to senior level sport, others have reached elite athletic level in their sport, while a third group may already be considering athletic retirement in the near future.

Alongside sport and education, changes occur on psychological, psycho-social or financial levels. For athlete students, keeping their personal balance is a tour de force which requires optimised self-management, proactive planning and perseverance. Higher education institutes can support their athlete students by fostering planning routines, implementing systematic processes and conducting a regular programme evaluation. 🤝

The tool HE : Perform, in combination with the tool HE : Prepare, helps higher education institutes guide athlete students through their academic career by providing them with self-applicable planning tools, and by monitoring both the individual athlete student’s and the institutional programme’s progress. 📊

TARGET USERS 🎯
Athlete student , dual career counsellors, other persons at institutes
dealing with athlete students

WANT TO KNOW MORE? 💡
STARTING 11 is just a click away. Get in touch with us via PM to find out what our tools can do for your system.

21/10/2021

‼️ IMPORTANT CONFERENCE UPDATE

STARTING 11 strives for maximum impact and legacy. Therefore, we had something special planned for you on 19 November at the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium. 💯

Unfortunately, the latest pandemic-related developments and predictions have led us to the decision to postpone the STARTING 11 conference.

What now? More info at the link:

https://starting11.eu/blog/postponement-conference/

14/10/2021

! Every week, we offer you an exclusive preview of one selected tool of the upcoming European Dual Career Toolkit. This week: . 📑

THE TOOL 🔧
Deciding what to do after secondary education can be very challenging. Being an athlete does not make this any easier. When considering an ongoing education following school, athletes do not only need to decide what subject, course type and education institution is right for them. They are also confronted with the question, how the desired study option can be realized next to their sporting career. A dual career solution must be individually tailored to the athlete’s prerequisites and needs. Making well-considered decisions for their very own dual career pathway post-school therefore becomes a key factor not only for their education and athletic success but also their personal well- being. 💯

The tool Edu-Check helps athletes in a 3-step-process to 1) gather dual career-relevant information, 2) weigh their educational options against each other and, 3) select the direction in which to continue their dual career pathway following their secondary school career, such as towards higher education, further education or apprenticeship.

TARGET USERS 🎯
Dual career , advisors, player development managers, job , sport or other counselling staff

WANT TO KNOW MORE? 💡
STARTING 11 is just a click away. Get in touch with us via PM to find out what our tools can do for your system.

07/10/2021

After more than 18 months of online meetings, we finally had the opportunity to present our progress to an international audience on-site in Lisbon! 💪🏼

Have a look at the short recap from the 2021 EAS conference at the link in bio ⤴️

22/09/2021

📍Live from Lisbon, Portugal

Today, 22nd of September, we are presenting at the EAS Annual Conference 2021 and we want YOU to be there! All you have to do:

🕕 be ready at 12.00 o’clock (WEST)
🔗 click on this link: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/86781890110?pwd=U2ZrUndhbVpTVHB4ZDVGWWg0L1hzdz09
🔓 type in the password: 758322

We are excited for you to join so what are you waiting for? 💯💪🏼

15/09/2021

! Every week, we offer you an exclusive preview of one selected tool of the upcoming European Dual Career Toolkit. This week: . 📑

THE TOOL 🔧
Highly effective people often have a clear understanding of what they want to have accomplished at the end of their life as well as the vision they have of their life as a whole. Especially young people might lack a distinct comprehension of their own identity and values. Therefore, they might not be aware of what really matters to them and can be more easily influenced by peers, parents, coaches or teachers. Even though this is not a bad thing per se, in regard to their long-term well-being and motivation, it is beneficial that young athletes understand what is important to them and what they want to achieve in their careers and life in general. 🏆

The tool Hall of Fame assists athletes to shape their daily behavior in sport, education and/or their job according to the vision they have for themselves. Knowing their final destination will help them in taking the right steps in their everyday life.

TARGET USERS 🎯
, school coordinators, sport , dual career counsellors, player development
managers, advisors and other dual career practitioners

WANT TO KNOW MORE? 💡
STARTING 11 is just a click away. Get in touch with us via PM to find out what our tools can do for your system.

01/09/2021

! Every week, we offer you an exclusive preview of one selected tool of the upcoming European Dual Career Toolkit. This week: . 📑

THE TOOL 🔧
The of high-performance sport, studies and personal life represents a big for athlete students. Entering a new academic might come with a set of adaptations in other areas of life. In many sports, the educational can happen parallel to the move from talented to senior level sport. Consequently, the thorough initiation of and preparation for the entry to higher education contributes to dual career success. The higher education institute is advised to facilitate a smooth arrival for their athlete students.

The tool HE : Prepare helps higher education institutes gather initial data about the athlete’s dual career. Simultaneously, the athlete student self-collects systematic feedback on which things must (still) be organized before starting their studies. Finally, the tool assists to award participants in a HE support scheme with their official athlete student status.

TARGET USERS 🎯
Athlete student , dual career counsellors, other persons at institutes
dealing with athlete students

WANT TO KNOW MORE? 💡
STARTING 11 is just a click away. Get in touch with us via PM to find out what our tools can do for your system.