Next Season is a groundbreaking initiative which supports, trains and coaches PFA Members to help them transition from their footballing career into the next phase of their professional working life.
In collaboration with the PFA, Next Season works closely with footballers – taking them through all the stages necessary, to give them the best opportunity of securing a new career, suited to their strengths, skills, and character. Each individual with have personalized and tailored training, so they have the right tools in their ‘locker’ to progress into the job market.
The 3 phases are as follows:
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A Coaching Session & Personal Brand Consultation
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A Compelling CV Written
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LinkedIn Biography Optimisation & Training
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Interview Techniques Coaching
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PowerPoint Training
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Impactful Presentation Course
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Interview Preparation Support – live position
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PowerPoint Slide Deck Support – live position
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Impactful Presentation Support – live position
The challenge for footballers...crossing the line?
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How do I use my personal branding for my next career?
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LinkedIn ... how do I build my bio and use the platform?
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Build a Presentation - how do I do that?
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I need a CV - done properly!
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Interview's ... how do I prepare and what techniques should I use?
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Deliver a presentation that has impact?
The Professional Footballer’s Association (PFA) is the world’s oldest professional sports trade union and has in excess of 5,000 members. The PFA purpose is to protect players’ rights, represent their views and provide support through a wide variety of educational, financial and wellbeing services amongst others.
For some members, being a professional footballer will fulfil their dreams and aspirations whilst ensuring they are financially secure and enjoy a comfortable life once their playing days are over. However, for the vast majority, including scholars, the reality that football is a beautiful but very short-lived game is evidently clear. Therefore, the support of the PFA both during and after a player’s career is crucial. The need for players to engage in a new career once their full-time professional career has finished can and typically is hugely daunting and overwhelming.
The job market both within football and outside of football is fiercely competitive. With unemployment rates being as low as 4.9% and job vacancies exceeding 1m in September 2021 (according to ONS.gov) you would expect that members should have very little issue or reason to require support in obtaining a new job and an exciting ‘2nd’ career. However, the majority of the vacancies stated, pay between £8.38 to £13.55 per hour and is below the average paid salary for UK workers (£14.45).
Therefore, in order to give the member’s the optimum opportunity to secure an exciting career and prosperous future, the need to educate, upskill and give them the tools within ‘their locker’ in order to be interview and job ready is critical and the PFA in partnership with Next Season can play a critical and key role in achieving this.