Webinar ~ The making and breaking of dreams: Developing talent in professional sports
Dear ESSEC Students and Alumni,
The ESSEC Sport Chair and the ESSEC Alumni Sport Business Club are pleased to invite you to a joint alumni event between the ESSEC Business School, the Stockholm School of Economics and the WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management :
On Thursday March 16 between 18.00-19.00 (France Time), we invite you to the 3rd digital event in our series during which the directors for the respective Sports and Business/Sports Management Research Centers share their views on global sports.
"Since I was little, instead of dreaming my life, I prefer to live my dream. It's a choice, a principle and a privilege”, said Kylian Mbappé last May on Twitter when he extended his contract at Paris Saint-Germain. But what if choices are limited and living the dream is no longer an option?
In this online session, we will talk about the development of highly performing athletes and players. Less than 0.5% of boys who are selected into a football academy at the age of 9 ever play at the top level. In the US fewer than 2% of student-athletes go on to be professional athletes. With such bad odds, how can sport organisations develop top athletes and players without exploiting false hope and selling unachievable dreams? And what can we learn from athletes and players about our own careers in an ever-changing world of work?
REGISTRATION
Registration is open in the registration module below.
The zoom link will be sent on the event day.
See you soon!
ESSEC Sport Chair & ESSEC Alumni Sport Business Club
Staff ESSEC Alumni
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