Sports Solutions
From rookies to retiring athletes, LHH Sports Solutions provides tools to empower players in sport and beyond.
Supporting athletes in preparing for future careers beyond sport
Research shows that athletes who engage in career planning while playing competitive sports have better performance and longevity in their sport and experience a more positive transition to their next career.
We provide all the resources and support a sports organisation needs to help athletes maximize their sporting careers and plan for life beyond sport. For many athletes, facing the end of their competitive career and transitioning to a new profession can be a daunting prospect filled with unique challenges. With expert insight about athlete journey, we consider the psychological and practical factors and guide athletes in preparing for a career outside of playing competitive sport.
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- Sports organisations
- Athlete solutions
- Employer solutions
- Unique athlete attributes
Tailored support for athletes at every level
We help federations, associations, leagues, clubs, athlete unions, teams, and players associations support their athletes and employees.
We provide athlete-specific career planning workshops, group or individual coaching, blended online and in-person learning, and leadership development that give athletes a competitive advantage and prepare them for life beyond sport.
Athlete Career Academy
The Athlete Career Academy eLearning portal includes digital journeys for both currently training athletes and athletes planning for their life beyond sport. Interactive content and tools are presented in bite size modules for busy athletes. Custom built eLearning self-service platform with topics including self-awareness, career exploration, overcoming transition challenges, professional networking, brand building, identifying transferable skills, CV/resume writing, interviewing skills, job search strategies, and a learning library with a variety of professional development tools and topics.
Career Coaching
Having personalized support can make a significant difference in achieving your potential! Every athlete’s journey is unique. Our athlete career coaches meet athletes wherever they are in their journey and support them in moving towards their goals.
Individual career coaching
Athletes work one-on-one with an athlete career coach on a variety of topics driven by the needs of the athlete.
Group career coaching
Can be delivered in topic-specific sessions over a specific time frame with a group of athletes.
Athlete Workshops
Workshops facilitate peer-to-peer athlete support. Topics designed to help athletes take control of their career and prepare for lifelong employability.
- Champion Your Future workshop series
- It’s All About Connections: Effective networking
- Power Up: Maximize your LinkedIn profile
- Get in the Game: Creating a winning CV/resume
- Crossing the Finish Line: Win your interview and salary negotiation
- Other workshops topics on demand
Leadership Development
Leadership development and coaching programs to help athletes and/or sports organisation staff embrace new competencies and behaviours to improve individual and team performance.
LHH successfully helps organisations discover and nurture their internal talent through leadership development, assessment, group coaching and improved performance. LHH supports companies to realise their untapped potential within their own workforce, resulting in increased productivity, morale, and brand affinity.
At LHH we envision a world where athletes are recognized as an unbeatable talent.
Advisory services for sports organizations
We work with sports organizations to co-design tailored, comprehensive career transition services for their athletes and build capacity plans for their organization.
Tailored career transition programs
We provide career transition workshops, group or individual coaching, blended online and in-person learning, and leadership development programs that give athletes a competitive advantage.
Digital tools designed for athletes
We provide a tailored Athlete Attribute Assessment Tool to help athletes understand the value they can bring to organizations and a unique Athlete Career Mobility Resource Portal that includes access to webinars and upskilling courses from our sister company, General Assembly.
Sourcing unbeatable talent for athlete friendly employers
How we support organizations looking to hire athletes
Program advisory service
We help you establish global or local athlete hiring programs that includes a needs assessment, project scope and plan, program proposal, and KPI’s.
Athlete program plan & rollout
We work with your HR team to design a tailored employee lifecycle plan for athlete employees and then train HR on the program details.
Athlete talent sourcing
We support your goals to find athlete talent by offering our exclusive LHH Digital Talent Exchange database that delivers qualified talent pools of athletes who are ready for new opportunities.
Promotion & certification
We help you promote your business as an athlete-friendly employer through an Athlete Employer Membership and certification in the global network of Athlete Employers.
Talent for change
Our research shows that athletes possess unique core attributes and transferable skills that are vital to future employers
Analytical
To succeed, athletes must be competitive analysts, critiquing their performance from every angle. Athletes proactively seek to improve themselves and those around them. This critical self-reflection drives athletes to find ways to continually push their own performance forward.
Resilient
Elite sports drives athletes to push beyond their limits with a positive mindset and teaches resilience when things don’t go according to plan. Being able to deal with losses, bounce back, and learn from failure is essential in today’s fast-paced working environment.
Passionate Ambassadors
Athletes build deep and lasting connections with their fans through their passion and performance. They present an inspiring influence that transcends beyond existing boundaries, providing companies with powerful ambassadors, influencers, and advocates.
Positive Disruptors
Athletes have the confidence to disrupt the status quo by driving new initiatives and inspiring their colleagues to adopt different ways of working. In today’s business world, disruption is essential for maintaining a competitive edge.
Persuasive Communicators
Athletes develop unique communication skills to convincingly and tactfully effect change. Athletes are required to continually leverage their network and communicate persuasively, telling their story in a compelling manner.
Creative Thinkers
Creativity is pivotal in today’s sports world, when a second ahead determines winning or losing. Athletes are adept at using creative and lateral thinking to find new ways to improve—which is a skillset that more than three quarters of CEOs seek in their workforce.
Business Minded
Athletes learn to operate effectively as a ‘business’, and develop the business acumen to be successful in their sporting careers. This can extend to maintaining a job alongside athletic commitments to financially manage their sports career and drive success.
Natural Publicists
Athletes are adept at building a personal brand, creating, and delivering key messages through a variety of channels, targeting their audience, conducting performance analysis, and partnering with third parties to deliver their message—all of which can create buyer demand for employers products and services.
