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FIT039: Taking a break from playing pro volleyball overseas
VOLLEYBALL: My interview guest in Episode 39 is Crystal Palmer, a former DIV I volleyball player at East Tennessee University. The U.S. American learned early on to sell her skills and market her talents to get into a major college after junior college, and used it to her advantage to land contracts abroad in multiple countries such as Finland, Germany, and Croatia.
“Selling yourself is a huge part of your success. It’s not just your athletic ability. You are selling yourself as adaptable, a catalyst of change, not a downer who happens to be a good volleyball player.”
Click the play button up above to listen to our interview (or download on Stitcher/iTunes). In this episode, we talk about
* the differences between backpacking and living abroad
* selling yourself as a player
* advantages of in person try-outs for volleyball overseas
* alternative career paths as pro players that are hard to comprehend for the non-athlete population
* managing the relationship with another pro athlete abroad (Crystal’s boyfriend Eryk Thomas plays professional basketball overseas)
* the reasons to take a break from pro volleyball overseas and her transition process to work
* the right mindset to embrace opportunities
* benefits of playing volleyball overseas for Crystal
“Probably the hardest part of playing overseas is going home. You feel like “Yay I am so excited to see my family”, but at the same time your mind is racing during the transition period. Where am I going to play? Where will I be next season?” – Crystal Palmer
Contact Crystal
Crystal has a blog where you can read up on her adventures abroad, travel stories and fitness tips
Follow her on social media Twitter @see_c_go Instagram @see_c_go
Crystal’s advice for athletes abroad
Take the opportunities while you have them!
“It’s all the aspect besides the volleyball that makes the experience abroad so different and interesting. Your whole day revolves around your sport and team mates. So that is a lot of your emotions invested in that one thing. if you don’t pick up something outside of that area, you have nothing else to focus on. If things start to go less well in your sport, you will have no other focus. It makes your life more well-rounded and gives you something to lift you up when pressures are mounting.”
“Probably the hardest part of playing volleyball overseas is going home.” @see_c_go
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Picture Source: Crystal Palmer’s blog
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VOLLEYBALL: My interview guest in Episode 39 is Crystal Palmer, a former DIV I volleyball player at East Tennessee University. The U.S. American learned early on to sell her skills and market her talents to get into a major college after junior college, and used it to her advantage to land contracts abroad in multiple countries such as Finland, Germany, and Croatia.
“Selling yourself is a huge part of your success. It’s not just your athletic ability. You are selling yourself as adaptable, a catalyst of change, not a downer who happens to be a good volleyball player.”
Click the play button up above to listen to our interview (or download on Stitcher/iTunes). In this episode, we talk about
* the differences between backpacking and living abroad
* selling yourself as a player
* advantages of in person try-outs for volleyball overseas
* alternative career paths as pro players that are hard to comprehend for the non-athlete population
* managing the relationship with another pro athlete abroad (Crystal’s boyfriend Eryk Thomas plays professional basketball overseas)
* the reasons to take a break from pro volleyball overseas and her transition process to work
* the right mindset to embrace opportunities
* benefits of playing volleyball overseas for Crystal
“Probably the hardest part of playing overseas is going home. You feel like “Yay I am so excited to see my family”, but at the same time your mind is racing during the transition period. Where am I going to play? Where will I be next season?” – Crystal Palmer
Contact Crystal
Crystal has a blog where you can read up on her adventures abroad, travel stories and fitness tips
Follow her on social media Twitter @see_c_go Instagram @see_c_go
Crystal’s advice for athletes abroad
Take the opportunities while you have them!
“It’s all the aspect besides the volleyball that makes the experience abroad so different and interesting. Your whole day revolves around your sport and team mates. So that is a lot of your emotions invested in that one thing. if you don’t pick up something outside of that area, you have nothing else to focus on. If things start to go less well in your sport, you will have no other focus. It makes your life more well-rounded and gives you something to lift you up when pressures are mounting.”
“Probably the hardest part of playing volleyball overseas is going home.” @see_c_go
Click To Tweet
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Picture Source: Crystal Palmer’s blog