Beyond The Field: An Athlete's Guide to Greatness

by Chris Rogers

For the past century, an overwhelming majority of underprivileged minority kids living in urban and rural communities across America have looked to sports— rather than education— as their “way out”. Despite the reality that degrees are infinitely more attainable than professional athletic contracts, many parents continue to place bets on their child becoming the next Lebron James. This dynamic has fostered a culture that encourages young African American students to prioritize athletics over schoolwork. Millions of our children grow up to become young adults that lack critical knowledge and fundamental skills that most other children behold. As a result, our young adults can run a 40-yard dash, but they cannot balance a checkbook, exercise appropriate dinner etiquette, or successfully interview for a job. We have taught them how to succeed on the field, while forgetting to share a roadmap of how to succeed off the field. Beyond The Field is the beginning of that off-the-field roadmap. This first volume will teach students of all academic levels key skills which how to become financially literate, succeed in school and in the workplace, and use the right processes in order to make sound decisions.

156 pages, Paperback

Published May 5, 2017

About the author

Chris Rogers was born in Texas and raised in the days of EC Comics and “B” horror flicks that could chill you down to your funny bones. She resides in a small community within commute of the four major Texas metropolises, where she ghostwrites business books and memoirs while turning out her own novels and short stories. Chris has taught mystery writing at the Rice University School of Continuing Studies, the University of Houston and in private master classes. Her students have received numerous awards and acknowledgements for their works. After a career in graphic design, Chris became a writer the easy way: She read voraciously and filled blank pages with drivel until her fingers cramped and her brain defected. Eventually, she learned to craft a decipherable sentence. Author of the Dixie Flannigan series, Bitch Factor, Rage Factor, Chill Factor and Slice of Life, Chris has published stories and essays in, among others, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and Writer’s Digest.