>> I think -- I don't think it's required
that you would have an education background,
but I think it does complement what I do very
well as far as when you're presenting in front
of large groups, or you're
engaging younger people.
I also have taught in a college atmosphere as
well, so that combination of younger people,
adult learners, you know, there's a
lot of diversity all over the place.
But as far as a master's degree,
yes you need a master's degree
to go into counseling in higher ed.
And I knew that.
I remember there was an opening in a
Student Services for Athletes type job,
and I said, "I would be interested in that.
What do I need to do?"
And they said, "Do you have a master's degree?"
And I said, "No.
So what do I need a master's degree in?"
And they said, "Either counseling,
student affairs, student personnel."
I said, "Okay."
And then lo and behold my alma mater
had a great program, one of the best.
And I was living in Delaware so
it worked out very well for me.
Well, I think for me it's
a little bit different.
You know, being a former athlete that is
now helping athletes I lived the life.
So I think being able to
connect with the affinity group
and the population that I'm
serving is really huge.
I think building that trust that my athletes
know that I went through what they're going
through on every level, helps me to
kind of build those relationships.
But some of the intangibles
too are flexibility, you know,
schedules are always changing,
practice times are changing.
You make a tournament, you
get, you know, another game,
you have to change things on the fly.
So I'm a very organized and structured
person, but I have to be able to balance
that with flexibility to, again, be able
to meet my population where they are.