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LAPS Life After Professional Sport: the ultimate careers resource platform offering advice, networking and job opportunities for current and ex-sportspeople

Are you now, or have you ever been, involved in professional, semi-professional or full time sport? For many, being involved in professional or top level sport is the fulfilment of a lifelong dream. But not all sports careers can last forever; have you considered what comes next? It’s never too early, or too late, to think about your future. Sport professionals are highly sought after by employers

in a huge number of sectors. The very characteristics that have put you at the top of your sports career are the same traits employers find desirable. There are thousands of rewarding careers out there, and LAPS has been set up by sports and recruitment experts to help connect you with the right opportunities. It is an exclusive, invitation-only community designed specifically for you. And it’s absolutely FREE to use. LAPS will help you:

- Identify the right career for you after sport
- Connect with the best people to help your transition
- Gain the qualifications or experience you need for your chosen career
- Produce the best CV, cover letter and interview techniques
- Find a great job where your unique skills will be truly valued
- Take control of your future

26/06/2026

The Amazon Career Change Program applications are now live!

Head to the LAPS platform or email [email protected] to learn more

01/06/2026

This or That with Olympic gold medallist and professional rugby player 🏑🏉

We loved getting to know the siblings beyond their sporting careers and hearing about the impressive work they’re doing off the field.

Lily, who holds a degree in Neuroscience, is currently developing an app designed to create more opportunities for female athletes and connect like-minded women in sport.

Keep an eye out for Lily’s full interview, landing on the .careers platform tomorrow 👀

04/05/2026
27/04/2026

Performance. Targets. Progression.

Ebury partner Peter Brooks breaks down why a career in sales can feel very similar to sport, clear goals, measurable success and real opportunity to progress.
If you’re willing to put the work in, the pathway is there.

Watch our full partnership video on LAPS


17/04/2026

We asked , “What excites you most about bringing professional athletes into the business?” 👀

Fresh ideas. Different perspectives. A mindset that challenges the status quo. That’s what organisations value and why athletes can thrive in none sporting environments 💡

17/04/2026

“Life after sport is tough.”

After years of identity, purpose and routine, stepping away isn’t easy. And the reality? Most athletes still have to go again in a new career.

Thankyou for such an insightful interview

Watch Tommy Bowe’s full interview on the LAPS platform now

CareerBeyondSport

01/04/2026

At our ‘Ahead of the Game event’ we asked some of the academy players what careers they would choose if they weren’t football players 😅⚽️

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