Award Winning Advice for High School Athletes

Jan 23 2022 • 28 mins

In this episode we’re talking about high school athletes and the Gaziano Awards. Athletes can build their athlete brand by applying for awards and scholarships, at the same time they can learn a lot about themselves going through the process. Part of the process involves starting to discover who you are and who you want to be; sharing your athlete brand story.

Today’s guest on The Athlete Brand Advisor Podcast is Luke Libby, former high school football player and Gaziano Award Winner. I first met Luke when he was at Thornton Academy and he won the Gaziano Award in 2011. Luke and I talk about advice for high school athletes and how high school athletes need more media training and skills to make themselves more marketable.

In this episode:

The story behind the Gaziano Awards
Why high school athletes should push themselves to start building their brand story and discovering who they are as a person
Why high school athletes need to remember where they came from
The opportunity for high school athletes to market themselves through media interviews
Luke talks about the importance of media training for high school athletes
Why first impressions matter for high school athletes and how the interviews can build confidence
Luke explains how to handle your nerves and why it is so important to listen and breath during a media interview
Luke’s tough decision to not play college sports
Find out who inspired Luke in 7th grade to become dentist
Advice for student athletes about how you are always being watched and this is an opportunity to build your athlete brand and engage with your community
Luke’s time at Thornton Academy and how that helped him build his network
Why it is important to be pliable when a plan doesn’t work out and how to adjust and handle change
Advice for high school athletes who want to play sports in college or grow their career
Tips for college athletes applying to colleges

Show links:

Gaziano Awards https://www.gazianolinemanawards.org/

Flashback: Luke’s first media interview in after winning the Gaziano Awards in 2011

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju8qyVNsNfE

About Frank Gaziano

https://gazianolinemanawards.org/learn.asp?cat=1842

Thornton Academy

https://www.thorntonacademy.org/

University of New England

https://www.une.edu/

Saco River Dentistry

https://www.sacoriverdentistry.com/about/