Sports Retirement Coaching

learn to transform skills from athletics to their future endeavors

🌟 Athlete Retirement Coaching

Support for athletes navigating life after sport - identity, emotion, structure, purpose, and confidence.

When an athlete’s career ends - by injury, burnout, graduation, cuts, or life - the transition is emotionally overwhelming.

They lose their identity, structure, routine, dopamine, teammates, confidence, and sense of belonging overnight.

Most families don’t know how to help.

But you do - because you lived it.

This is a soft place for athletes to land - and rise again.

CarpeDiem Academics offers specialized coaching for retired athletes, integrating:

NLP-based mindset work
Emotional regulation for ADHD brains
Identity rebuildingIdentity rebuilding
Purpose discovery
Routine + structure design
Career/academic direction
Confidence & self-worth support

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Our Full Support Packages

Personalized support for athletes navigating life after sport. Together, we help your athlete build identity, structure, purpose, and confidence while translating the strengths developed through athletics into their future endeavors.

8 week plan

8-Week Identity & Purpose Rebuild

Your athlete’s new beginning

For athletes ready to explore who they are beyond competition and establish a practical direction for what comes next. Over eight weeks, we help your athlete identify their strengths and interests, create meaningful routines, and begin taking action toward new goals.

Includes:

8 weekly private, 60-minute coaching sessions.
A personalized plan for identity exploration, purpose, and new goals.
Routine and accountability systems tailored to the athlete’s needs.
One structured between-session check-in each week, with a coach response within two business days.
Up to two parent or family alignment conversations, when appropriate and with the athlete’s agreement.
A custom 90-day transition plan at program completion.

Investment:

CDA Certified Coach: $3,000

Personally with Tika Haake: $4,000

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12 week plan

12-Week Life After Sport Transformation

Our signature program

For athletes seeking sustained guidance as they build a life beyond competition. Over twelve weeks, we work on identity, confidence, structure, and purpose, then support your athlete as they put new goals into practice, explore opportunities, and adjust their plan along the way.

Includes:

12 weekly private, 60-minute coaching sessions.
A personalized plan for identity, purpose, routines, and future direction.
Academic, major, or career exploration based on the athlete’s stage of life.
Practical strategies for motivation, follow-through, and independence.
One structured between-session check-in each week, with a coach response within two business days.
Up to three parent or family alignment conversations, when appropriate and with the athlete’s agreement.
A custom 90-day transition plan at program completion.

Investment:

CDA Certified Coach: $4,500

Personally with Tika Haake: $6,000

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Which Program Is Right for Your Athlete?

Choose eight weeks for focused support establishing routines, exploring identity, and setting a direction.

Choose twelve weeks for more time to put those plans into practice with consistent guidance and accountability.

Not sure where to begin? Let’s talk through your athlete’s transition, challenges, and goals. During your consultation, we’ll recommend the program and coach that best fit their needs.

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Beyond the Game: Rebuilding Identity, Confidence & Purpose

What Athletes Struggle With:

Loss of identity

Anxiety, depression, numbness

No structure or routine

ADHD symptoms resurface without physical output

Isolation or loss of community

Loss of confidence

Difficulty making decisions

Lack of direction or motivation

Athlete retirement is a silent crisis.

We make sure no athlete goes through it alone.

What We Help With:

Identity rebuilding

Emotional grief processing

Structure + routine development

Dopamine replacement (healthy outlets)

Motivation + confidence rebuilding

Career/major/life direction

Lifestyle + wellness reset

Parent–athlete communication support

Testimonials

Charlotte

CDA Parent

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Before CDA, I felt like I was the only one holding everything together... late-night homework checks, emails to teachers, constant reminders, daily stressful conversations. Now my son has a coach who understands how to help him and keeps his schedule in mind to not only mentally prepare him in adavance, but keeps him accountable. His grades are up and I finally get to be ‘just mom’ again."

Nathan

CDA Student

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I was drowning in AP classes and soccer tournaments. The weekly planning sessions gave me structure, and the stress tools helped me balance everything without breaking down (like I used to). I went from F’s on tests to A’s in 2 weeks! There is no one else that does what Tika and her coaches do and they make you feel anything is still possible."

Paisley

CDA Parent

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What makes CDA different is that they get student-athletes. Our coach knew exactly how to work around game travel and heavy practice weeks, because they have been through it. Yes my son’s GPA improved, but the biggest change is his confidence and independence."

Audrey

CDA Student

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I can’t put a price on actually how much my CDA coach did for me. Knowing that someone else was tracking grades, teaching time management, and keeping me accountable, lifted a huge weight off just me managing everything. My parents and I also got our relationship back. Truly grateful.

Ryan

CDA Parent

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We tried tutoring before, but it never stuck. Every semester, the problems resurfaced. Academic Coaching is what our teen needed, not tutoring. My daughter has learned how to plan the week, advocate with teachers, understand GPA, and manage test anxiety. This completely changed the trajectory of her athletic and academic future."