Troy
Barnett knows what it is like to live the "pro-athlete
life". He has experienced the good things that go
with being a professional athlete, and he has experienced
the challenges first hand.
Like many pro players, he was heavily recruited from
middle school to high school, and from high school
to college
to play football. A scholarship student athlete who earned
numerous college football honors at the University of North
Carolina in Chapel Hill, including All ACC, his senior
year. Post college, after receiving his degree (BS) in
Political Science, he walked on and played in the NFL for
three seasons (including 2 years with Bill Parcells in
New England).
As an active player, he utilized the League's player program
benefits during his off seasons, and when his pro career
ended like most do - unexpectedly, he had put himself in
a position to successfully transitioned into a new career
in the Sports Industry. Troy Barnett's nickname in the
Patriot locker room in New England was "Laptop",
because during player downtime, he used to continuously
learn how to better utilize what at the time was a new
medium - computers. And it paid off for him.
At Reebok International, Ltd., one of the worlds leading
sports and fitness companies, in Boston, Massachusetts,
Troy worked in his off seasons in three consecutive career
internship programs, gaining specialized computer training
and an increased understanding of how large scale corporate
organizations function.
By the time Troy was released as
a player he had gained the recognition of the EVP of Information
Systems at Reebok, who offered Troy a fulltime position
. Five years and three promotions later Troy has proved
how a genuine interest off the playing field , while combining
the competitive skills from the game can net big rewards
in life after sports.
Troy brings to Sports Professionals and you the transitioning
player, several assets that equip him to connect with players
in a special way:
- He lived "in the locker room" for over 15 years,
and relates to the athlete life
- As a player, he participated and experienced player programs
during his off seasons (ie. financial education, career
internships, and family assistance). He has knowledge of
player development benefits
- He had the opportunity to represent the NFL League Player
Programs department on numerous occasions to encourage
other players at other teams, to take advantage of the
league benefits. This gave him an understanding of how
the team club coordinators work independently, yet with
the support of the league office.
- He also learned how a player can leverage their NFL experience,
contacts, and player programs to build a successful career
off the field when their playing days are over.
Troy Barnett's life transition outside of the NFL, while
difficult, is a success story. He was immediately hired
by one of his NFL internship host companies in his desired
department and function. Even though Troy has been off
the field for over five years now, he still encourages
players today to play for as long, and as hard as they
can, because of the rare opportunity he believes they have.
He does caution them to ensure they take advantage of player
programs & benefits while they are still actively playing
.
As the chief technology officer for SPI and a player consultant
in the New England area, Troy relates to former players
in a very real & personal way that helps them focus
on the key career strategies needed at the time of separation.
Since 1999, He has coached or trained players in basic
computer skills, online career searching skills, has trained
large corporate audiences re: player transition issues,
and has advised players on how to take advantage of the
numerous transition support benefits available through
the SPI national coaching network. Troy was also key consultant
in the SPI NFL Career Resources program Pilot delivered
in from the fall of 1999 to the Spring of 2000 - which
successfully transitioned 11 former players into off the
field careers.
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SPI
CLIENT LIST
SPI career coaches and consultants have
supported hundreds of active and former professional
athletes to make the move from sports - to new and exciting "off
the field" careers. Players that SPI has coached
or trained have transitioned “out of - or into” the
following organizations with our career or alumni network
support:
Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons
Academy Sports and Outdoors
Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Orioles
Buffalo Bills
Boston College Athletics
Bath & Body Works
Cincinatti Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Carolina Panthers
Columbus Crew
Creative Training Resources
Chicago Bears
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Cubs
Champs Sports
Cincinatti Reds
Cleveland Indians
Corporate Express
Dallas Cowboys
Denver Bronco's
Detroit Lions
Dallas Stars
The Eaton Corporation
Florida State University Athletics
FootAction
Footlocker
Green Bay Packers
Grambling State Athletics
Greg Norman Collection
Houston Texans
University of Houston Athletics
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Royals
KLD Properties
LSU Athletics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
University of Michigan Athletics
Michigan State Uiversity Athletics
Missouri (Mizzou) Athletics
Montreal Expos
Montreal Canadians
Minnesota Vikings
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots
New York Jets
New York Mets
New York Yankees
New York Giants
New Orlean Saints
University of Nebraska Athletics
North Carolina Athletics
New England Revolution
The National Football League
Nabisco Foods Company
Nabisco Biscuit Company
National Hockey League Players Association
Notre Dame Athletics
Oakland Raiders
Ohio State University Athletics
The Ohio State Diamond Club
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers
Planters Lifesaver Company
Pier One Imports
Reebok International, Ltd.
Ralph Lauren Footwear
The Rockport Company
Sarah Lee
Sprint
St. Louis Rams
San Fransisco 49er's
Seattle Mariners
Seattle Seahawks
Syracuse Athletics
Tampa Bay Bucs
Toronto Blue Jays
Victoria Secrets
Victoria Secrets Catalogue
The Washington Redskins
University of Southern California Athletics
UCLA Athletics
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