A hands-on career guide for aspiring soccer players, football quarterbacks, and basketball stars, ""Virtual Apprentice: Professional Athlete"" introduces young readers to careers on the playing field. Ideal for anyone who has ever dreamed of taking their athletic career to the next level, this insightful new resource is filled with profiles of working professionals, 'Reality Check' sidebars, Q&As between everyday kids and pros, a 'Count Me In' journal feature that helps readers get an insider's look at a career as a professional athlete, and much more. This lively and entertaining book is filled with full-color and black-and-white photographs. Chapters include: Athletes Then and Now; Athletes at Work; Sports Tech and Trends; Training Camp; Team Work; Kids Ask, Athletes Answer; and, Athlete for a Day.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Virtual Apprentice .

There are 64 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2009 by Facts On File Inc .

Gayle Bryan is publishing director of Fair Game, a women's soccer magazine, and she has coauthored three titles in the Career Ideas for Kids series for Facts On File and Checkmark Books. She lives in Evans, Georgia.