West Coast Eagles player Adam Selwood will tonight swap his football guernsey for a mortarboard and robe to celebrate his graduation from Curtin Business School.<\/p>\n
With his younger brother and teammate Scott Selwood in the audience, the star defender will receive a Bachelor of Commerce (Sports Management) at a ceremony at Curtin\u2019s Bentley Campus.<\/p>\n
Adam said while it had been sometimes difficult to balance his training schedule with his studies, there had been a good support team from Curtin behind him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI developed good relationships with my teaching staff at Curtin and they helped me juggle my course deadlines with my playing responsibilities,\u201d Adam said.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring footy season, I always took my text books with me on plane trips to sneak in a couple of extra hours reading time.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt first I looked a bit out of place, but now there are a quite a few other guys that do it as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adam said his studies at Curtin have helped prepare him for off-field activities, including his role as board member of the AFL Players\u2019 Association (AFLPA).<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been great applying some of the key learnings from the classroom to situations on and off the field,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTopics such as dealing with business negotiations and director duties have really helped place me in good stead for my work with AFLPA and the West Coast Eagles.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the moment I am working with the administration team at the club one day a week in the area of player recruitment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile my passion for football is still alive and strong I would definitely like to continue to work in sports administration in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adam will be joined by 330 other graduates from Curtin Business School, including close friend and former West Coast Eagles teammate Kasey Green.<\/p>\n