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Opportunities and Challenges for First‐Year Student‐Athletes Transitioning From High School to College
Author(s) -
Gayles Joy Gaston,
Baker Ashley R.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
new directions for student leadership
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.189
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2373-3357
pISSN - 2373-3349
DOI - 10.1002/yd.20142
Subject(s) - athletes , college athletics , identity (music) , psychology , medical education , pedagogy , medicine , physical therapy , physics , acoustics
This chapter discusses the transition from high school to college for student‐athletes. The concepts of athlete identity and leadership development are discussed through the lens of the high school athlete who attends college as a collegiate athlete and those students who are dealing with a loss of their high school athlete identity.