Open AccessThe Embodied Experience of a Football Championship Subdivision Student-Athlete
Author(s) -
Megan Turk,
Sarah Stokowski,
Bo Li,
Amber M. Shipherd
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of higher education athletics and innovation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2376-5267
DOI - 10.15763/issn.2376-5267.2017.1.2.49-74
Subject(s) - football , embodied cognition , narrative , championship , psychology , athletes , social psychology , advertising , political science , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , computer science , law , business , physical therapy
Many scholars feel that due to the intensity of college sport, student-athletes are confined to borders, being denied a well-rounded experience (Potuto & O’Hanlon, 2007). Although past research has focused on the educational experiences in regards to the general student-athlete population, few studies have focused on the culture that constructs the overall student-athlete experience. This study utilized the narrative methodology, revealing the genuine human experience and assisting in mobilizing action for progressive social change (Riessman, 2008). This study utilized semi-structured interviews and journals to examine the embodied in-season experience of an athletically gifted Cuban FCS football student-athlete. Open coding revealed two major themes that will be discussed: football, identity, social support, and stereotype. This study is one of the first to explore the experience of a FCS student-athlete and sheds light on a Cuban football student-athlete’s experience.