Student-Athlete Success: Meeting The Challenges Of College Life

Student-Athlete Success: Meeting Challenges of College Life is an important guide for undergraduate students preparing to work with student-athletes at the college or secondary level, as well as coaches, parents, athletic directors, and athletes themselves. This reader friendly text provides comprehensive coverage of the many challenges student-athletes will face and the skills needed to address their unique needs and anxieties. Utilizing a positive voice, the author focuses the text on student-athletes’ personal capabilities and accomplishments in the classroom and during athletic competition before discussing different types of challenges student-athletes are likely to encounter. The text emphasizes the techniques needed to accurately assess an individual’s health behavior and provides the resources to ensure student-athlete’s remain successful on the playing field and in the classroom.