Opportunities and Challenges for First-Year Student-Athletes Transitioning From High School to College

New Dir Stud Leadersh. 2015 Fall;2015(147):43-51. doi: 10.1002/yd.20142.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Athletes / psychology*
  • Humans
  • Leadership*
  • Schools*
  • Social Identification*
  • Students / psychology*
  • Universities*