College athletes and their transitions out of sports / Donna J. Menke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Menke, Donna J., 1968- author.

Contributor:

Frances Baylinson Rosenbluth Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School-to-work transition.

College athletes--Vocational guidance.

College athletes.

College athletes--Psychological aspects.

Vocational guidance.

Physical Description:

x, 164 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., [2020]

Summary:

"For most college athletes, the end of their athletic career comes when their college eligibility runs out. While some college athletes will move seamlessly from being a college athlete to career professional, many others struggle to adjust to life without sports. This text fills a gap in the sport retirement literature and adds to our understanding of what it means to leave sport. Steeped in scholarly literature and narrative inquiry research, the book reveals the complexity of a strong athletic identity developed over years of sport participation. Through narratives of former college athletes' readers gain a deeper understanding of the emotions and challenges caused by leaving sports participation behind. The final chapters of the book provide strategies to improve the transition out of sport for college athletes. This book is useful for graduate programs that prepare academic advisors to work with college athletes or sports management programs with a course on intercollegiate athletic environments. The book is also useful reading for counselors, academic advisors, coaches and parents of athletes at all levels of sport participation"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. One College Athletics

ch. One The World of College Athletics

ch. Two Athletic Identity

ch. Three College Athletes and Sport Retirement

pt. Two Narratives of Former College Athletes

ch. Four Bruce

ch. Five Dave

ch. Six Kimani

ch. Seven Carlie

ch. Eight Jessica

ch. Nine Tony

ch. Ten Eric

ch. Eleven Elizabeth C.

pt. Three Preparing to Leave Sport

ch. Twelve Leaving Sport: Mental Health Implications.

Notes:

"This book is part of the Peter Lang education list."

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances Baylinson Rosenbluth Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Menke, Donna J., 1968- College athletes and their transitions out of sports

ISBN:

9781433168680

1433168685

OCLC:

1159644224

Publisher Number:

99986763508