Supporting Collegiate Students in the United States Through Athletic and Career Transitions

Authors

Scott Pierce, Illinois State UniversityFollow
Melvin Sangalang, Illinois State University
Lilla Kisvari, Illinois State University
Lindsey Kellar, Illinois Wesleyan University
Eric Martin, Boise State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2024

Publication Title

Journal of Sport Psychology in Action

Keywords

athlete identity, goal setting, life skills, student-athlete development

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to explore the athletic and career transitions that student-athletes navigate and to present examples of providing ongoing psychological support for student-athletes through these transitions. Guided by frameworks for understanding athlete change-events, a series of evidence-based propositions are presented to conceptualize how to understand and support collegiate student-athletes through transitions. A specific educational program is explained to provide an example of supporting student-athletes’ goal setting, identity, and life skills transfer during the transition out of college sports and college life. Future opportunities for supporting student-athlete transitions are then identified, along with reflections and lessons learned on how to provide ongoing psychological support to collegiate student-athletes.

Funding Source

This research was supported by a research grant from the Association for Applied Sport Psychology awarded to Melvin Sangalang, Scott Pierce, and Lindsey Kellar. This article was published Open Access thanks to a transformative agreement between Milner Library and Taylor & Francis.

DOI

10.1080/21520704.2024.2377148

Comments

First published in Journal of Sport Psychology in Action (2024). https://doi.org/10.1080/21520704.2024.2377148

this is an open access article distributed under the terms of the creative commons attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited

Recommended Citation

Pierce, S., Sangalang, M., Kisvari, L., Kellar, L., & Martin, E. (2024). Supporting Collegiate Students in the United States Through Athletic and Career Transitions. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/21520704.2024.2377148