The transitional experiences of a first-year college student paired with playing at a higher level of skill, concerns of injury, and dealing with conflicts among teammates and coaches add stress (Adler; Adler, 1987; Etzel, Ferrante, Pinkney, 1996; Miller &ump; Kerr, 2001; Parham, 1993). The unique challenge for many student-athletes is to find balance between these dual roles and the pressures from coaches, teammates, family and friends, the institution, and the NCAA to perform well both on and off the field of play. ... The strength of a student-athletes' identity is linked to how sig...

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