Abstract In the USA, over 600,000 student-athletes participate in nationally organized
intercollegiate sports and occupy socially prominent spaces on college campuses. Although …

The challenge of combining elite sport and education into a dual career pathway remains to
be a source of concern for many high-performance athletes. Previous research findings …

The student-athlete literature is rife with studies examining factors that improve or inhibit
academic or athletic performance. This study examined how different types of Division I FBS …

Research addressing dual career (DC) has recently become an important research focus in
Europe. Following a DC pathway seems to differ depending on national policies and cultural …

Academic performance (AP) is a proper pedagogical strategy to determine acquisition of
learning outcomes. Monitoring is essential for decision-making regarding accompanying …

The pressures of big-time college sports coupled with NCAA academic legislation set up a
system of inequality among student-athletes to achieve academic success. Blackman (2008) …

College student-athletes often meet additional challenges and stressors compared to their
nonathlete peers. Because of their training and skills in academic, personal, and career …

The socialization of Black males into athletics leads to a heightened attention placed on their
athletic identity. Once these student-athletes enter the collegiate environment, the …

Relationships between athletes and coaches are essential to understanding organized,
competitive sports. In US intercollegiate athletics, coaches affect the lives of athletes in …

Many college athletes suffer career-ending injuries that leave them with expensive medical
bills and lost scholarship opportunities. California's 2012 student athlete bill of rights …