The college years can be a stressful time, and it is not unusual for this stress to reach the level of impairing a student’s functioning. College student-athletes face not only the same stressors as do their non-athlete peers but must also cope with stressors unique to their role as athletes.
Below are some stressors unique to the student-athlete experience:
- Demanding training schedules
- Balancing academic and athletic demands
- Difficulty developing social relationships based on rigorous schedule and training demands
- Frequent travel
- Competitive stress
- Injuries
- The coach-athlete relationship
- Competition with teammates
- Managing the transition out of college athletics
- Media pressure
- Overtraining, staleness, and burnout
On Campus Resources for Student Athletes
Other Resources for Student Athletes