NCAA Student Athletes: Why You Need to Attend the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum (And What Will Happen If You Don't)
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Trying to fit in with your team. Have a few non-athlete friends but develop strongest friendships with teammates. Trying to make time for other interests but this proves difficult. image: "2012 SFU Football" (CC BY 2.0) by SFU - University Communications
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More confident in team dynamics. Spend most time on sport. Athletic identity increases and student identity decreases. Become totally immersed in your sport. image: "LR300B-8301.jpg" (CC BY-NC 2.0) by millsjpg
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Friends outside sport drop off. School and sport pressure increases but you are much more worried about your sport. Planning to go pro and don't think anything else is an option. image: "Coaching" (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Gerry Dincher
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Still planning to go pro. Barely complete easy degree just to remain eligible. All focus is on your sport. image: "NBA Draft Board" (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) by pursuethepassion
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Realize going pro isn't going to happen, which leads to a severe identity crisis. You don't know who you are anymore. You have limited job prospects. image: "Losing" (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) by danielfoster437
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Reminiscing about college days while living in your parent's basement. image: "Head in Hands" (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) by cellar_door_films
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Trying to fit in with your team. Have a few non-athlete friends, but develop strongest friendships with teammates. Trying to make time for other interests but this proves difficult. image: "Sierrah Soto Assistant Coach" (CC BY-NC 2.0) by James and Deb's WVU Tech Photos
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More confident in team dynamics. Spend most time on sport but attend NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum since it is advertised and widely available. Realize that you do have time, and should include other interests. image: "IMG_9892" (CC BY 2.0) by arnybo
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Balanced athletic and student identity. Work hard at your sport but realize you won't go pro, and are okay with that. Involved with multiple non-sport organizations on campus. Because of this, score an awesome internship related to your major which is Sports Medicine. image: "Emily Geldbach Assistant Coach" (CC BY-NC 2.0) by James and Deb's WVU Tech Photos
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Focus is balanced on sport but also on future outside of sport. Graduate with a degree in Sports Medicine, use your experience as a student athlete, as well as campus involvement to get hired for a job working with athletes. image: "Volleyball Player Graduates" (CC BY-NC 2.0) by pennstatenews
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Working a job you love in the sports field. Strong sense of self and purpose. No post graduation identity crisis. image: "Sports Injuries & Physiotherapy" (CC BY 2.0) by durrah03
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Working as an athletic trainer for a professional sports team. Think back fondly of college days but focused on the future and building your already successful career. image: "Sports Injuries & Physiotherapy" (CC BY 2.0) by durrah03
