Playbook vs. Textbook: Examining Academic Transitioning of NCAA Division I-FBS Football Student-Athletes

The athletic transition of freshman student-athletes receives a plethora of media attention but there is also an academic transition that takes place. This research focuses on the academic transition of freshman football student-athletes at a Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision institution. Three t...

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Published in:Journal for the study of sports and athletes in education 2013-11, Vol.7 (3), p.229-244
Main Authors: Hardin, Robin, Pate, Joshua R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
academics
case study
NCAA
Student-athletes
transitions
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Summary:The athletic transition of freshman student-athletes receives a plethora of media attention but there is also an academic transition that takes place. This research focuses on the academic transition of freshman football student-athletes at a Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision institution. Three themes were constructed from the interviews: (a) time management; (b) prioritization; and (c) guidance. Increased time demands devoted to football and academics presented a struggle in time management as well as deciding how to prioritize what needed to be accomplished. The student-athletes also acknowledged the immense amount of academic support they receive. The support staff may think this is what is desired, but the student-athletes responded they would like to be able to make decisions on their own and not be treated as though they are incapable of making decisions. Student-athletes should be taught time management, prioritization, and self-guidance skills and not have those tasks done for them.
ISSN:1935-7397
1935-7400
DOI:10.1179/1935739713Z.00000000014