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- Title
Profit-Athletes' Athletic Role Set and Post-Athletic Transitions.
- Authors
Kidd, Victor D.; Southall, Richard M.; Nagel, Mark S.; Reynolds II, Jerry F.; Scheyett, Anna M.; Anderson, Christian K.
- Abstract
There are several organizational, social and psychological factors that may impede profitathletes' successful transition out of their salient athletic role set. Consequently, this article summarizes the results of post-athletic surveys and interviews of (n = 17) former National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) profit-athletes from a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) university. Analyzed data reveal clear evidence of prominence of athletic role set, including normative expectations, athletic role domination, salient athletic identity, and post-eligibility career transition difficulties, regardless of ethnicity, socioeconomic status, degree completion, or sport. The results indicate all participants experienced various degrees of athletic role engulfment, which impacted their overall athlete career transition experience. Researchers discuss implications for sport, specifically the need for proactive programming to address athletic role engulfment to ensure positive athlete career transition experiences.
- Subjects
COLLEGE athletes; NATIONAL Collegiate Athletic Association; COLLEGE sports; FOOTBALL teams; FOOTBALL players
- Publication
Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, 2018, p115
- ISSN
2333-1577
- Publication type
Article