Kristi Barnes Sippy English 1102-014 March 13, 2013 The Stress and Expectations of Student Athletes Chen,

Steve, Shonna Snyder, and Monica Magner. "The Effects of Sport Participation on Student-Athletes' and Non-Athlete Students' Social Life and Identity." Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics. (2010): 176-193. Print. Social status is usually a big deal when in school. This article shows how athletes and non-athletes differ in many of the social aspects. Studies show that many positive educational benefits were found with sport participation. Athletes were also more engaged in academic and campus activities as compared to the non-athletes. However, there are also opposing views. Some studies show that there is a negative association or no effect at all when comparing non-athletes and athletes. There are some studies out there that believe that in fact there is no benefit to being a part of a sport. I feel like the author did an excellent job at showing both sides to the argument. It is very beneficial to know both the positive and negative outcomes to being a student athlete. I agree with a lot of their references that were included in the document. Being able to voice both sides of the argument and give feedback on certain area I feel will support my paper tremendously. Judge, Lawrence W., and Robert J. Bell. An Exploratory Examination of Burnout in NCAA Division II Athletes. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport. 5. (2012): 230-240. Print. Through a questionnaire, a study was conducted of division II athletes to assess the cases of burnouts. In this study, we learned that men with no scholarship reported the lowest level of burnout among the three types (None/Academic/Athletic), whereas women with no type of scholarship reported the highest levels of burnout. College athletes already have enough stress put on them, now they have to worry about being more professional because many collegiate coaches are taking a more professionalized approach. I feel like the author is truly trying to find out what type of people burnout because as part of the NCAA they want as many athletes to choose from as they can. Athletes who burnout, get a certain reputation about them but hopefully this study will show that students will want to stick with it and continue on. I agree with the author on this because burnouts are students who seem to give up on their dreams and goals in life and in the future you want to be able to get through anything with your skill and determination. Kimball, A, and V.J. Freysinger. Leisure, stress, and coping: the sport participation of collegiate student-athletes. Leisure Sciences. 25. (2003): 115-141. Print.

Sport is a frequent and valued leisure activity for many. The involvement of most adults in sport is as sport is as spectators, specifically, media sport spectators. However, sport participation offers many satisfactions for those who do participate. In childhood, adolescence, and youth, sport participation has important positive developmental consequences for moral reasoning, physical maturation, and personal and social identity. I like the way this author phrases his opinions. He makes it seem like everyday life. Most people played sports as kids and that is where their love started and he says how that is how kids develop into the adults that they are today. Through dedication and being more independent, athletes have discovered discipline at a younger age. Lu, Frank Jing-Hong, and Kuei-Tsu. Assessing College Student-Athletes Life Stress: Initial Measurement Development and Validation. 16. Taiwan: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 2012. 254-314. Print. The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable and valid measurement in assessing the stress college student-athletes lives consist of. There were three different study groups each with a different method. A stress scale was also used to level the playing field. Compared to non-athletes, athletes face harsh and weighty demands such as repetitive and exhausting training, frequent travels and competitions, injuries, pressures to win and avoid losses, internal competitions between teammates, media pressures, and sometimes burnout. When the stress becomes damaging or unpleasant, it could endanger not only their performance but also their mental and physical health. The authors are trying to show how student-athletes have a lot more on their plate to think about than an average college student. Stress can be very dangerous and this study is going to hopefully help athletes cope with it without hurting themselves or their performance. This article is helpful because it is helping me view other issues that the athletes have to deal with. I agree with this article because stress can be a serious issue when it comes to both physical and mental health and that is exactly what this study is trying to cure. Wilson, Marcia A. "Great expectations: An examination of the differences between high and low expectancy athletes' perception of coach treatment." Journal of Sport Behavior. 30.3 (2007): 358-373. Print. The self-fulfilling prophecy in a sport context is based on a coach's perception and expectations of the athlete. Most athletes develop the habits and goal setting views from their coaches. A very driven coach will have very driven players. Throughout years of playing, athletes mold and become their own person through the coaches who have taught them and pushed them and the players who they have survived with. I never looked at this situation like that. It makes complete sense that athletes would have the mindset that they do thanks to their coaches. I strongly agree with the author in saying that the athletes are the way that they are because they learn to please their coach and to accomplish the goals that they have. I feel this article will benefit me because it is not

focused on the stress and expectations but more of the psychological state of the athletes and what goes through their heads in certain situations. I believe this will be a good background to my paper in showing how athletes differ from non-athletes in just a typical setting.