The Challenges Of Student Stress In College Student Athletes

Feeling The Stress

Stress is defined as your body 's way of responding to any kind of demand or threat. Many of the students facing stress are simply unable to cope with the effects. Whether it 's time management, lack of sleep, or even tough classes, college students tend to face stress on a daily basis. For student athletes these stresses can be even more extreme. Frank Lu argues that “College student-athletes are a unique group on campus who may face a variety of stressors and challenges compared to their non-athlete counterparts because of their social environments” (254). Student athletes tend to react to stress in a variety of ways. For some, college is stressful because it is a massive change from high school. For me, separation from

Miller and Kerr raise legitimate concerns to whether or not student athletes are able to be successful in athletics, academics, and their social sphere simultaneously. Future collegiate athletes must realize the battle they will be in for and expect to have challenges along the way. If time management isn’t consistently practiced by student athletes the amounts of stress they are bound to face will be enormous. This results in the athlete 's ability to complete simple tasks required by coaches and teachers satisfactory near

Some of the major stresses faced by student athletes tended to be, lack of time, unrealistic academic and athletic pressure along with mental health issues. A majority of universities are currently doing very little help alleviate these stresses, unintentionally placing the burden on the backs of the student athletes themselves. Current high school athletes need to look at the risks and rewards of becoming a collegiate athlete and make a decision based on what’s best for them. In many cases, the greatest decision made by students was to pursue their dreams and become a collegiate athlete. For some this proved to be their downfall, unfortunately being unable to successfully manage the pressure and expectations of being a student and an athlete simultaneously. From personal experience I can tell you, being successful in both areas will come down to proper time management. Despite the lack of time and even added stress, following my dream to play collegiate tennis has being one of the best decisions of my