Rutgers University Sport Psychology Program
The greatest opponent may be your self

THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIENCE OF BEING A STUDENT-ATHLETE

The experience of being a student-athlete--- whether at Rutgers or anywhere else for that matter --- is very much a psychological one.

As a psychological experience, a range of mental and emotional factors influence a student-athlete’s performance and well being.

These factors include ones such as the following:

(a) Being motivated to be a team member,
(b) Being emotionally ready to compete,
(c) Meeting performance expectations,
(d) Avoiding unwanted places that can derail one's performance and career,
(e) Dealing with failure and success, and
(f) Other factors

These factors, and others like them, affect all student-athletes--- for better or worse--- depending upon how mentally skilled he or she is in addressing them.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SPORTS MEDICINE HOME       CONTACT US

Rutgers University.
All rights reserved. Information and images on this site are copyrighted and may not be reproduced without the expressed written consent of Rutgers Athletics.