ABSTRACT Freshman Student-Athletes Manual for Santa Monica College By Daniel Freeman Master of Science in Kinesiology The first year of college is one of the most difficult transitions that a student encounters (Giddan, 1988). The Santa Monica College . . .

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationships between coach-athlete relationships, athlete burnout, and gratitude among NCAA student-athletes. Participants (N=596) from NCAA Divisions I (n=305), II (n=202), and III (n=89) insti . . .

The yips is a sudden involuntary, abnormal body movement that affects an athlete’s performance with twitches or feelings of temporary paralysis of the body. The condition has been studied from both a neurological and psychological aspect, but the caus . . .