title: Opportunities and Challenges for First-Year Student-Athletes Transitioning From High School to College.
abstract: This chapter discusses the transition from high school to college for student-athletes. The concepts of athlete identity and leadership development are discussed through the lens of the high school athlete who attends college as a collegiate athlete and those students who are dealing with a loss of their high school athlete identity.
authors.affiliation: College of Education, North Carolina State University.
authors.forename: Joy Gaston
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Gayles
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia.
authors.forename: Ashley R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D012574:Schools; D012933:Social Identification; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities