ABSTRACT

Ensuring that student-athletes develop the competencies and skills needed to get jobs, not just degrees, after graduation is a responsibility that college athletic departments are trying to achieve through student-athlete support services. Past research has revealed concerns that student-athletes may lack practical work experiences given the time invested in their sports. Thus, the purpose of this study is to determine what services are currently available to assist student-athletes in obtaining an internship and/or practicum, and the subsequent challenges that arise in getting student-athletes to utilize those services. Our findings show that student-athlete support service programming has advanced (e.g. job shadowing, mini-internships, student-athlete specific networking events, etc.) in efforts to provide creative and diverse experiential learning opportunities to student-athletes. Furthermore, our conversations highlighted the challenges student-athlete support service professionals encounter when working with student-athletes, coaches, and athletic administrators.

摘要

确保学生运动员在毕业后发展获得工作所需的能力和技能，而不仅仅是学位，这是大学运动部门试图通过学生运动员支持服务实现的一项责任。过去的研究表明，担心学生运动员可能缺乏实际的工作经验，因为他们花了很多时间在运动上。因此，本研究的目的是确定当前可提供哪些服务来帮助学生运动员获得实习和/或实习，以及在使学生运动员利用这些服务时出现的后续挑战。我们的研究结果表明，学生运动员支持服务编程已经取得了进步（例如，工作影子，迷你实习，学生运动员特定的社交活动等）。），努力为学生运动员提供创造性的，多样化的体验式学习机会。此外，我们的对话强调了与学生运动员，教练和体育行政人员一起工作时，学生运动员支持服务专业人员遇到的挑战。