To properly manage college student-athlete dissent, stakeholders (e.g., coaches, teammates, administration, athletic trainers, etc.) must first recognize the situations that cause athletes to dissent. Although athletic dissent is not a new concept, to date, it has only been examined at the high school level. To fill this gap, this study begins to explore this issue at the college level by examining the triggering agents that cause college student-athletes to communicate dissent. Participants (N = 72) from 11 different sports were asked to complete multiple narratives in response to open ended questions after reflecting on a time where they communicated dissent. Results of a thematic analysis indicate that there are eight triggering agents of dissent, demonstrating distinct differences between high school and college student-athlete dissent due to various contextual factors. These findings highlight the needs and desires of college student-athletes which can help coaches, administration, and other stakeholders to promote positive college student-athlete experiences.

为了适当地管理大学生运动员的异议，利益相关者（例如教练，队友，行政管理，运动教练等）必须首先识别导致运动员异议的情况。尽管运动异议不是一个新概念，但迄今为止，它仅在高中阶段进行过研究。为了填补这一空白，本研究通过检查导致大学生运动员交流异议的触发因素，开始在大学一级探讨这一问题。参加人数= 72）来自11个不同运动项目的参与者被要求在思考异议时间后，完成多个叙述，以应对开放式问题。主题分析的结果表明，有八种异议的触发因素，表明高中学生与大学生运动员异议之间存在明显的差异，这是由于各种背景因素引起的。这些发现突出了大学生运动员的需求和期望，可以帮助教练，行政管理人员和其他利益相关者促进积极的大学生运动员体验。