Always an athlete / Jenné C. Blackburn.

"Always an Athlete is a comprehensive study of the ways in which athletes climb what author Jenné Blackburn terms "The Mountain"--the journey from youth sports, through high school and college sports, to, finally, professional, and Olympic sports. This steady climb and success over a long period of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blackburn, Jenné C. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Knoxville : Center for Sport, Peace, and Society/The University of Tennessee, [2023]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Sports > Psychological aspects.
Athletes > Mental health.
Age and sports.
Athletes > Health and hygiene.
Sports > Physiological aspects.
Sports > Facteurs liés à l'âge.
Sports > Aspect physiologique.
Athletes.
Physical Description:xiv, 216 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The why. Why this book
  • The mountain. Introduction: the mountain and the cliff
  • Youth sports: the foothills
  • High school: the base of the athletic mountain
  • College sports: the air is getting thin
  • Professional Olympic athletes, the peak
  • Retirement: transition & the edge of the cliff
  • The cliff. The cliff: loss of identity
  • The cliff: mental health
  • The cliff: physical health
  • Always and athlete: the next chapter of your life. Always an athlete
  • Why we should care: we need widespread change
  • Solutions: prepare
  • Inner athlete: the parachute
  • The spark that ignited the fire within-a single bike ride. Ball2Bike
  • Conclusion: thank you athletes.