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“There's No I In Team”: Student Athlete Identity At An Ncaa Division Ii University, Jovanah Arrington
“There's No I In Team”: Student Athlete Identity At An Ncaa Division Ii University, Jovanah Arrington
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Student athletes hold a unique identity at colleges and universities all across the nation. They are tasked with the high demands and time constraints of being both a college level student and athlete. While there have been growing conversations about student athletes at Division I institutions, those pertaining to Division II student athletes remain minimal.
While student athletes have a great deal in common, they all come from different backgrounds that have contributed to who they are today. When arriving to college, these unique individuals are introduced to institutional power structures that constrain and control their identities and individuality. These …