A Student Athlete's Guide to College Success

Trent Petrie and Eric Denson wrote this guide specifically for the student athlete caught between practice schedules, travel, and a full course load — a reality that generic college success books often ignore. Chapters on motivation, time management, procrastination, and health are framed around athletic identity and the particular pressures of competing at the college level, giving the material genuine relevance for its audience. Athletic departments and student services offices have adopted it accordingly. The honest caveats are practical: the 1999 first edition is dated, and tracking which edition is in use matters for instructors building courses around it. Mainstream critical coverage is also limited. For coaches, academic advisors, and student athletes looking for a resource that actually speaks their language, this fills a real gap that few other titles do.