Beyond the playing field: the role of athletic participation in early career success

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Collegiate Sport Participation and Student-Athlete Development through the Lens of Emotional Intelligence

“…Lillis (2012) provided evidence that the EI levels of persons in the role of an advisor influences behaviors of students. Regardless of the sport, student-athletes are heavily engaged in both mentoring and being mentored by coaches and teammates (Sauer et al, 2013). Schutte (2014) determined that the composite EI level of peer groups and learning-communities influence student EI development.…”

Academic Timing and the Relative Age Effect Among Male and Female Athletes in Canadian Interuniversity Volleyball

“…Moreover, depending on the nature and timing of the delay, families may incur additional childcare costs from holding children back from commencing kindergarten (Deming & Dynarski, 2008) and further costs in housing and feeding children for a longer period. Nevertheless, the longterm benefits of interuniversity sport participation may outweigh these costs, given that student athletes are perceived to be more marketable in the workforce (Chalfin, Weight, Osborne, & Johnson, 2014) and, on average, achieve higher annual incomes (Henderson, Olbrecht, & Polachek, 2006;Long & Caudill, 1991;Sauer, Desmond, & Heintzelman, 2013) 3 and career satisfaction (Sauer et al, 2013) than their nonathlete counterparts, especially if they are among the very few who are able to become professional athletes.…”

Does Leadership on the Field Get You Noticed Off It?: The Value of Varsity Sports to Corporate Recruiters

“…This includes the finding that some 60 years later, men who played competitive youth sports and varsity high school sports "demonstrate higher levels of leadership and enjoyed higher-status careers" (Kniffin, Wansink, & Shimizu, 2014). A nationwide survey of college alumni also shows college athletes reported higher salaries than non-athletes in the ten years following graduation (Sauer, Desmond, & Heintzelman, 2013), updating Long and Caudill's (1991) earlier findings of a 4% higher annual income for male but not female athletes.…”