Developed specifically to address the unique challenges faced by student athletes, this text will help you reach peak performance in college an din life. The third Edition of A Student Athlete's Guide to College Success is organized around four main themes: 1) Laying the Foundation for Success; 2) Succeeding in the Classroom, 3) Succeeding in life and Relationships; and 4) Succeeding on the Field.<BR><BR>Important topics range from understanding learning styles, optimal study strategies, and time management to identifying stressors, staying healthy, and choosing a major and career and special features that promote active involvement off the field include self-assessment tools, individual and group exercises, journal activities, and goal setting exercises.<BR><BR>An all-new chapter, "Becoming a Mentally Tough Athlete, " presents concrete mental skills that, if practiced and implemented, will help you become a tougher competitor as you strive for performance excellence.<BR><BR>Additional current and high-interest topics include managing social networking sites, use of credit cards, recovery from injury, and acceptable classroom behaviors.<BR><BR>Chapter-opening profiles of contemporary student-athletes highlight the very real issues that collegiate athletes face each day and bring to life concepts and strategies presented in the chapter.<BR><BR>"Post-Game Review" summaries in each chapter will help you consolidate and retain the concepts you have learned.<BR><BR>A Companion Website provides an interactive setting enabling you to complete exercises from the text and submit them online. Visit www.cengage.com/success/petrie/studentAthlete3e.