#12 The College Experience as a Student-Athlete: The Coach Perspective

College Is Fine, Everything's Fine · Nov 18, 2022 · 47m

Imagine playing the sport you love, having a built-in community, and earning a degree at the same time? In many ways that sounds amazing, but is that the whole picture? This week we start our student-athlete series with Dan Rickard, the assistant coach of the NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball team at State University of New York at Stonybrook. Dan brings the perspective of coach and player. Not only has he been coaching for 19 years, but he was also on the court as a Seawolve as an undergraduate.

Since Dan is on the front lines, we wanted to hear his perspective on the mental health of college…