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Transition from High School to College Athletics: How to Be Mentally Tough and Resilient Through Big Life Transitions


TOPIC: Building Mental Toughness: Navigating the Transition from High School to College Athletics with Resilience


POST BY: Makenna Vacek, Master's Level Clinical Intern - CLICK HERE TO SEE HER BIO


WRITTEN: June 26, 2025


WILL BE REVIEWED: June 2028



Many high school athletes aspire to the day they step on campus repping their new school gear and get to take their playing to a higher level. While this is an exciting time for them, it also comes with a whole new set of demands and experiences as they transition. Sometimes it is the first time away from home, maybe expectations of playing time are different, coaches may be harsher, maybe you just went from being the best on a team to now hardly not...