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Added pressure from his dad and gf

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He has no input in his own life

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Lots of pressure from dad & girlfriend to support them

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Q1: he doesn’t have a support system, he hasn’t been able to deal with his trauma because of the “be a man” mentality

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His dad is focused on athletics and does not put much care into his son’s mental health

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To mush pressure. No one sees him as a person.

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Huge pressure to succeed

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Q1: Stacy may just be in it for the money and prestige

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The girlfriend

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There is a lot of pressure on Chad from his dad. He also feels like he has a lot of people he needs to please especially without his mom.

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What should be sources of love and support are sources of expectations and pressure

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No support system for Chad as a person not just an athlete

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seen as an athlete and not a human beyond that. only knows how to be an athlete in his hs town — not set up for success outside of this realm

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Too much pressure to keep up a certain image

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His girl and his dad are his problems. The pressures from them are hurting him.

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Yes

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Psycho-Stacy! 🙃

Dad putting pressure on him

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“Save the family” syndrome. So much external pressure will deteriorate Chad

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Chad does not have a very good support system around him. It also does not seem like he has anyone to talk to truthfully about his emotions.

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Q1: family pressure, weight of the whole community to perform, he has no outlet outside of football

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Don’t date a Stacey.

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Yes, athletic identity being prioritized over any other identity.

Feeling alone when there are external pressures can be overwhelming.

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Stacy. Father. Upbringing. Sense of entitlement.

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I have felt a lot of pressure playing sports and it can feel overwhelming and that you are not good enough.

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Yes

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Little sense of self and external pressure from community, dad, and his girlfriend

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Can identify with having to be the “savior” of the family

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1. Chad has no support system in his life whatsoever. The people that are supposed to be pillars in his life have torn him down

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In high school I had a lot of pressure from parents to succeed in sports.

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1. The main point for me was the fact that he is only seen as an athlete

2. There have been times in my life where I had to take a break from my sport because all of my teammates and their parents thought we were going to win if I was going to start.

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Pressure is high, there have been very serious struggles (Mom's death), and Chad clearly doesn't have an emotional support system. The two closest people to him (Dad and Stacy) do not allow him to have the emotional space and support he needs.

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Chad is viewed and value for his athletic abilities particularly from his dad. His dad walking out on his senior night game during a bad performance was especially telling with what type of support figure his dad is.

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Yes- you feel like you have to prove to everyone you’re good enough

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Yes

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Yes, the pressures of having to make your family proud of and take care of them takes a toll.

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Q1- the lack of support from the closest people in his life is a huge red flag.

Q2- it wasn’t that my parents didn’t support me, it was just they hadn’t been through higher education so during high school and college I felt like it was solely up to me to succeed and graduate.

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I’ve never been in this situation my support system always allowed me to be me no matter what it was

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Family and friends except you to follow a certain path but don’t care what you want.

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Sense of self worth being based on sports performance

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Yes, in personal and work life. Without emotional support it leads to burnout.

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Q1 - there’s a lot of pressure on him athletically. He doesn’t have much support outside of athletics

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Q1 - there’s a lot of pressure on him athletically. He doesn’t have much support outside of athletics

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Q2- I’ve been in many situations of feeling like I’m not seen as more than an athlete

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Too much pressure

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“We need to have a backup plan!”

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Tell him stay in school and get his education

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Remind him of reality. School first

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Tell his ass to go to class 🤣

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don’t be stupid chad

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The advisor should give Chad options on the future

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Encourage him to pass so he can continue to play

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The advisor should give him a reality check and tell him that his academic performance is just as important as his athletic performance.

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The advisor should ask why he believes that going pro is his only option. Perhaps reframe how his education can impact him even as he goes pro.

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Advisor should let him know how difficult it is to go pro and that he should try to succeed in class so he can have a backup plan

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Q3. Advisor should encourage him to focus on school

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Have a real conversation with Chad about probability of going pro.

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Advise that this could be a backup plan. Pushing the stats will make Chad defensive and not want to do school

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Help re-prioritize the importance of academics and bring awareness to the actual odds of him making it pro.

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the advisor should try to approach it in a way that encourages him to pass to play. You can’t go pro if you ride the bench

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Chad should hit the books. Show him the statistics and the countless players before him that are in the same position

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Education comes first. Sports won't last forever. Need a back up plan

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Q3 - the advisor should bring up the stat about who goes pro. They also should remind Chad that football will end at some point so he has to learn to prioritize other things outside of football

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Q3 - the advisor should bring up the stat about who goes pro. They also should remind Chad that football will end at some point so he has to learn to prioritize other things outside of football

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3: hit him with the hard facts, 2:1 TD/Int ratio in high school won't get him in the league

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Advisor should tell him the stats and importance of education for post college opportunities

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The advisor should help him out and see they can help him.

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Thankfully no

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3. Remind him the values of USC and academics

4. No

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Yes

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the advisor should disclose that information and have chad make that educated decision.

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Yes

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Yes! Dropped out of college for a year

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Remind him that his football career will end one day and he needs to develop a sense of identity outside of sports because of this reason

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Physically wasn't able to get out of bed

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100% it has at times. There’s not a switch where you can just turn off your mental health. It impacts every aspect of your life

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Yes

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yes, lack of motivation due to being overwhelmed

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Yes there was a time where my mental health impacted my academics

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Less so with my academics, but 100% mental health has impacted my work and sports performance.

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Yes - placed on academic probation, ineligible… go to class, yall!

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Being told to push through an injury when our entire society says not to (concussion). Really made me question my purpose and why

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Q4 - not necessarily. I’ve had plenty of times where sport performance has impacted my mental health but it did not lead into my academics

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Q4 - not necessarily. I’ve had plenty of times where sport performance has impacted my mental health but it did not lead into my academics

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Q3- tell him to get focused more on school so that you’re in a good spot when your the starting qb again.

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Give resources for mental health and tutoring

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Lack of equity

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NIL can cause save the family syndrome and put even more pressure on athletes

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disparity of status on teams.

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5. Teammates tension

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Q5- players lost sight of everything else outside of the money

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Q5- players lost sight of everything else outside of the money

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Lack of assistance with longevity of NIL money

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Jealousy, not doing enough to get what is needed

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No

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Players going to school just off the NIL number instead of best fit for them

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Players getting way too much $$$. Not about sports anymore

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That money = personal value / worth. Not a healthy mentality for anyone, let alone an 18-23 y/o

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It inflates egos of athletes who may see academics more secondary to just a few years of cash in college

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Money will get to their head. Make quick decisions based on money

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A collective loss in the importance of getting an education

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money doesn’t make us happy (thank you mind of the leader) giving into this pleasure will cause long term consequences for the majority of athletes

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NIL is only going to lead to people taking the academics side less seriously. It's also only going to increase the pressure from family members to earn as much money as possible while in school.

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Putting so much money in the hands of kinds who don’t know how to handle it. Adds extra pressure on them to be the best.

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5: Overconfidence and underperforming

6: Oh yeah

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More focus on NIL deals and less focus on academics and getting a degree