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2 Florida Ent. & Sports L. Rev. 151 (2022-2023)
The Pressured Player: The College Athlete's Struggle with Mental Health

handle is hein.journals/fdaetnm2 and id is 162 raw text is: THE PRESSURED PLAYER: THE COLLEGE ATHLETE'S STRUGGLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH Raina Desai* INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................152 I THE ANXIOUS ATHLETE: BACKGROUND ON NCAA POLICIES AND ADDRESSING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE STUDENT-ATHLETES FACE....................154 A. Play Ball: An Overview of NCAA Mental H ealth P olicies ...............................................................154 1. Clinical Licensure of Practitioners ......................155 2. Procedures for Identification and Referral of Student-Athletes to Qualified Practitioners...........................................156 3. Pre-Participation Mental Health Screening .........157 4. Health-Promoting Environments That Support Mental Well-Being and Resilience..........157 B. Hitting Below the Belt: Male Athletes' Struggles with Mental Health.........................................................158 C. Hitting Below the Belt Part 2: Female Athletes' Struggles with Mental Health.........................................159 D. Hitting Below the Belt Part 3: Transgender Athletes' Struggles with Mental Health..........................161 E. Out of Left Field? NCAA Faces Numerous Lawsuits..........................................................................162 F. The Ball is in Your Court: Potential Federal Legislation......................................................................165 II. THE STRESSED SPORTSMAN: NCAA IMPROVEMENT AND THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE CLAUSE....................................166 A. Dropped the Ball: NCAA and Organizations Must Step Up Their Game ..............................................167 B. Reach Your Goal: How the Federal Government Can Step In .....................................................................169 1. Get the Ball Rolling: Democrats' Bill Needs Improvement ................................................169 2. Hail Mary: The Interstate Commerce Clause..........170 * J.D. Candidate 2024, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. I would like to thank my family and friends for their positivity and unwavering support, and the FESL staff for choosing to work with me on this piece. I would also like to thank my partner, Jay, who uplifts and inspires me, and who never fails to put a smile on my face even on the toughest days. This Comment is dedicated to my father, whose spirit lives in everything I do. 151

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