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November 29, 2022

#11 Am I Still Family? // Dr. Victor Kidd

32 minutes

During this episode, Dr. Kidd (@docveezus) discusses how college athletes navigate their roles as both athletes and entrepreneurs in the current NCAA model.

A former college football athlete, Dr. Kidd now serves as the Senior Director for Clinical Services and Player Well-Being at Major League Soccer (MLS). He earned his doctorate from the University of South Carolina, Columbia where was the first Black graduate of the PhD in Sport Management program.

Discussion points include:

Difference between sport psychologist and sport social workers

College athletes navigating athletic cultures of paternalism

Danger of only focusing on performance and NIL activity

Questions current athletes and prospective college athletes should be asking athletic department leadership

Relationship between performance and behavioral health

Instagram: @docveezus

Twitter: @therealDrKidd

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