Informed Consent

Title of Study: Athletes & Recovery Principal Investigator: Amanda Thomas (Amanda_Thomas@mail.uri.edu)Primary Advisor: Dr. John Sullivan – Clinical Sport Psychologist (jps@uri.edu) Department: University of Rhode Island Counseling Center You are being invited to take part in a research study. Before you decide to participate in this study, it is important that you understand why the research is being done and what it will involve. Please take the time to read the following information carefully. Please ask the researcher if there is anything that is not clear of if you need more information. Purpose:The purpose of this investigation is to assess athletes’ responses to recovery training. Your information provided will be apart of an undergraduate internship and may be published at a later date. Your assistance in this matter will contribute to research in the area of sport psychology. The information provided within this study will be used to complete internship requirements.

Termination:As a participant it is your right to terminate your participation in this investigation at any time. Immediately following termination all information you provided will be destroyed. Again, your participation is entirely voluntary.

Confidentiality: Participants can be assured that all identifying information will not be a part of the results or subsequent report. No information provided will be traced or identified to a participant. Only the experimenter will have access to the data provided, and all testing materials will be held in the strictest confidence.

The researcher and the members of the researcher’s committee will review the researcher’s collected data. Information from this research will be used solely for the purpose of this study and any publications that may result from this study.

Explanation:The investigator will explain to you in detail the purpose of the project. You may ask the investigator any question you may have to help you understand the project and you can expect to receive a satisfactory answer to those questions.

Risks: This study as been approved by a human subjects review board and it has determined that this investigation is a minimal risk to participants.

Correspondence:Those who have further questions about this study are encouraged to contact the primary researcher Amanda Thomas at Amanda_thomas@mail.uri.edu or the Primary Advisor of this study, Dr. John Sullivan at jps@uri.edu,

Thank you for your participation in this project.

I CERTIFY THAT I AVE READ AND FULLY UNDERSATND THE ABOVE PROJECT. I WILINGLY TO CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE.

_____________________________ ______________________________Signature of Witness Signature of Participant

I CERTIFY THAT I EXPLAINED FULLY TO TE ABOVE PARTICPATN THE NATURE AND TE PURPOSE AND THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF TIS INVESTIAGTION

___________________________________________Signature of the Investigator