recognize that emotional experiences are likely to evolve differently for different athletes and that these experiences depend on different psychological characteristics at the start of the season (self-determination, need satisfaction, athletic identity, and school identity). Three positive and three negative trajectories were identified. Two trajectories (one positive and one negative) were negatively impacted when athletes were not selected onto the team, and more maladaptive trajectories were associated with low need satisfaction, self-determination, and academic identity.