Season has ended, finals are over, and it is finally time to relax. Whether you are heading home, staying at school, or going on the vacation you’ve been planning since January, you can rest assured knowing you’ve done it; you’ve gotten through another school year and gymnastics season successfully (and that’s so hard!).
In my previous Day in the Life, I spoke with two current NCAA athletes about the wrap-up of the season and what they are looking forward to in the coming months. They both spoke of their short-term goals individually, their long-term goals as a team, and their overall intentions for the next year. And these months from the beginning of May to the middle of August are when so much of this work gets put in!
At the end of each season, regardless of how well you did individually, how your team did as a whole, or if you accomplished the goals you set in August, you are always looking forward to this next season. After taking the (very much) needed time away, offseason training can take a lot of different forms. Some programs, if you choose to stay at school over the summer, will allow you to work out in the practice facility you have been in all year and train with the coaches when they come to campus. I can’t personally speak to how this type…
