We are officially one month into summer, and what a whirlwind this last month has been!
Some programs have already started welcoming new athletes to campus to get accustomed to college life! Learning how to deal with such a big transition takes time, so having this period to bond with the teammates you will spend the next four years with, wander around campus, and figure out a manageable schedule is so important.
For the last couple of Day in the Life pieces, I have had the chance to talk about summer training, the mental and physical preparation each athlete needs to do before heading into their next year, and what preseason training looks like in comparison to the intensity of months of competition.
For this piece, I am leaning more into the student aspect of student-athlete, and what this looks like in the summer. During the school year, managing school on top of training, and eventually competition season, is a difficult task. However, for a lot of athletes, this student-to-athlete balance doesn’t just start when the school year does. Summer school in college looks very different from the potentially dreaded summer school of middle or high school; summer school throughout your time in the NCAA is something you may choose to do for many different reasons.
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