athlete’s focus

By jason Blevins

It’s hard to manage both school work and a sport all at the same time. So how is it done? You have to have good time management and the drive to do and succeed at both.

One way is to try to do your work in class. If you can’t then after practice find time to finish the assignments. It’s important that while you are trying to be on a school sports team that you manage and stay on top of your work so that way you not only don’t get behind, but so you also don’t receive any penalties or punishments for not staying on top of your academics.

When dealing with academics, as well as athletics, you need to find a healthy balance between the both so as to not prioritize one over the other. In order to do both, you need to have work ethic. There is also a sense of drive you have to have. It’s hard to push yourself like that sometimes, but in the end it is worth it. You feel accomplished with the work you’ve done and be proud of what you put yourself through for the outcome you are facing.

You should focus on your schooling first before you play sports because you are a student athlete not a athlete student. Set your priorities and know what should come first before all. If you are asked by a teacher to stay after school to finish an assignment or help you get your grade up, you should always listen to said teacher because your coaches will agree and encourage you to focus on your grades and school work.

What you do in school matters too. If you expect to just get your work done and be good at a sport, that’s not going to cut it. Yes those are important details to succeed in your sport but you have to act right in and outside of school. Stay out of trouble and don’t be influenced to do things that you know you’re not supposed to do. Do what’s right and focus on yourself, surround yourself with people who have the same goals as you and what you want.

You have to balance a lot of things as a student athlete, school, sports and a social life. How do you balance this out? Study smart, don’t just pour all of your energy into your school work or else you will exhaust yourself very quickly. When you are working and studying, focus on what you need to know and what you need to be successful.

-“Give everything 100% and never give up, no way out of words”

-Freshman Jamal Corbin

“Keep your mind open and clear .”

- Sophomore Alex Hoffman

“Wake up with a good attitude.”

-Sophomore Kevin Jones