Page 7 - Maximizing your high school experience

What was the best way you found to

manage your studies and your

athletics?

You are Student-athletes. There is a

reason for this. For most of us, the

athletic part will end after these 4

years (at least competitively) yet

learning will continue for a lifetime.

For starters, you will have to

maintain passing grades in all your

classes. Us coaches receive lists of

grade checks every Friday, and those

not making the grade, won't be

eligible to play the next week. So

education comes first.

Now during a season, a lot of time is

committed to sports, and for some,

the classes in high school can be

more challenging than what they are

used to. Therefore it is vitally

important you not only take your

studies seriously (it's easier to stay

on top than it is to catch up) but that

you also develop a routine that

works for you. There was a