No one can prepare you to play
college sports. With that said, will you be ready to become a college athlete
knowing your college experience will be unlike that of the rest of the
student-body population?
It’s Important For Potential College
Recruits to Get a Sense of College Living Before Heading off to School
The hardest part to prepare athletes
for is what comes after they have signed and are committed to a college.
Ask any freshman college athlete if they thought their freshman year at college
is what they had expected as a high school athlete. The answers will be
surprising; most freshmen are not as prepared as they hoped they would be once
they settle into college life. They are too busy shuffling from class to
practice to studying, then back to training and more class before having some
time to sleep, before having to start the whole process over again.
It’s Always a Good Idea to
Prepare
If you are going to be noticed in
your recruitment you need to be doing things that will get you noticed. Being a
prepared athlete will be a sure way to get college coaches attention and
show them you will be more than ready when it comes to college life.
Why College Coaches Will Take Notice
Current high school athletes
managing to participate in sports, along with keeping GPA in the above-average
range, plus participating in other clubs and extra-curricular activities will
help to get them noticed. If you think this is just how you function and it’s
nothing special, then that’s all the more reason to tell coaches you are
doing all you can to prepare for being a college athlete.
College coaches are well aware of
the pressure being a college athlete entails. They know student-athletes are
stretched too thin and have to manage a very strict schedule, which is why when
they see student-athletes doing things to prepare for college life, they will
take notice.
There is no question, making the
transition to college sports will be tough for any athlete, so make sure you
have done what you can to prepare and have success in your collegiate career.
An Example of a D1 Softball Athlete's Day:
- 5:15am Wakeup and get ready for weights
- 5:40am Walk over to the Student-Athlete Gym
- 6am-7:30am Lifting or running on the football field
- 7:45am Off to the Cafeteria to eat a quick breakfast
- 8am-9:15am First class of the day
- 9:30-10:45 Class
- 10:45-11:30 Lunch
- 11:45-1:00 Class
- 1:00 head over to locker room
- 1:00-2:15 relax/study/get ready for practice
- 2:30-6:00 (approx) Practice
- 6:30-7pm Cafeteria for dinner
- 7:00-8:30pm Study hall
- 8:30pm-Bedtime -Finish Studying
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