division 1 athletes... and school

http://www.usatoday.com/video/index.htm?bctid=681552286001#/Success+in+sports+and+school/34338414001

Balancing school and sports is often very hard to do at any age and at any level of sports. Playing college football is a great success, but it is very difficult to manage with school too. This video is about an Illinois Lineman, and how he manages to carry a heavy workload along with playing football. Each day he has to wake up early in the morning to workout and then after that he has to go to class. By the end of the day he says you are both mentally and physically tired. It seems nearly impossible to put in time with school while playing D1 football.  I think a lot of the players would almost want to fail out because it can be so much work mentally and physically. That is why the coaches are on you all the time to make sure their players are making the right choices. As you see in the video, there is not much time to screw around, which makes you focus on the more important things.

Learning about how much work a D1 athlete has to put in worries me a little bit since I am playing lacrosse in college. I think even though you are so busy everyday, being busy will help you prioritize the time you have for school and sports. As I learned when visiting Presbyterian I saw that you could still have a good time even when being busy all the time. I am definitely looking forward to what being a division 1 athlete really means next year.