Welcome to another episode. On today's episode, we will be taking about The Most Difficult part of being a student athlete. 

In this episode, we will share three difficulties you will face as a student athlete.

1. Dealing with academic goal: Being a student athlete comes with its own set of challenges, and perhaps the most difficult part is balancing athletic commitments with academic goals. The constant demand for practice, training sessions, and competitions can make it challenging to find enough time and energy for studying and excelling in classes. Considering the parents & the school perspectives and then trying to balance the both sides while pursuing your career in sports is one of the challenges that you will faced as a student athlete. 

2. Dealing with social life: As a student athlete, you should have two focuses if you need to be an elite athlete. One focus is your sport and other focus may include family goals (criteria), academic goals etc. While teammates become like family and share a common passion, finding time for non-athletic friends and activities can be tough. Missing social events, gatherings, or simply downtime with friends can lead to feelings of isolation or FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out). So navigating all of these is a challenge.

3. Dealing with sport challenges: Beyond the physical demands of training and competing, athletes often face mental hurdles such as performance anxiety, injuries, and the pressure to consistently excel.  Also, dealing with setbacks like losses or not meeting personal or team expectations can be emotionally taxing. As a student athlete, you're going to faced all these challenges. You have to develop some strategies to overcome these challenges in other to excel in your career.


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