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Balancing Sports and Academics

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Being student athletes, it is important to focus on both – studies and sports.

It is essential to explore sporting options and yet pursue education as well, primarily because education enables you to understand concepts and gain confidence in your life at a later stage. But how can one balance sports and academics? 
Understand that balancing both sports and education is tough, but not impossible.
It might seem tough to balance due to the overlapping schedules and fatigue levels, but there is a way to manage it.
Fix up your goals, in both, sport and academics.
While most of us prioritise sports or academics, it is essential to set goals for both in parallel so that you can plan both accordingly. A realistic plan will always help you stay committed and motivated. Make sure your goals are realistic, specific and measurable. Once you set your goals you can prioritise your tasks easily.
Time and energy management is key.
It is crucial that you manage your time and energy efficiently and effectively. Here’s what you can do to manage both:

  • Write a list of time wasters, things that make you feel drained and unproductive – You would be surprised to find out that a lot of the things you do during a break would fall under the ‘time wasters’ category. This could include watching the news excessively, obsessively scrolling through your phone, etc. You do need things to refresh your mind, but make sure things that you do during your break actually makes you feel refreshed. Once you do this, you will realize that you have plenty of time to do better things.
  • Plan, Prioritise, Proceed – Prioritise tasks and activities based on your goals. Few things might seem important, or may not. But once you plan your day and prioritise tasks, you would definitely proceed and not procrastinate.
Always remember to take things one step at a time. If you look at the tasks to do as a whole, it might seem overwhelming and you might end up giving up. Instead, when you plan and prioritise and take things one step at a time, you become more efficient and you will be able to focus a lot better. 

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