As a scholar athlete, I believe that it is my civic duty to promote positive behaviors and informed decision making to my peers. Because I am a scholar athlete, I possess the ability reach out to the academic and athletic populations. Throughout my years as an athlete, I have held myself to a higher standard; I acknowledge that my coaches have selected me to represent our programs in a positive fashion. Two weeks ago, I was on my way to a school function and another car hit me from behind and pushed me into a highway sign; if I had not been wearing my seatbelt, there is a good chance that the outcome of events could have been different. As soon as I arrived at school, everyone was concerned; however, through this experience, I was able
Hi am am Sportsstar_19. I am 11 years old. I love sports. My favorites are baseball, basketball and football. I love to play baseball and basketball and I like to watch football and play Fantasy Football. But I am most passionate about baseball, it is my favorite sport. I am on the 11u Colorado Select. The best team in the state. I also am passionate about basketball, my second favorite sport. I play for the
I would like to take this opportunity to express my interest in the Sports Journalist position with Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN).
Moreover, my exposure to an athletic environment for the past 14 years has instilled upon me leadership, discipline, core values, strong work ethics and time management. Accordingly, these components have been instrumental in my academic successes over the course of my educational journey. Furthermore, my strong religious beliefs and strong family support mean everything to me; therefore, I always have the necessary provisions to fight against the many negative challenges athletes encounter in our society. Nevertheless, one challenge still remains in forefront of some people’s mind, the fact that I an African-American man who plays college football, more than likely with mediocre grades. However, on February 1, 2017 at 12:00 p.m., the UTSA Honors College defined me as much more than an athlete. On this day, I was a UTSA Student with a 3.8 G.P.A. and an opportunity for acceptance into the prestigious UTSA Honors College, and by the way, I happened to play football. Over the course of my football career, I continue to encourage and demonstrate leadership and academic excellence as a way
I am in Scholastic Scrimmage, which has been one of the most rewarding clubs I have been a part of and I have been captain of Varsity Scholastic Scrimmage during 11th and 12th grades. This year (12th grade) is the first year the team is going to EPC playoffs in over four years.
A few years ago I was training to be professional tennis player at one of India’s top tennis academies. I had been playing tennis only for ten months when my tennis coach suggested I participate in the upcoming national level fastest serve tennis tournament. There was a fear in me, a fear of facing the more skilled, experienced, and accomplished competition, yet my mind wanted to overcome that fear and trust my coach and ten months of training. My coach had immense faith in my abilities to perform well, but being the underdog, I lacked the confidence to compete alongside top ranked players. As the tournament date grew closer, I found myself battling between two paths - give in to my fear and surrender any chance of winning, or escape my comfort
I believe my talent is time management, working hard, and helping others. Being a student-athlete I had to develop time managing early. When I made the girl's varsity basketball team my freshman year I realized just how time-consuming it was. There were days where I woke up at four in the morning to do homework and study for tests, after getting home from a game at nine pm. Learning to handle this full schedule challenged me as a student. It gave me the confidence to go take harder classes after freshman year. Sophomore year I took AP World History and three Honors classes. Junior year, I did so as well. But I’ve really pushed myself this year, because I am taking four AP classes: Environmental Science, Psychology, Calculus, and Government.
I could be considered a hidden figure because I am a multi-faceted individual. I have a passion for learning and recalling information. For example, I have been the team captain for my Black History Quiz Bowl team which competes for 6-8 hours, Jeopardy style against other schools. I initiate contact with my school advisers and study groups outside of school hours. Other academic talents include continuous A-Honor Roll, scoring 5/5 in every subject for the state End of Grade testing. I was selected as the highest academic achiever in the 4th grade, thereby receiving honors and recognition at the UNC and Duke Football game as “All Star Achiever.” My next hidden talent surfaced as I attended an amazing summer camp at Clemson University. I built
The term “scholar- practitioner “was first introduce to me during my educational journey when obtaining my Masters at Walden. At this phase of my journey, I still feel as though being an efficient scholar practitioner will always be a work in progress. As a scholar in training, I have learned the value of research and the importance of data. Even though I have a tendency of being a perfectionist I realize that scholars are human and are imperfect creatures. Therefore I can admit that I don’t have all of the answers when it comes to the field of education. However, I know where to find them. With this realization, I feel confident in the research skills that I learned at Walden which has prepared me to be a scholar. It is with this knowledge of how to collect and analysis pertinent data in an ethical manner that I have acquired and was able to execute during my study.
I can confidently say that my involvement in athletics and activities at Seminary High School has had a tremendous, positive effect on my life and my success in school. Whether it was on the court or in practice my experiences in these athletic programs have benefitted me in many different aspects of my life such as physical fitness, social relationships, and academics.
The one negative perception that is always front and centered in some people minds when they initially meet me is the fact that I am African-American male student-athlete who plays football for UTSA, more than likely with below average grades. Nevertheless, on March 3, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., the UTSA Honors College acknowledged me as being more than an athlete, but a "true student-athlete". On this day, the UTSA Honors College acknowledged me as a UTSA Student with a 3.8 G.P.A., and a member of the Honors Community. Over the course of my football career, I continue to demonstrate leadership and academic excellence in the classroom and on the football field. My goal is to fight against the negative stereotype associated with being an athlete.
College can be the greatest experience in a young adult’s life as well as the most stressful, if you have already completed your college years you probably remember how strenuous and taxing those few years of your life were. Now imagine dealing with 6am workouts and fitting a 3 hour practice in the day while having a full load of classes on top of that. The issue at hand right now is if being a collegiate athlete has a negative influence on academic performance. Some argue that just taking a full course of classes can be a plate full but to add the extra work and time needed to be competitive in collegiate sports can be overwhelming. However from being a college athlete I can say from first hand that it is a lot of work but can be done with good time management and extreme dedication.
I am a team player and comfortable with talking to people with different backgrounds. I am on the Women’s Varsity Tennis Team, so I will able able to reach out to athletes and promote the spring conference more. I would ask my friends to spread the word with their team and thus, increasing the number of people who will acknowledge spring conference's benefits. I love designing and planning things ahead. With my background in athletics, I am very disciplined, precise, and hardworking. Therefore, I will do my best in completing each task perfectly and on time. Moreover, I am also an amiable and positive person. I will try to create a positive, energetic, and fun atmosphere when I am working.
Instead of feeling pressure to conform as a student at the University of Georgia, I have found that being in college has made me value the importance of a higher education more so than I ever had before. During high school, my primary goal was to play well enough to receive a football scholarship. At that time, my focus was not on academics. However, since I've arrived at the University of Georgia, my entire concept of the value of a college degree has slowly changed. Rather than seeing just football in my future, I can now picture myself as a football player with a college degree. Consequently, instead of having a negative impact on my personal growth, college has helped me broaden as a person.
Being in an American school begins a student’s search to find who they are considered in the system. From a nerd to a punk, many academic ties are also involved with this identity. The one group of students who get the most academic ties with his or her extra-curricular activity is the “jock”. As having the title as a jock, a child learns that many people look at someone who plays football or basketball doesn’t have the ability to learn as fast or as well as someone who just studies and doesn’t have extra-curricular activities. Studying this topic is not as stressed as it should be, even when many programs claim to get more physical activity in students. The articles that have been reviewed were testing whether the athlete gets good grades
While high school student-athletes invest a lot of time and energy into their sport, the collegiate lifestyle brings a new level of difficulty that many incoming freshmen can find intimidating and overwhelming at first. In addition to being under more pressure to perform on a larger, more competitive stage in front of a more expansive audience, they must also deal with the every day challenges that normal college freshmen face: homesickness, transitioning into a more demanding academic workload, and creating a new social network. College athletes have to have their routines extremely time focused, and make time management essential to their daily lives.