| Most young athletes have a busy schedule. Besides | | | | other player is at a great advantage. |
| participating in the sports realm of their world, they also | | | | 2) Take Naps - Be sure when taking a nap that it is |
| have other things they do. | | | | only 20 to 30 minutes long. Longer naps will leave you |
| You can not expect an athlete, especially one that is | | | | feeling even more tired than before. Hence the term |
| still in school, to live, breath and only think about the | | | | "power nap". |
| sport they are playing. The student athlete also wants | | | | 3) Stretch at night or when you can - You only need |
| to have a social life. This is true of all student athletes. | | | | to stretch about 10 minutes every night. This will leave |
| There are some things that can be done to improve | | | | you in much better shape to perform the next day and |
| the performance of the student athlete. | | | | reduce the risk of injury like a pulled muscle. |
| Here are the 4 tips that not only a student jock can do, | | | | 4) Plan out your day - figure out what you are doing |
| but any one who plays sports. | | | | when the next day. This will allow you to schedule a |
| 1) Stay hydrated - Just about all students that play | | | | little power nap in between classes and before social |
| sports are dehydrated and they don't even know it. | | | | activities later in the evening. You will discover that |
| Make sure to drink more water. When you are | | | | your body will have more energy. You will also reduce |
| dehydrated, the first thing to start losing function is the | | | | stress since you know what is coming the next day. |
| brain. This is not good. The one who can out smart the | | | | |