Many athletes may find their sports tiring or time-consuming, but for those who are multi-sport athletes, how do they manage playing two sports while maintaining a balance between sports and their personal life?
As the fall sports season comes to an end and the winter season approaches, how do multi-sport athletes accustom themselves to this change?
“Usually, I take a couple of weeks of rest,” sophomore Xavier Palafox says. “I make sure my body’s good before I go back and play.”
Palafox played football during the fall season, and now that the season is over, he is taking care of his body to prepare for baseball in the spring.
When asked about the biggest challenge of being a multi-sport athlete, athletes have many different answers.
“You might get injured in one sport, and it might limit you and your other sport that you’re trying to play,” Palafox said.
Multi-sport athletes are always trying to play 100 percent while attempting to avoid injury, which might ruin their chances of playing their other sports.
“You eat food, sleep as much as you can,” sophomore Jayden Escobar said. “And sometimes, if my head’s heavy or I’m tired, [you should] take some time for yourself. Sit down or lie down, meditate.”
Athletes find sports tiring, but there are methods that athletes use to make it easier on their bodies and mental health.
“I usually do a lot of my work in school, so during lunch, brunch, and if I finish every work, all my work in one class, I’ll start doing my homework.” Escobar said, “Which is really effective for me, at least with my classes, since I rarely have any homework when I go home.”
Multi-sport athletes are always training, so doing homework and classwork as soon as possible is a method many athletes use to maximize their time
“Some of the sports don’t allow me to have [even] one day off,” Escobar said. “But even then, I still take that time to myself.”
