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Jordan Romero- Sims Intro to Communication Outline Introduction: A male Division I student athlete devotes on average 40 hours a week

to their sport (O'Shaughnessy). This does not include the hours that a student athlete has travel to other cities or volunteering to speak to children. Student athletes must learn to be very efficient with the little time that does not belong to our sport. Thesis Statement: Being a Division I student athletes is not as easy at it may seem. I. My weekly schedule for all student athlete related activities total about 95 hours per week. A. There are 20 hours of practice allowed in a week; this does not include watching film, lifting weights or team meetings. B. According to the Growth, Opportunities, Aspirations and Learning of Students in College (or GOALS) womens and mens basketball players missed the most classes per week of all Division I sports participants 2.5 and 2.4(Moltz). C. We also have to find time for 8 mandatory study hall hours per week, even if we are traveling that week. II. We take on a physical and mental burden throughout the 6-month season. A. We are expected to play through injuries that would be too painful for the average person, for example I played the whole season on a strained Achilles tendon.

B. We are also expected to perform in high-pressure situations constantly and it wears us down mentally. C. Associate Professor and University of California, Berkeley said students miss numerous classes for university-sanctioned athletic competitions, and deal with fatigue and injuries result of their athletic participation. These factors detract from realistic likelihood of academic success, which turn affects their academic motivation to succeed(Simons 151).

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Student athletes do get to play the sport they enjoy, while receiving an education. A. A large portion of Division I athletes do have full scholarships but not all do. B. As a Division I student athlete we get to play in front of large crowds and in great facilities. C. We also get to be apart of something bigger than ourselves; we represent the team and our University when we compete against other school.

Conclusion: The life of a student athlete is not all that its hyped up to be. There are some perks that are involved in being a student athlete. Its also a lot of hard work and pressure to carry the title of being a student athlete. Being a student athlete is time consuming and stressful at times but all the effort is worth the rewards.

Work Cited Moltz, David. "How Athletes Spend Their Time | Inside Higher Ed." How Athletes Spend Their Time | Inside Higher Ed. N.p., 14 Feb. 2011. Web. 29 Apr. 2014.

O'Shaughnessy, Lynn. "Do College Athletes Have Time to Be Students?" CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 18 Feb. 2011. Web. 26 Apr. 2014

Simons, Herbert D. MARcH/APRIL 1999. Journal of College Student Development. Vol. 40. N.p.: n.p., 1999. 151. Print. Ser. 2.

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