Participating in athletics has taught me how to manage my time, discipline, how to interact with my peers, and has kept me active and busy. Trying to fit all my homework, school, and athletics in one day has helped me be able to handle multiple stressors at once. It’s difficult, but it can be done. I couldn’t procrastinate because I didn’t have the time; I learned how to make myself do tasks that I didn’t want to do. While in activities I was able to make numerous friends and connections with my coaches and peers. This helped me broaden my social spectrum at the high school. Since I was always busy with school and activities, it made it more difficult to get into a bad crowd or make any regrettable decisions. I was in gymnastics from five
