Successful Student Athlete

The term student athlete brings the image of a football player or a student known to be a jock and arrogant, rather than the idea of a successful student on and off the field or court. Taking part in athletics while enrolled in school is known to be a rigorous responsibility, yet despite this many student-athletes accept the challenge and excel academically. As stated from an online source, roughly only 6.5% of high school football players will play at the collegiate level as and with percentages that low, it takes more than just being a good athlete to succeed (“Probability of Competing Beyond High School”). The blood curdling journey of being a student athlete takes being social and maintaining strong leadership, exceptional use of time management, and having a firm goal in mind to use as motivation. Student athletes tend to be known as the “social butterflies” of the schools, this is …show more content…
He stated that “[he does not] believe you can strike a healthier balance between academics and athletics without courageous leadership that takes you outside your comfort zone” (Duncan). With his personal experience of being a student athlete and a leader for the team, Duncan makes it known that one must be social and courageous to be a successful student athlete. In addition to being a leader on and off the court or field, student athletes have to maintain a good representation of themselves and the school while on social media. The NCAA is providing college athletes with guidelines to help prevent derogatory post from occurring such as, “don’t trash talk teammates or coaches, avoid profanity and carefully consider how comments and photos can be perceived” (Elfman). Not only is it important for the athletes to take charge of their actions on social media and step up to the plate as an outgoing leader, but also make the most of the time provided in the