What is the biggest difference between high school and college athletics?
There is a huge difference between high school and college. Everyone is bigger faster, stronger, and the work ethic is so different. We’ve had a different strength coach every year at Pacific so it’s always a shock when the next guy works us harder than the last. On the field, the game is a lot faster than in high school because everyone is so much better. College sports are much less diluted than in high school. Here, everyone is the best of the best from their high school. It is also difficult to learn new roles. All of us were starters in high school, and all of the sudden we had to learn to be ready to come off the bench. It was tough having to play the dues as a freshman. Learning the new plays and signs was a challenge. School is much different too. You don’t have to go to class, but believe me, you do want to go. Missing class really stresses me out. We miss enough during the season as it is. What is nice is you don’t have to go to class for eight hours straight like in high sch
