What tricks has she learned to balance such a heavy academic load with basketball?
“Well, I learned a couple of things. First there was a lot that I didn’t know freshman year. I think freshman year we started out Fall Quarter having late practice. It switches off every year. (Since both the men’s team and the women’s team generally practice at Maples, the teams alternate practice time slots. Practice could be early afternoon or late afternoon, and the pattern switches by quarter.) I’m like, ok, I’m going to hang out with my friends during the day, do this, this, and this, and do all my homework at night. Then you go to practice and you come home, especially freshman year when you’re mentally exhausted and physically tired, and homework just doesn’t want to get done then. I learned to leave my evenings as free as possible and get everything done during the day. Once basketball starts with practice and everything, you really don’t want to do a whole lot later.” What sort of help is available for overloaded athletes? “A lot of time management skills training helped and
