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Are you stressed, blessed and soccer-obsessed? We bet you are! Especially as you play at a higher level [varsity, collegiate or pro], it can be extremely challenging to fit in time for others, let alone any time for yourself!
It's not easy to balance soccer, school, and social life when you are committing over 2 hours a day to the sport that you love...

What is important to you in-season, post-season or in the off-season? It's crucial to understand what is most important to you when trying to schedule your time.

SCHEDULING CLASSES
*if this applies to you and your school
Our best advice to you is to:
- A) Pick a professor that works well with athletes
- B) communicate with them early in the year that you may or may not have to miss a class at some point but you'll always provide an absent note from the athletic department
- C) Remind the professor that you'll do everything you can to make up for missed work!
If you do the above, you'll be A-OK (GET IT? Because chances are you'll get an A?) Alrighty, let's move on.
PICKING A MAJOR
Shout out to you collegiate ladyballers! We know how stressful it can be trying to find a major that works well with your soccer schedule.
Usually, nursing students or engineers have a hard time finding the healthy balance between labs, studying and soccer practices or games!
Our tips to you would be to:
A) Do your research before you pick the university to attend. Ask the coach about his policy with students who have more time-consuming majors.
B) Ask around the team or contact the team captain. Do they have student-athletes who have the major you want? How does their schedule work with soccer? Ask for tips and tell them to be honest!
C) Ratemyprofessor.com - Read reviews on your teachers beforehand!
FITTING IN A SOCIAL LIFE
Ladyballer, let's be real. You've lost count with how many proms, sweet 16s and bat mitzvahs you've missed in your lifetime because "you can't you have soccer".
Sometimes, we're just too tired to even go out and socialize! This is where we can go wrong...You NEED to hang out with your friends and family to have a well-balanced life.
Our best advice to you is to:
A) For every invite you say NO, say YES the next time. Even if you go to the party or event for 30 minutes to an hour. Go show your face and get some social time in!
B) Pick roommates who are NOT on your soccer team! All three of us SGP ladies roomed with other athletes on the softball, basketball and volleyball team! Every time we walked into the living room, we relaxed and bonded with other friends who cared about us!
C) If you have time, go grab coffee with a classmate or join a campus club! Just make sure that it's not another sport, your coach will not want you getting hurt.
We hope that these tips were helpful. We wish we found a healthier balance with school, sports, and social life when we were younger. Learn from our mistakes and JUST HAVE FUN WITH IT ALL!