Senior Austin Standfield plays more than one sport during the year, sometimes more than one per season. For Standfield, this is not that difficult, but for others it might be a whole different story.

“A tip, I would say, would be to find what best manages you,” Stanfield said. “My fourth block is an online class, so it gives me time to think about what I have to do, and if I do have something to do, I have time to do it in that class.”

Stanfield plays varsity soccer and football both during the fall. On top of that, he also has school work and family responsibilities. According to Standfield, it has proved stressful and his practices have collided.

In fact, Standfield once had an away football game and a soccer game on the same day, but he thought about it and choose to go to the football game.

“I have practice usually every day,” Stanfield said. “I have games for soccer on Mondays and Wednesdays and football on Fridays.”

Junior Faith Whitt plays club soccer and varsity soccer for Stockbridge. She said she doesn’t get overwhelmed mentally, but physically her body does.

“You have to have a schedule for when you do homework and when to do other things. You get a lot less time to yourself, because you’re doing so many things at once,” Whitt said. “Specifically, I love the sport so much that I want to continue playing. As I move up to higher teams, which helps make me a better player, as well as playing with other girls who are good at what they do, then I can hopefully play in college at a smaller school.”

Whitt’s strategy may be spot on.

Athnet, a college recruiting website, stated, “In general, athletes who can play several sports at a time are elite level athletes and are getting recruited for colleges based mostly on their athleticism.”