for almost all student athletes time is a massive issue between school sports
a massive issue between school sports
a massive issue between school sports and homework there’s just not enough
and homework there’s just not enough
and homework there’s just not enough time in the day personally I have a hard
time in the day personally I have a hard
time in the day personally I have a hard time trying to fit everything into my
time trying to fit everything into my
time trying to fit everything into my day I wake up at 6:45 in the morning and
day I wake up at 6:45 in the morning and
day I wake up at 6:45 in the morning and get ready for school for 30 minutes at
get ready for school for 30 minutes at
get ready for school for 30 minutes at 7:15 I go to school for seven hours
7:15 I go to school for seven hours
7:15 I go to school for seven hours after school it’s football practice
after school it’s football practice
after school it’s football practice football practices for three hours and
football practices for three hours and
football practices for three hours and we leave about at about 6:10 after I get
we leave about at about 6:10 after I get
we leave about at about 6:10 after I get home I eat dinner and do my homework and
home I eat dinner and do my homework and
home I eat dinner and do my homework and that takes me to 10:30 because most of
that takes me to 10:30 because most of
that takes me to 10:30 because most of the time I’ve four hours of homework
the time I’ve four hours of homework
the time I’ve four hours of homework every night after my homework I go and
every night after my homework I go and
every night after my homework I go and I’m hungry so I get a snack this takes
I’m hungry so I get a snack this takes
I’m hungry so I get a snack this takes me to eleven then brushing my teeth
me to eleven then brushing my teeth
me to eleven then brushing my teeth taking a shower and making sure I’m a
taking a shower and making sure I’m a
taking a shower and making sure I’m a hundred percent ready for the next day
hundred percent ready for the next day
hundred percent ready for the next day normally takes me to midnight at this
normally takes me to midnight at this
normally takes me to midnight at this point it’s impossible to get the nine
point it’s impossible to get the nine
point it’s impossible to get the nine and a half hours of sleep that most
and a half hours of sleep that most
and a half hours of sleep that most professionals recommend is needed to
professionals recommend is needed to
professionals recommend is needed to stay healthy in high school this is the
stay healthy in high school this is the
stay healthy in high school this is the problem that almost all high school
problem that almost all high school
problem that almost all high school athletes face every day no matter what
athletes face every day no matter what
athletes face every day no matter what sport it is it consumes time this time
sport it is it consumes time this time
sport it is it consumes time this time that is consumed can cause massive
that is consumed can cause massive
that is consumed can cause massive amounts of stress towards both school
amounts of stress towards both school
amounts of stress towards both school and sports for these athletes
and sports for these athletes
and sports for these athletes students trying to make the sports teams
students trying to make the sports teams
students trying to make the sports teams while also studying for tests and trying
while also studying for tests and trying
while also studying for tests and trying to make good grades causes them to
to make good grades causes them to
to make good grades causes them to stress personally I haven’t hung out
stress personally I haven’t hung out
stress personally I haven’t hung out with any friends during school days I
with any friends during school days I
with any friends during school days I feel as if I can’t go to the movies with
feel as if I can’t go to the movies with
feel as if I can’t go to the movies with my family go to dinner with my family I
my family go to dinner with my family I
my family go to dinner with my family I feel as if I can’t even tell my mom how
feel as if I can’t even tell my mom how
feel as if I can’t even tell my mom how my day one because I don’t have enough
my day one because I don’t have enough
my day one because I don’t have enough time this problem does not just consist
time this problem does not just consist
time this problem does not just consist with high school athletes either for
with high school athletes either for
with high school athletes either for those students that don’t play a high
those students that don’t play a high
those students that don’t play a high school sport they probably still do
school sport they probably still do
school sport they probably still do something any extra extracurricular
something any extra extracurricular
something any extra extracurricular activity or passion that you pursue
activity or passion that you pursue
activity or passion that you pursue takes up valuable time in your day
takes up valuable time in your day
takes up valuable time in your day football is a huge part of my life my
football is a huge part of my life my
football is a huge part of my life my dad’s a coach and all three of his boys
dad’s a coach and all three of his boys
dad’s a coach and all three of his boys play I wish I could watch my younger
play I wish I could watch my younger
play I wish I could watch my younger brother play freshman football Thursday
brother play freshman football Thursday
brother play freshman football Thursday nights but I can’t
nights but I can’t
nights but I can’t he plays right after the JV but in the
he plays right after the JV but in the
he plays right after the JV but in the time that it would take me to watch my
time that it would take me to watch my
time that it would take me to watch my brother play a game
brother play a game
brother play a game I just can’t because I have to be doing
I just can’t because I have to be doing
I just can’t because I have to be doing homework Friday is undeniably the best
homework Friday is undeniably the best
homework Friday is undeniably the best day for all students because it means
day for all students because it means
day for all students because it means the weekend the weekend is great there’s
the weekend the weekend is great there’s
the weekend the weekend is great there’s no homework oh wait yeah there is even
no homework oh wait yeah there is even
no homework oh wait yeah there is even on the two days that bring joy into
on the two days that bring joy into
on the two days that bring joy into every student’s lives there’s still an
every student’s lives there’s still an
every student’s lives there’s still an issue with time my Friday night ends
issue with time my Friday night ends
issue with time my Friday night ends with my varsity game in some faraway
with my varsity game in some faraway
with my varsity game in some faraway town probably about two hours away after
town probably about two hours away after
town probably about two hours away after the game we drive back and it’s probably
the game we drive back and it’s probably
the game we drive back and it’s probably close to midnight by the time we get
close to midnight by the time we get
close to midnight by the time we get back to the high school at this point I
back to the high school at this point I
back to the high school at this point I sleep at a friend’s house after eating
sleep at a friend’s house after eating
sleep at a friend’s house after eating dinner and getting ready for bed it’s
dinner and getting ready for bed it’s
dinner and getting ready for bed it’s normally around one or two o’clock in
normally around one or two o’clock in
normally around one or two o’clock in the morning and four hours later we have
the morning and four hours later we have
the morning and four hours later we have to wake up again and come back to the
to wake up again and come back to the
to wake up again and come back to the high school for football film review and
high school for football film review and
high school for football film review and breakfast this is a problem that many
breakfast this is a problem that many
breakfast this is a problem that many high school athletes have so now that
high school athletes have so now that
high school athletes have so now that you know that there’s an issue with
you know that there’s an issue with
you know that there’s an issue with students not having enough time in their
students not having enough time in their
students not having enough time in their day what like what is this cause what is
day what like what is this cause what is
day what like what is this cause what is the issue with this studies done by
the issue with this studies done by
the issue with this studies done by Stanford and Wisconsin University found
Stanford and Wisconsin University found
Stanford and Wisconsin University found that not only do students have on
that not only do students have on
that not only do students have on average four hours of homework every
average four hours of homework every
average four hours of homework every night but that only 15% of students get
night but that only 15% of students get
night but that only 15% of students get more than seven hours of sleep at night
more than seven hours of sleep at night
more than seven hours of sleep at night another study done by the kayuu
another study done by the kayuu
another study done by the kayuu University in Belgium found that
University in Belgium found that
University in Belgium found that students that got an extra hour of sleep
students that got an extra hour of sleep
students that got an extra hour of sleep the night before did 10% better on an
the night before did 10% better on an
the night before did 10% better on an exam than students that get less than
exam than students that get less than
exam than students that get less than seven hours of sleep this same test
seven hours of sleep this same test
seven hours of sleep this same test concluded that students that got an
concluded that students that got an
concluded that students that got an extra hour of sleep did another 10%
extra hour of sleep did another 10%
extra hour of sleep did another 10% better on the same exam so how do we fix
better on the same exam so how do we fix
better on the same exam so how do we fix this problem of not having enough time
this problem of not having enough time
this problem of not having enough time in our day for student athletes is it
in our day for student athletes is it
in our day for student athletes is it with sports school or the homework that
with sports school or the homework that
with sports school or the homework that were given it could be with school if we
were given it could be with school if we
were given it could be with school if we took 15 minutes off every period that’s
took 15 minutes off every period that’s
took 15 minutes off every period that’s an extra hour that students would have
an extra hour that students would have
an extra hour that students would have that could potentially be used to sleep
that could potentially be used to sleep
that could potentially be used to sleep as I’ve proven earlier this extra hour
as I’ve proven earlier this extra hour
as I’ve proven earlier this extra hour could also be accounted for another 10%
could also be accounted for another 10%
could also be accounted for another 10% on a student’s exam what about homework
on a student’s exam what about homework
on a student’s exam what about homework do students really need four hours of
do students really need four hours of
do students really need four hours of homework every night with three hours of
homework every night with three hours of
homework every night with three hours of homework
homework
homework not be enough to get done which students
not be enough to get done which students
not be enough to get done which students need to get done and then
need to get done and then
need to get done and then extracurricular activities even when
extracurricular activities even when
extracurricular activities even when football seasons not on its track season
football seasons not on its track season
football seasons not on its track season football goes all summer and all fall
football goes all summer and all fall
football goes all summer and all fall and track starts right up at the
and track starts right up at the
and track starts right up at the beginning of winter they even overlap
beginning of winter they even overlap
beginning of winter they even overlap with each other track goes all winter
with each other track goes all winter
with each other track goes all winter and all spring and even overlaps with
and all spring and even overlaps with
and all spring and even overlaps with football lifting so there’s never a
football lifting so there’s never a
football lifting so there’s never a point in the year that I’m not playing a
point in the year that I’m not playing a
point in the year that I’m not playing a sport so could something change with
sport so could something change with
sport so could something change with these extracurricular activities could
these extracurricular activities could
these extracurricular activities could we button down on the time make it a
we button down on the time make it a
we button down on the time make it a little bit less so that students could
little bit less so that students could
little bit less so that students could have less stress this is a real issue
have less stress this is a real issue
have less stress this is a real issue that needs to be addressed for high
that needs to be addressed for high
that needs to be addressed for high school athletes to give them more time
school athletes to give them more time
school athletes to give them more time in their day and relieve their stress
in their day and relieve their stress
in their day and relieve their stress [Applause]
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