The Off Season and LAX/Volleyball

Basketball season unfortunately just ended. But that means it is the beginning of the off season, where players play pick-up basketball games and lift weights together. As fun as the regular season was, this off season is going to be more fun for me. The first of many reasons is just playing basketball with a relaxed attitude, unlike playing during the regular season. Second (and third), is that I can focus on Volleyball and Lacrosse now.

Since the season ended, Volleyball and Lacrosse have been the major source for my exercising. For Volleyball, we just had our biggest tournament of the year last weekend in College Station. At Texas A&M, there were 18 club men's teams competing in a double elimination tournament play. Our first match, we beat Tarleton State, from Dallas. Our second game, we upset the #4 seeded team in the tournament, LSU. After losing to Texas A&M (the #1 seed) and Texas State (the #3 seed), we finished 4th.

Now it is time to focus of Lacrosse, the sport I just picked up. Practices, games, and hanging out with the team has been so much fun. This upcoming weekend we are heading to Sherman, TX to face off against Austin College. At the moment we at 4-2 and looking to improve.

Hopefully the end of this year will be as fun as the rest of it was!!!


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End of Basketball Season

Basketball season has just ended, as our team lost in the semi-finals of the conference tournament after being the #1 ranked seed (we should've won!). Even though we are losing two important seniors, Luke Calerera and Sam Dworkin, we are optimistic about our chances on winning conference next year.

Over the past 5 months I've gained a few new things thanks to basketball. First, it is really difficult to juggle playing a collegiate sport and maintaining good grades at the college level. And on top of that I was playing some volleyball and lacrosse too! Second, I've gained a whole bunch of new friends that I can count on when I need to. And lastly, from an exercising perspective, I've learned how to take care of my body better. . .

With all the workouts and practices I participate in, it totals to about two per day. With so much exercising, your muscles fatigue and get sore, along with mental exhaustion. Initially, I had poor eating habits. For example, eating to many fried foods, eating right before bed, and at time not eating enough food. Recently I've been drinking plenty of water, mixing protein shakes daily, and eating healthier foods at the correct times of the day (3 meals a day with a late night granola bar before homework). With college food readily available almost all the time, college students should be cautious of what they are consuming to maintain good health.



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