Being a three-season student athlete has to be probably one of the hardest things to do as a high schooler.

I myself am not one, but I am a two-season athlete and struggle sometimes. At West, there is only a handful of these three-season student athletes.

The main struggle with being a student-athlete is balancing school/homework, sleep, and practice at the same time. It is important to remember that teenagers are supposed to get 8-10 hours of sleep a night. 

So, there goes 10 hours of your 24-hour day already. Plus, you have to go to school, of course, to at least be eligible for your sport, and that is another 7 hours and 30 minutes. 

So that leaves you with 6 hours and 30 minutes of time for homework and practice. The average high school practice at West is about 2 hours long before or after school. You also have to take into account the time it takes you to get home, take a shower, and eat dinner. Will say that all three of those are another hour of your day. 

And with that, you are left with about 3 and a half hours to do homework. I myself struggle to find the motivation to do homework after the long day that I just listed, but in the end, I know that it is something I must do and get done before bed, and it is necessary for my grades to be where I would like to be. 

Another thing to keep in mind is that people want some free time. This could be playing video games, watching TV, reading a book, or anything else someone might want to do.

If other student-athletes struggle with the same problem that I do, I encourage you to put down the remote and get to work because your education is important, and yes, it may be a dread, but homework is something that needs to get done.