by Kyle | Apr 4, 2017 | NCAA, Student-Athletes
If you look at some of the most successful teams in sport history, whether it is the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL, the New York Yankees of the MLB, or Manchester United of the EPL, team cohesiveness is a large, but underestimated aspect of the success of such...
by Kyle | Mar 28, 2017 | NCAA, Self-care, Student-Athletes
Going into my senior year on a full athletic scholarship at the University of Tulsa, it was a time of mixed emotions. After four years of being away from my family in Canada, part of me was looking forward to finishing up and heading home. Another part of me was sad...
by Kyle | Mar 21, 2017 | NCAA, Student Tips, Student-Athletes
Student-athletes performing any sport are sure to have experienced a moment on the playing field when they just didn’t deliver their best effort, resulting in a poor performance. At an elite or even professional level, when the stakes are highest and there is...
by Kyle | Mar 14, 2017 | NCAA, Student Life, Student-Athletes
If freshman year was all about new experiences and dealing with adjustments, sophomore year was all about ensuring the lessons were learned, pushing forward, and looking for ways to improve. At the start of sophomore year, things felt a little more familiar and much...
by Kyle | Mar 7, 2017 | NCAA, Sleep, Student Life, Student-Athletes
The first year of higher education is a time of transitions. These adjustments can be extremely challenging for unsuspecting students. Looking back now at my own experiences as a “freshman” student-athlete on scholarship at the University of Tulsa, I was not prepared...
by Kyle | Feb 28, 2017 | Exams, NCAA, SAT, Student-Athletes
To attend university, receive a scholarship, and compete in the NCAA, all student-athletes need to write the SAT. This is a very important examination and, sadly, scholarships have been lost because of student-athletes not achieving a high enough score. As a Canadian...
