10 Things Freshman Athletes Should Know

I thought the meeting for freshman athletes tonight was really helpful. They made it clear for me to understand what to do if we have to miss class for games. Also I liked how they emphasized guilty by association. I didn't realize how serious that was. I was proud of Becca for being up there in front of everyone! They were all pretty into their skits. They took it seriously, knowing that these are real situations that students can come across.

Sam

Suzie Favor Hamilton Comes To Oneonta!!!

On Monday, September 15, we all attended a leadership conference hosted by Olympic runner, Suzie Favor Hamilton. She inspired many people in the room, including Hammer, who won a book for sharing a sports story. Hamilton talked about the hardships that came her way throughout her life, including her brother’s unfortunate suicide and her misfortunes at her final Olympics. She talked about her hardest times as an athlete and what she did to try and escape the pressure.
After Hamilton talked, the sophomores continued on to a sports psychology conversation. It was extremely similar to last year when the psychologist came into our locker room. She drew a curve that shows where we should be during a game and explained what can happen when we fall above or below the average- you either get too anxious or too relaxed. She told us that the best way to stay at the greatest point is to figure out as a team how to encourage the right emotions.

-Hillary

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This past Monday, Olympic runner Suzy Favor Hamilton came to Oneonta to share her story. Suzy told us that her best moments in sports were not always victories; she said that she learned just as much from loosing races than winning races. Her story told us all that as much as we want to we can’t win every game, meet, or race. She taught us that you have to learn from your mistakes to overcome them. After Suzy spoke the freshmen had to go to a separate meeting specifically about time management. Here we learned that its not always going to be easy being a student and an athlete but if you manage your time correctly you would do just fine. This was helpful because I know personally I waste a lot of my time when I could be doing more productive things.
-Krissi

Greek/Athlete Student Mixer

So at the SAAC/Greek dinner we were all separated from our team mates and sat at a table of about ten. The tables were all mixed with different representatives of Greek life and athletes. Before dinner we had to discuss three main topics as a group and write them down:
1. How are greeks and athletes similar? my table said we all want to be a part of another "family" and we like the bond and unity that goes along with meeting new people 2. What are some stereotypes? greeks- party too much, big drinkers, conceited. athletes- dumb jocks, only care about staying fit 3. What are some activities that could include greeks and athletes? community service projects and supporting each other at events

We ate a delicious chicken parm dinner and afterward each table had a spokesman who answered the questions. It was a great way to mingle with people of different groups and get to know one another.

-Shelly, Hillary, Becca