ever present energy

energy is a word that cant be defined by any one definition. energy is however every present, cannot be created or lost, only transformed. Some people claim that spirts from the other word are present in ours and can be seen or at the very least "felt" through increased energy patches. these experiences could be results of the mind playing tricks on the body or maybe there are increased energy areas. the only problem is that these cants be proven and thus there will always be skeptics.

Student Athletes

The student athletes life is completely different from that of the normal student. With days that start when other students are just getting to bed and a rule book that is larger than most text books, there can be little comparing the two.
Today's student athletes are expected to compete not only on the playing field but also in the classroom. The National Collegiate Athletic Association has slowly raised the minimum G.P.A. and SAT scores for incoming freshmen. The same is to be said for athletes that transfer from NAIA and Junior Colleges. To be considered eligible to participate in NCAA sanctioned events a transfer student must have completed 40% of his degree requirements after their sophomore year, 60% after their junior year, and thusly, 80% after four years of of schooling.
The athletes time is also divided up among many different things. Whether it's practices, individuals, captains practice, weights at 6am, community service, class, study hall, and finally FREE TIME. After dividing your time up among these commitments during the off season you have to factor in add games to the mix. Division I baseball is allowed to schedule 56 regular season games during the course of a year. The normal schedule is having a game on Tuesday and Wednesday, Thursday is considered a travel day(when you have to get to the airport to travel to conference games at around 9am), with a three game series Friday through Sunday. This schedule demands that the players miss no classes on very rare occasions to as much as 4 days of classes during a single week.
The student athlete also needs to stay somewhat sheltered from the student body. Student athletes are held to higher standards than other students. If students are caught drinking they would only get 5 hours of community service to be done on campus and be done at that. If an athlete is caught drinking their scholarship could be revoked, dismissed from the team and cause the schools athletic department to have restrictions placed upon it from the NCAA.