Remembering

As we get deeper and further into the year we all realize that the work just keeps rolling in and practice just keeps getting longer. Lets face it our memory alone will not remind us of everything we must accomplish before our next class. So how can you remember to do all of your work your supposed to and when to do it?

T-Mail Calender

Using a calender as an excellent way to help stay organized and keep every one of your tasks in line and on time. Having a calender lets you visualize, easily add assignments, and keep track of when you need to do what for certain homework or projects. If you don't have a calender do not worry! T-Mail provides one for you and it is a great one. It is online, simply under the Calender tab at the top of the T-Mail. With this calender you can easily add Tasks or Events, you can even sync with another persons, or professors, calender so you are kept in the loop on all up coming events.

A calender is one of the main tools to use when trying to manage time. Put everything in there, from classes to practice, even add when you are going to go out and party or have fun. This will help keep you organized and also reduce the stress when times start to get hectic.


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So...Hungry..

As all athletes know food is a very important variable to maintaining strength and energy. Without food athletes would not be able to perform the tasks they do on a daily basis. So when and what do we athletes eat?

Well for football our coaches tell us to eat about 5 meals a day. No these are not like huge meals, these are more smaller meals and nutritious, loaded with protein or carbs or fruit and vegetables. All of these are great sources of food to help keep you energized through-out the day and practice.

But when exactly do you find time to eat 5 times a day?? Well they all don't have to be sit down meals, grab something small and quick to-go from Mabee or The Commons, they always have great fruit cups or other healthy things on the go, so take advantage of it! Breakfast is the most important one though, as most people know. Take time and enjoy your first meal of the day because it will be fueling you though the main parts of your day. Dinner is the other important one which is good because at these times you actually have time to sit down relax and enjoy your food, trust me, you'll need it.

Readinggggg!

Lovely isn't it?

Now that we are just about halfway through this semester I have come to find that one of the most strenuous and time consuming forms of homework is all of this reading we have to do! Reading for economics, reading for mythology, reading for FYS, reading for just about every class possible! So when are you supposed to do all this reading when you play sports like football that takes up 4-5 hours of your day? Here is where you have to make some sacrifices and stay up late and not go out, you must get this reading done, it is one of the most important things to do if you want to pass the class.

Instead of sitting down and having an hour dinner with your friends or a long lunch, try to get it to-go and go someplace peaceful and quiet where you can concentrate on the reading so you wont have to keep going back a million times to reread what you just read. With all this nice weather lately, I have found that just sitting out on my balcony is just about the perfect place to read. If you have any other special place that you know of, go there! This is essential, reading usually is about half the class work so get it done, do it right, and it will increase your chances of acing that next exam!


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Study Time!

As an athlete here at TU sometimes it can be a little hard to find times to study as much as others do. In fact an athlete will never have the same study time as a regular student during their season of sport. That does not mean that it is impossible to get all of your work done, make a good grade and still play sports, it just means that you will have to put a little extra effort into your studies.

Isn't that a wonderful site??

Personally as a football player here at Trinity we have practice Tuesday-Thursday from 3:00-7:00 p.m. and on Fridays from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Then on Saturdays we have our game and Sunday we have weights and conditioning from 3:00-5:30 p.m. Football does take up a lot of time but if you can manage your time correctly then you should have no trouble getting everything you need to get done. For me, I scheduled all my classes to be over by 12:30 everyday so that leaves between 12:30 and 2:45 to do homework or study or any other work I have. After practice I start homework at around 8:00 p.m. until usually about 11:00 or 12:00 a.m. I believe it is very important to get a good nights rest to be able to function properly the next day so I try to get at least 7 per night.

As for most first years, I have found reading to be the most strenuous and time consuming so start off your homework with that. Some people, including me, rank their homework from hardest to easiest so once you have them ranked start with the hardest. Trust me later down the line you'll be glad that all you have left is a couple math problems or just 2 pages of reading. If you ever fell like you are falling behind or need extra help, see your professor! He/She would be glad to help, i guarantee it!



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Laundry, laundry, laundry...

As a Trinity Athlete, one may find it hard to find time to do laundry between class, practice and studying, so here are a few tips or times that will hopefully be as helpful to you as it was for me. A couple items that you may need that will help you are a dirty clothes basket, laundry bag, detergent, and of course money on your Tiger Card.

Most practices or games take place pretty much all week (Monday-Saturday), so this leaves Sunday open. Take advantage of this day, not for personal enjoyment like going out or being lazy, but do things that need to be done like laundry, cleaning, homework, etc. I recommend trying to save the amount of clothes you use through-out the day so you are able to fit all of your dirty clothes into one load when laundry day comes. Try to do laundry at least once a week, trust me your roommate will be very thankful!

The beautiful dryers in Calvert!

Washing and drying your clothes will take around 2 hours to completely finish and it only cost 1 dollar per machine (so $2 total). The washer will take about 30 minutes to finish so in the mean time I suggest doing some light reading that your professor has assigned you or something that would fit in that time period. Also! Do not put to much detergent in, it will be messy if you do! After the washer is done just throw them in the dryer, swipe your card and press start. The dryer says it will take 60 minutes to finish the cycle but give it an extra 5 at the end (it tends to run a little long). During this time you may do a little more strenuous homework or something of the sort. After the dryer is done take your now fresh clean clothes out and you can fold them there or take them back to your dorm to fold them.

Once all is done all it took was really only 30 minutes out of your off day from sports so overall not to bad! I hope this has helped all those Trinity Athletes out there who were having trouble finding time to do laundry! I know it helped me.




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