Something to Be Said For Silence

                How do you define stress? Is it too much for any one person to handle? Well the definition of stress is the pressure or tension exerted on a material object. Everyone goes through stress, but some people just can’t take it. Football players, in general, go through the pressures of stress every day.  Such as balancing school work and football, getting mentally prepared on game day, and also football practice.

                 First off, football players have to balance school work such as homework and studying while also being a football player. Doing so is very stressful on their life and affects them in a negative way. For instance, preparing for a game and having homework the same night can either damage his mental focus for playing football or damage is opportunity to finish his homework. Most football players choose between the both and fail one or the other, putting them in a stressful situation. To fix this problem, they should talk to their teacher to help simplify the situation.

                 The next thing that can be consistently stressful is getting mentally prepared on game day. There are many things going on on a game day that can keep a football player distracted and unfocused. One of those things are pep rally’s and many athletes do not know that the pep rally’s are really for the fans, to hype them up and to gain attendance. Also all the attention gained throughout the day and the pressure put on by outer peers could genuinely stress a player out, because all they would be able to think about is not letting anyone down.

                  Last but not least football practice is a very stressful activity placed on football players. Practice is a time where you learn plays and put everything together, to be ready for the upcoming game. Well the stress part comes in during the practice, because players tend to get aggravated at one another if one messes up. It can either push the player to work harder or make him quit. Practice is always late nights, so the football players have homework and have to study afterwards while they’re mentally and physically drained. This action causes them to not focus on their work, thus affecting their grades in school.

                   In conclusion, do you think stress is too much to handle? Do you deal with it every day? Because football players consistently deal with the pressures of stress and can affect their lives in a very negative way.