Articles by Anna Garrett
Food is Fuel!
Athletes: Are You Hungry ? 9 Ideas for Pre and Post Workout Fuel
By Anna Garrett|October 4, 2022
Fueling your body is important as an athlete–if you are not eating the correct foods (or the correct amount), your performance could suffer. Since athletes have limited time when it...
Hindsight is 20/20
5 Things I Wish I Would Have Known My Freshman Year With UCLA Beach Volleyball Player Lexy Denaburg
By Anna Garrett|October 3, 2022
Nobody knows what to expect in their freshman year of college. I mean how should you? There's not a handbook that you get when you first arrive that tells you...
Smooth Move!
The 3 Best Protein Smoothies to Make in Your Dorm
By Anna Garrett|September 9, 2022
Smoothies are a great way to get all of your food groups in one place, especially if you're a busy athlete. Not only are they portable, but smoothies are quick...
There's No Place Like Home
4 Ways to Handle Homesickness as a Freshman College Athlete
By Anna Garrett|September 8, 2022
Your first year in college is scary. Whether you are 30 minutes away from home or all the way across the country, living on your own in a new environment...
college sports
Fears and Realities of Going to College Out of State as a College Athlete
By Anna Garrett|September 7, 2022
Sydney DeNardo is a tennis player at Monmouth University in New Jersey, but she is originally from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. When Sydney was getting recruited she was looking at a couple...
Be Prepared!
9 Away Game Essentials All Athletes Should Pack
By Anna Garrett|September 1, 2022
As a college athlete, traveling is part of your job description. Competing away from home is more common than not, which means oftentimes, college athletes have to live out of...
Not the Best Sendoff...
Recruiting Horror Story: My Senior Night Was the Worst Night of My Life
By Anna Garrett|August 9, 2022
Recruiting Horror Stories™ are posted every Tuesday to provide athletes' first-hand experiences of what can go wrong during the recruiting process. Skylar Singleton is a senior volleyball player at Saint...
Treat Yo' Self!
Mindfulness for College Athletes: A 30 Minute “You”tine
By Anna Garrett|May 30, 2022
As a college athlete, your schedule is jam-packed with your classes, sport, homework, internships, and jobs. It can be hard to keep up with it all, and very rarely can...
Be Mine, Valentine
Picking a School and Team You Love
By Anna Garrett|February 14, 2022
Happy Valentine's Day sports fans! While everyone else is talking about the best restaurants, chocolates, and bouquets for the people we love, we're here to talk about picking a school...
Volleyball Recruiting
How to Create a Volleyball Highlight Video Coaches Will Notice
By Anna Garrett|February 8, 2022
One of the best tools to use as a student-athlete trying to get recruited is a highlight reel. It is quick and easy for coaches to watch and get an...
Exposing Abusive Coaches
Michelle Cuervo’s Experience with Mentally Abusive Volleyball Coaches
By Anna Garrett|February 7, 2022
Mental and emotional abuse in the sports world isn't discussed often enough. As an athlete, we are expected to be tough physically and mentally. But, when a coach takes this...
