Tips for Mental Health Awareness Month
5 Benefits of Therapy for College Athletes
By Catherine Light|May 12, 2022
There is a lot of stigma around the idea of therapy and struggling with one’s mental health, especially as an athlete, but it’s not something to be ashamed of. However,...
Mental Health Tips!
3 Ways College Athletes Can Avoid Burnout
By Brendan Duffy|May 12, 2022
It’s easy for athletes to feel overwhelmed, exhausted and emotionally drained, and you feel as if you can’t keep up with the demands of life. What happens when it all...
Swing for the Fences!
Find Your New Home Base: 7 Recruiting Tips for High School Baseball Players
By Oliver Loutsenko|May 11, 2022
As a college baseball recruit, showcases will be a big part of your recruiting process–you want to put yourself in front of as many college coaches and scouts as possible...
academics
Why didn’t Gauge Creech go Division I (Even Though He Could Have)?
By Kyle Haflich|May 11, 2022
Athlete/Coach Interviews are posted every Thursday/Monday for recruiting advice, what to look for, and more. Gauge Creech is a junior on the Franklin College Men’s Swimming and Diving team. He...
Watch out!
Don’t Make These 5 Common Recruiting Mistakes
By Kyle Haflich|May 11, 2022
The recruiting process can be daunting, and it seems like there can be mistakes made at every turn. Of course there are small mistakes like not responding to a coach...
Swim Away From Your Fears!
10 Ways to Calm Your Nerves at a Swim Meet
By Kyle Haflich|May 11, 2022
Swim meets can be very stressful at any level of competition. Here are 10 ways that you can calm down and focus on your races. Meditate This tactic does not...
Dive In!
All the Write Moves: Journalism Major and Franklin College Swimmer, Kyle Haflich’s Daily Grind
By 2aDays Staff|May 11, 2022
Daily Grind columns are posted every Wednesday to provide an introduction into a day in the life of a college athlete and an example of time management skills. During the...
Do You Have What it Takes?
Recruiting Horror Story: When Skill Isn’t Enough
By Daley Craft|May 10, 2022
Sometimes, even the most skilled athletes don’t get the college offer they were hoping for. This happened to a football recruit when he attended a camp for a university he...
Testing, Testing
DI Ice Hockey Player: My ACT Score Kept me out of my Dream School
By Kathleen McHugh|May 10, 2022
As a hockey player growing up, I dreamt of playing college hockey. Living in the Boston area filled my mind with not only playing Division 1 Ice Hockey, but competing...
Get those zzzz's
Hitting Snooze: 3 Ways College Athletes Can Fall Asleep Faster
By Madison Machado|May 10, 2022
I’m not sure about you, but I toss and turn for hours before finally falling asleep every night. Shutting your mind off after a long day can be extremely challenging,...
Recruiting Advice For Coaches
How Involved Should High School Coaches Be In the Recruiting Process?
By Kyle Haflich|May 10, 2022
The recruiting process has many different shapes and forms depending on athlete, sport, division and more. The beauty of it is that no one’s recruiting process is the same. So...
Lights, Camera, Action!
Arizona Softball Player, Allie Skaggs on How Love For Sports and Content Creation Sparked Passion In Broadcast Journalism
By Mary Archibald|May 10, 2022
Athlete/Coach Interviews are posted every Thursday/Monday for recruiting advice, what to look for, and more. Today I sat down to speak with Allie Skaggs, freshman softball player at the University...
He shoots, he scores!
How a Phenomenal D3 Women’s Basketball Program Recruits: Amherst Women’s Basketball Coach G.P. Gromacki’s Words on Recruiting
By Emma McCarthy|May 9, 2022
G.P. Gromacki is a three-time national champion, winning his first in 2011 and going back to back in 2017 and 2018. He has been the head coach at Amherst College...
Find your home base
Northwestern University Baseball Head Coach Spencer Allen Offers 11 Recruiting Tips
By 2aDays Staff|May 9, 2022
Thankfully, unlike baseball, college recruiting doesn’t have a “three strikes, you’re out!” rule. But it can still feel like you’re under a lot of pressure! Here’s what NU baseball coach,...
Dig in!
What’s Better for Hungry Athletes: A High-Fat Or High Carb Diet?
By Matthew Reichen|May 9, 2022
When it comes to diet, everyone has a different take on how we should eat. Some people think that high carb diets are best for leading a healthy lifestyle, while...
