6:15am
Ring ring ring! Ring ring ring!
OK, I need to get up.
*Hits snooze*
6:17am
Ring ring ring! Ring ring ring!
OK, I REALLY need to get up now or I’m going to be late.
I get up, quickly dress, brush my teeth and grab a granola bar before heading out the door.
6:30am
I punch in the code for the locker room and walk into my teammates shuffling around and attempting to be more alert. Half asleep, I eat my granola bar and dress in practice clothes for lift.
6:45am
My team makes our way up the stairs to the weight room. People from one lift platform choose the music, typically something with a fast beat and a lot of bass. We all try to get it done as fast as possible.
Just one more set of back squats, only eight squats left. I just have to do four more squats, two times.
8:00am
With lift finished, I rush down to the locker room to pull on my sweats and get back to the room where I can get breakfast and take my pre-practice nap. The idea of this nap is the only thing that gets me through 7am lift sometimes.
8:15am
TIME TO SLEEP!!!
9:00am
*Still sleeping*
9:35am
Ring ring ring! Ring ring ring!
Alright, it’s time to get up again. I can do this. I can do this. I can do this.
9:40am
I’m back in the locker room. Music is blasting to get the team pumped up for practice. We all are mentally preparing ourselves for the day’s conditioning. All of us are guessing at what we are going to have to run in a few hours.
9:50am
We all walk out to practice together, wondering what the next three hours will bring. Everyone has her favorite drill that she hopes will appear on the practice plan for the day.
10:00am
*Practice begins*
10:20am
Water break! Hooray! Coach then calls out that we’re doing Yale drill and we all cheer.
12:00pm
We see our trainer make his way out to the field. I groan inwardly as I get ready to run conditioning.
12:05pm
Our trainer tells us that we are going to run 12 200-yard sprints.
That’s not too bad. That’s like running 3 200s four times and I can do anything four times.
12:20pm
*Panting and wheezing*
I need to pick it up. There are still 5 sprints left to run. I’ve already run 7 though so what are 5 more? Yeah. Let’s go. Get up to the line. Get ready. And SPRINT!!!
12:40pm
Conditioning is over! Yay! The worst part of the day is over.
The team rushes around to collect loose balls and then rushes to the locker room. We all get ready to take quick showers before running off to class with our hair dripping wet.
How is it not even 1pm yet? I feel like I have been awake forever…
12:55pm
I got here on time! That’s a win for me!
*Takes notes furiously and tries to stay awake*
I NEED CAFFEINE.
2:10pm
I have twenty minutes to grab a coffee, use the bathroom and get to my next class.
2:30pm
*Barely alert*
*Notes become more and more sloppy*
3:45pm
I’m freeeeeeee. No more classes for the day! I’m done (kinda).
4:00pm
Back in the dorm. Aaaaaand back to work.
I’m not tired. I can still get a few things done before dinner. I want to be able to watch Netflix later, so I need to finish my assignments now.
5:20pm
It’s dinner time. Half my grade meets up and we all grab something to eat. Each of us puts something semi-healthy on our plate to pretend we are eating well. Who are we kidding? We grab a plate a fries to split between us. And we all grab a cookie on the way out too.
6:00pm
Only a little more work to do. OK, a lot of work, but it won’t be that bad.
7:30pm
OK, it’s bad. I’ve hit a wall. I can’t do any more work.
*Starts next assignment*
9:00pm
NETFLIX TIME.
10:15pm
Only one more episode until I go to bed. Just one more and then I really need to sleep.
10:35pm
*Watches another episode*
11:00pm
It’s time for bed. I crawl in and shut my eyes thinking about how I have to do all this again tomorrow, but I wouldn’t want it any way else.
11:02pm
*Is fast asleep*
