As everybody knows about and has been affected by COVID-19, it is no surprise that all NCAA spring sports have been cancelled. This has been devastating for all NCAA athletes, but most devastated is the senior class. Even though an extra year of eligibility has been granted to all NCAA athletes, the Ivy league, as well as their D3 mirroring conference that will follow suit, the NESCAC, have decided to not give their students an extra year of eligibility. As everyone can imagine, this is a crushing blow to an unfortunate worldwide disaster.
The season's of these athletes have been take away in these leagues; however, this year's seniors are still eligible to play in a different conference or league, so they have not lost their extra year completely. It is good to know that these seniors do have a chance to play that extra year they so desperately want to hold on to. This is not the case for most of the senior NCAA athletes out there however; as most of them see the end of their college career and do not look back, even for an extra sports season. I know this may come as a shock to readers, but it makes sense to any college athlete, as the 4 years played at the college level of any sport is physically and mentally draining. By the end of a 4 year NCAA career, most athletes are ready to take it easy, as opposed to returning for a 5th year (even though 5th year's are very common on the Stevenson Mens Lacrosse Team).
Now, the question everybody has been waiting for... What is next for the Mustangs, and NCAA sports? While the main focus at the moment is keeping everybody as healthy as possible, the whole nation is certainly itching for the return of both collegiate and professional sports. This anticipation, combined with the quarantine angst is making many people across the globe incredibly antsy to get out of the house.
My advice to everyone is to maintain social distancing, while trying to stay active. In today's day and age, too many people will be using technology the entirety of the month-long quarantine. This is not going to be a good trend in general, as after the quarantine is over, people will remain as attached to their technology as they were during. This is the reason the Stevenson Mens Lacrosse team is still working out everyday, and getting outside. With help from the Athletic Training Coach MC Mcfadden, we are able to continue to do these workouts and to get outside with a routine, even if that routine is announced remotely.
My challenge to readers is to be active for at least 2 hours a day, and to not be using technology for the majority of this quarantine... STAY SAFE!!
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