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Thursday, May 25, 2006

Very thoughtful…

…article about college lacrosse, from ESPN. Well-written. And it features a person named Rich Heritage.

Among its observations:

While the numbers support the general impression that many college students abuse alcohol, [an] anonymous Ivy League [lacrosse] player said that a serious commitment to Division I athletics, coupled with a challenging academic workload, creates enormous pressure.

"From my experience, the play-hard, party-hard label is true," he says. "But the whole deal is hard work. We're not taking Golf 101 at Florida State. You get up at 9 in the morning and go lift, eat breakfast, go watch film, go to class all day, practice for three hours, get dinner, do your homework and try to get to bed at a decent hour.”
Posted at: 5/25/2006 06:08:00 PM