The Day Before Whitewater

*Note... this was written last night**  We have had a good, but not great, start to our season so far.  Being 5-1-2 and ranked 8^th in the nation is never a bad thing.  The next two weeks can make or break our season, with four extremely tough games.  We play UW-Whitewater tomorrow, our toughest rival.  This is the game I always look forward to most during the regular season.  Focus is key, but it is extremely difficult with such a packed schedule.  Wake up at 6:30am, 8:00class, work, two more classes, rush to at least get a salad and fruit snacks in before practice, a two hour training session, a good meal followed quickly by study tables and homework at the library.  Now, I don’t want to sound over dramatic but it is all extremely draining.  Even by training, my brain is fried.  Then at training, we have to go over some key aspects of what to try to exploit from Whitewater and afterwards… MORE schoolwork for a couple of hours.  If there is one thing to take from days like today, it is the importance of focus.  With what feels like a thousand things to do and non-stop commotion, it is important to lock in and focus on one thing at a time, so to not get overwhelmed.  Off to wind down now and attempt to get a good nights rest.