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Student athletes face many challenges, such as having to sacrifice social events and special occasions in order to focus on their sport. They also need to manage their time effectively, stay dedicated to their sport, and have strong self-discipline. Traveling for competitions can also pose challenges, requiring good time management and potentially impacting their education, as seen in the case of online schooling. Athletes also often need to maintain a specific diet and put in extra technical work to perform at their best. Despite these challenges, they must continue to work hard and stay focused on their goals.

Valerie Vargas | UCLA Soccer

And honestly , if you wanna prove the coaches or college coaches , anybody , you just have to keep working . Every student athlete knows that you have to make sacrifices , which is either missing out on parties , missing out on events , special events , a birthday party or literally anything just having to work . And just honestly just proving yourself that you could make it to the top level .

Valerie Vargas | UCLA Soccer

Honestly , uh missing family friends , literally everything . Uh Just because you have to travel a lot , you have to have very good time management and you just have to stay dedicated to your sport . Oh , when I was , I believe 1413 years old , I started playing for the Mexico national team and we won the pre World Cup , which was a really big thing and I also won the top goal score U seventeens .

Valerie Vargas | UCLA Soccer

You just have to remind yourself why you started being a student athlete . You have to sacrifice and missing out on a lot of things . Honestly , uh missing family friends , literally everything .

Valerie Vargas | UCLA Soccer

Every student athlete knows that you have to make sacrifices , which is either missing out on parties , missing out on events , special events , a birthday party or literally anything just having to work . And just honestly just proving yourself that you could make it to the top level .

Valerie Vargas | UCLA Soccer

You have to have really good time management . Um , though sometimes it might not be easy . You just have to remind yourself why you started being a student athlete .