It is common for athletes of all ages to join private sports clubs to help improve and advance their skills. However, there have been some complications to the 2020-2021 season.
Private soccer clubs...
Masters, along with many other academic institutions, has had to adapt its athletic programs significantly as the pandemic has continued. Guidelines for what can be deemed safe have been passed down from...
Kwynne Schlossman, Web Editor and Social Media Manager
• March 10, 2021
I started playing soccer when I was four. From the time I first kicked a ball, I fell in love with the sport and its culture––it was my outlet. My love for the sport was further cultivated while playing...
Junior John Doe* starts off every week with a text to his bookie to place his bets for the weekend's NFL games. He first takes a look at the spreads for each game, drafts parlays, and considers the money...
Ethan Schlapp, Sports Lead Editor
• February 5, 2021
As athletes around the country have started to make a safe return to the playing field, there is one group of competitors who have been especially frustrated by the challenging athletic circumstances of...
When my father was a sophomore at Southern Methodist University in the fall of 1988, he walked onto the school’s football team. A week later, he quit. The two-a-day practices in the blistering Texas...
Tim Mathas, Opinion Lead Editor
• February 5, 2021
While a return to in-person team practices has provided many students with a sense of semi-normalcy and an opportunity to participate in the winter sports season, many remote members of the student body...
Masters alumna Sam Coffey was drafted to the Portland Thorns FC on Jan. 13, a team in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) as the 12th pick in the league’s 2021 draft.
Coffey served as captain...
As the winter athletic season neared, swimmers all over the country were forced to adapt to a restriction unlike any other sport: staying safe without the possibility of masks. Although approached differently,...
Being the top-ranked squash player for his age and getting accepted to his dream school, Taha Dinana, a freshman squash player at the University of Virginia (UVA), and a Masters alum, has been training...
