Pudzuvelis echoes the thought. Often students say that being in a play helped them keep everything on track. Many student athletes report similar learning. Formal classroom learning and co-curricular activities build on each other as they help develop the whole person. The training students get on the field turns into essential life and professional skills.
Good athletes can make good students and good students make good athletes.
Self-discipline, prioritization and personal time management contribute to success in and out of the classroom. Mount Mercy offers 13 sports, which McCormick sees as excellent life laboratories. Catherine Metz is a senior elementary education major from Cedar Rapids. As is typically the case with highly involved students, it is apparent that her involvement is benefiting both campus life and her personal development. To Metz these activities are a significant part of her college education.