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Story in Oct 7 Boston Globe about Emily Mara, playing both soccer and hockey at BC. Globe says only one percent of approx 200,000 D1 athletes play multiple sports.
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Mara committed to BC as a soccer player but had been in talks with the hockey staff throughout the recruiting process. In the summer before her freshman year, the team still had open roster spots, so Crowley figured she’d give Mara a shot. . . . . .
“What Emily brings to the team, it outweighs the fact that she’s not here for the first month and a half,” Crowley said. “Her energy, the kind of person she is — it’s worth it to have a player like her.”
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The way Mara sees it, she’s just as likely to get injured playing one sport year round than she is playing two sports and splitting her time. If anything, cross-training is beneficial to her long-term health.
Her coaches tend to agree, though [ women's soccer coach ] Watkins noted Mara covers more distance on average in a soccer game than any other athlete on the team, and because of her small frame, she often takes a beating from opponents.
“Even if she didn’t play another sport, there’s a lot of risk,” he said. “But she’s a unicorn.”
Excerpts:
Mara committed to BC as a soccer player but had been in talks with the hockey staff throughout the recruiting process. In the summer before her freshman year, the team still had open roster spots, so Crowley figured she’d give Mara a shot. . . . . .
“What Emily brings to the team, it outweighs the fact that she’s not here for the first month and a half,” Crowley said. “Her energy, the kind of person she is — it’s worth it to have a player like her.”
. . . . .
The way Mara sees it, she’s just as likely to get injured playing one sport year round than she is playing two sports and splitting her time. If anything, cross-training is beneficial to her long-term health.
Her coaches tend to agree, though [ women's soccer coach ] Watkins noted Mara covers more distance on average in a soccer game than any other athlete on the team, and because of her small frame, she often takes a beating from opponents.
“Even if she didn’t play another sport, there’s a lot of risk,” he said. “But she’s a unicorn.”
