Practices, games, film sessions, injuries and extensive traveling all we trying to keep up with school can be stressful for anyone. But it is something student-athletes deal with on a daily basis.
Sometimes student-athletes feel like they just need a little extra help, but a lot of them don’t know where to turn. Now there is an answer for those student-athletes. The Counseling Services office at Washburn University offers a service called Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS). It is for any student-athlete on Washburn’s campus, but a lot of them don’t know about it or simply don’t use it.
“There is a stigma that surrounds counseling. Students think that if you go to counseling that must mean you are crazy, but 90% of the people who come in, come in for minor issues,” said counseling director, Marilynn Koelliker.
SASS offers its services for all different kind of problems, not just issues related to sport. There is personal counseling, educational counseling, academic advising, and tutor assistance. All of these services are offered to any student on campus, but SASS directly relates the counseling to student-athlete specific issues.
With time hard to find in a daily athletic schedule, student-athletes need a way to relax. SASS is not for everyone, but sometimes just having someone to talk to can be a good release of stress. And the counselors are never going to judge someone for coming into the office, in fact they encourage it.
“When a student-athlete comes into the office and we have to the opportunity to talk with them and help, we feel like we have accomplished our goals. We would never judge them, no matter the issue at hand,” said Koelliker.
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Practices, games, film sessions, injuries and extensive traveling all we trying to keep up with school can be stressful for anyone. But it is something student-athletes deal with on a daily basis.
ReplyDeleteKATE: Reread this lead. It does not make sense. And, don't use "we"
Sometimes student-athletes feel like they just need a little extra help, but a lot of them don’t know where to turn.
KATE: Get a quote from a coach or an athlete?
KATE: "NOW" indicates it's a recent development. Is it? Story seems to suggest students just don't know about it.
Now there is an answer for those student-athletes. The Counseling Services office at Washburn University offers a service called Student-Athlete Support Services (SEE AP STYLE (NO Acronyms in () following first reference) (SASS).
... Kate: always spell out percent
“There is a stigma that surrounds counseling. Students think that if you go to counseling that must mean you are crazy, but 90% of the people who come in, come in for minor issues,” said counseling director, Marilynn Koelliker.
SASS offers its services for all different kind of problems, not just issues related to sport. There is personal counseling, educational counseling, academic advising, (NO Comma before the and in a series -- see AP style) and tutor assistance.
All of these services are offered to any student on campus, but SASS directly relates the counseling to student-athlete specific issues.
With time hard to find in a daily athletic schedule, student-athletes need a way to relax. SASS is not for everyone, but sometimes just having someone to talk to can be a good release of stress. And the counselors are never going to judge someone for coming into the office, in fact they encourage it.
KATE: Reread above paragraph. Present the information, but not your opinion about it.
“When a student-athlete comes into the office and we have to the opportunity to talk with them and help, we feel like we have accomplished our goals. We would never judge them, no matter the issue at hand,” said Koelliker.