Alexandra Ondo has contributed plenty to the U of O rugby program over the years, and is now approaching her final games as a Gee-Gee. On the Lacrosse field, first-year midfielder, Noah Quarrington, is proving to be a breakout star.
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On Wednesday, March 21, the University of Ottawa Sports Services hosted a meeting for graduating student-athletes aiming to establish a plan for life after university athletics.
Keep reading to find out the most common major among varsity athletes, what range of programs are covered, and how many of your Gees are doing their Master’s degrees and PhDs.
Many professional athletes also feel that the femininity and therefore the validity of a woman is questioned the minute she enters sports. As former Olympic gold medallist in downhill skiing Kerrin Lee-Gartner identifies, the competitiveness needed to compete is celebrated among young boys, but frowned upon for young girls.
Although the nutrition and physical aspects are commonly always present an athlete’s life, it’s the mental aspects that are sometimes overlooked.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. (CUP)—Spectators are often envious of professional athletes. The player has gotten to make a living out of doing something they love, and they’re also getting way overpaid for it. However, they may now groan at doing what used to be something they loved in the morning after their routine sawdust-flavoured power shake. This is what we call intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.
