Student Athlete Interview - Lauren Lee

Lauren Lee (11) - Volleyball

Did you have a sports season this fall for your sport? If yes then what were some limitations you experienced or how was it different from how it usually was? If you didn’t have a sports season what did you do?

We did have a volleyball season this year. Unfortunately it was cut off right in the middle and it was extended for so long. We’re actually continuing the season in January. So January 5th-7th is the state quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. So hopefully if we get to continue to play there’s that, but also another limitation to our season was that masks. It’s really hard to do cardio, and keep jumping, and whatnot with the masks on.

I know for me personally in crew my teammates and coaches have made sports through covid a better experience, how were your teammates or coaches there for you?

I’d definitely say that they were there for me because our coaches are super supportive. They know we’re going through a lot and they’re super mindful of everybody’s mental health. If they see that you’re having a hard time in practice they’ll ask you what’s wrong, and you can tell them what’s going on. And they can give you the option of going home or not because they understand that everything's tough. And with teammates, some of our girls during earlier in the Fall we would all get together to do school since we’re all the same volleyball team and we’re all quarantining together. So three or four of us would come to each other's houses and do school with each other. So that was a huge help.