Through an Athlete`s Eye: Pandemic Style – Athletes grapple with more questions as Conference decisions made

Every two weeks, Alestle staff reporter and SIUE soccer player Lily Schnieders gives an inside look into how her team —  and sometimes other sports — are navigating the pandemic.

.....I am seeing and experiencing this effect firsthand right now when it comes to lacking motivation and not wanting to do anything to keep my fitness up for soccer. All I want to do is lay in bed. There is no motivation left in my body.

My motivation has changed completely from when we knew what was happening with our season to now when we don’t know anything. I was grinding every day to keep my fitness up, and now I haven’t been working as hard as before. 

I know in the back of my mind I need to at least do something, because we still don’t know what is going to happen with the fall or even the spring. Having roommates and teammates that want to go on runs everyday helps me to keep my motivation up. If they are doing something, that means I need to at least do something, even if it means just go for a nice long walk to get my legs moving......

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Bethany`s Notes: Motivation is fairly easy for athletes when they have a set goal and timeline. It`s much more challenging when there is so much unknown. How will you respond to athletes who are less motivated this season?