From One Athlete to Another

Welcome! My name is KK! I am a female student athlete navigating my first year of college, currently playing Division I basketball while studying biology with the goal of eventually becoming a doctor.  Before college, I was a tri-varsity sport athlete and graduated high school with a 4.0 GPA, managing  to balance academics, athletics, and everything in between that comes with being a student athlete.

Although my journey may look successful from the outside, it has been anything but perfect. It’s been filled with countless setbacks, low, doubts, failures, and plenty of moments where I questioned what came next... and  if I should even continue at all. I’ve experienced it all. 

 Whether you’re in middle school just discovering your sport, a high school athlete trying to figure out what comes next, or a college athlete navigating a completely new level, it’s easy to feel lost or like you’re the only one going through it. Though that negativity, pressure, uncertainly, and questions may seem overwhelming, its is a completely normal experience that comes with finding your place as a student athlete. 

I created Courtside with KK because I know that feeling. And I'm still living, learning, and figuring it out too! My goal is to share what I’ve thus far learned, what I’m still learning, and the perspective I wish I had along the way, so other athletes know they don’t have to navigate their journey alone.