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Cassidy O’Neill                                                                                                                                April 15 2020 

Is Covid-19 effecting my college life already? 

March 15, 2020 will always be a day I will remember. It started out like any other Sunday, out on the field having practice. I was extra energetic that morning for practice, because 3 days before I had my first official contact from a NCAA Division 3 school. After practice I was checking messages on my phone and saw the message from NCAA saying that there’s no in-person or online recruitment allowed. Already this sets me back more, being a softball player in Canada is hard because we don’t have divisions. With my official season being cancelled before it ever started is upsetting for me and my teammates, myself and other girls in the lower mainland are lucky enough to play on other travel teams. In just less of a year I traveled to 4 states playing ball, Sadly the big trip I do every October is scheduled to be cancelled this year, among that trip many camps I was supposed to participate in and coaching at other camps have all been canceled. I am upset that my chance to play college softball might not happen, especially since that’s my last chance to travel with the sport and have more opportunities in my life. In the states I meet the requirements for colleges with the major but not up here in Canada, the locations I want to move to, and it would be cheaper to go to the states anyways with a scholarship. I hope everyone is doing their part with flatting the curve, so I and other athletes have the chance to live out our goals.  

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