14. Jay and Tyler Christmas: The Hard Work Pays Off

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Dad, Jay, and student-athlete, Tyler, return in Season 02 to share their stories. Tyler is from Summerville, South Carolina and earned a scholarship to Duke University. In Season 01 of the 3RIPLE 3HREAT podcast, Tyler was a senior in high school and now he's a freshman at Duke.

Our audience can learn a lot from Tyler Christmas about the trials and tribulations a freshman collegiate athlete goes through. In high school, you have a structured schedule you simply have to stick to. But in college, you get to create your own schedule. You have to have the determination and drive within yourself to get up early to workout and stay up late to study.

Tyler shares that he feels bad for the students who didn't get up at 6 am in high school to work out like he did. Now they are struggling trying to adjust to long days and grueling workouts. Tyler's dad, Jay, better prepared him for the life of an athlete as most parents don't realize how much work it takes to succeed at the next level.

Parents can learn a lot from Jay Christmas. He shares his strategies to help kids get motivated on days/weeks/months they don't want to work hard. Sometimes during adverse situations kids don't want get up early, or work out or compete. Hear from a student-athlete and their parent about, not only how to get to the next level, but how to succeed at that level and find continued success.

Tune into the 3RIPLE 3HREAT podcast to hear about The Ultimate Student-Athlete Experience: stories about student-athletes, for student-athletes and by student-athletes! Our DAE Foundation message is to bring quality information to student-athletes, parents of student-athletes and the community that supports them both. There is a wealth of knowledge being shared in our interviews with stories from former collegiate players, professional athletes, collegiate coaches, sports agents and more.