Mount Pleasant Magazine Sept/Oct 2019

47 www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.BestOfMP.com | www.ReadMPM.com feature Coach Hoover noted, “When you combine sports with academics, you are interacting with people on the playing field and in the classroom in ways that will benefit you for the rest of your life. One of the things that brings students together,” he added, “are the tough times they go through. Things that are easy, we tend to forget. Things that are hard stick with us.” Do these coaches and their players have it right? Or are they just defending their positions? A study by the International Journal of the History of Sport, quoted in the respected U.K. newspaper The Guardian , concluded that for student-athletes having “‘dual careers’ provides motivation for training and preparation, stimulating athletes intellectually and relieving stress.” In Muont Pleasant’s high schools, the results are clearly in: Athletics and academics are complementary, not oppositional. Nonetheless, as Coach Hayes put it, “When you come back to your reunion, you’re not going to be talking about your tough final exam. You’re going to be talking about the big game at Summerville or the upset win at West Ashley.” P.S. When your team broke that huddle, they threw a screen pass for the TD and the win! Then, they poured a bucket of Gatorade over the head of their calculus teacher. Photo courtesy of Mark Meyer. Oceanside’s Valentina Mosquera. ACCURATECHIROPRACTIC Drs. Gina & Michael C ourson • Family Holistic Practice ~ Treating All Ages • Many Techniques Including Low Force Instrument Adjusting • Low Level Cold Laser Therapy • Personal Injury & Accidents • Insurance Accepted • OnVacation? No problem. •Walk-InsWelcome! 2019 ® 19Years in Mount Pleasant 843.971.8814 Mustpresent coupon.Cannotbe combined.Expires8/30/19 NewPatientsOnly $ 40 3373 S. Morgans Point Rd., Ste. 307 Next to Charleston National Subdivision 426W. Coleman Blvd., Ste. D Near ShemCreek open saturdays TWO LOCATIONS www.MtPleasantChiro.com