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Maybe the coaches should forewarn new freshmen... by 2Domer

That things can get kind of bumpy, especially at first, that the pressure can seem like too much sometimes, and that they will likely go through periods of feeling miserable, but that they need to hang in there, not lose confidence in themselves, and trust the coaches and the people around them. I can remember feeling pretty miserable myself at times, especially during that first year, and I did not have to deal with anything close to the pressure they must feel. I can easily imagine it getting pretty bad, and making a person want to escape.