The Art of the Nap

Now that I have been back in school for a little over a month, I think that I have found the schedule that allows me to manage my time wisely. It always takes a little while, at least for me, to find a rhythm to my schedule that will allow me to accomplish everything that I need to do in my day. So far, my day usually consists of five different things:

• Going to class
• doing homework
• working out
• going to practice
• eating

So far, trying to do all of these things has taken a serious toll on my energy level. In high school and when I was a little kid, I could never, ever take naps. I never even thought about taking one. But once I got to college, I learned just how much taking naps could help. As an athlete and even just as a college student, sleep is incredibly important. I try to get at least eight hours of sleep a night, but ultimately I try to get ten. However, most of the time this is just not feasible. Trying to do all the things that I need to do everyday, while still trying to have some downtime makes it hard to get a lot of sleep. Most of the time, I usually get about six to eight hours of sleep a night. This is where the art of the nap comes in. Naps have been one of my greatest discoveries since I came to college. During the day after my classes and before baseball, I try to take an hour to an hour and a half nap. This has helped me tremendously.

Although naps are useful, they should never be seen as a substitute for a good night's rest. That is why I cannot wait for this weekend because I am going back home to Florida for a good weekend of rest and relaxation. Here is a slideshow of some of my family who I am going to visit this weekend and a few pictures of what I will be doing. Enjoy!




Family, Friends, and Florida by Nicholas Iacovella is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Getting back into the "swing" of things

Entering my second year at Trinity, I feel pretty confident that I have learned how to manage my time wisely. My name is Nick Iacovella and I am a sophomore baseball player at Trinity University from Tampa, Florida. During my first semester at Trinity, I struggled a little bit adjusting to a college class schedule, while still trying to practice my sport everyday. However, after a few months I soon found out that good time management is the most important thing a college athlete can have.

Even though baseball season does not start until the spring, we never stop playing. This summer I spent my whole summer playing in Canada for a team called the Weyburn Beavers. After playing 54 games this summer, I was pretty worn out.  After two weeks of rest and relaxation at home, it was time to come back to Texas and get back to work. Two days after coming back to school, we began workouts in the gym, running out on the field, hitting in the cages, and defensive work on the field. Almost everyday, I go to the gym to workout, run after lifting, and I hit in the cage with my roommates who are also baseball players. The key to our success on the field and in the classroom is time management. Each day we know exactly what we need to do so that we have more than enough time to finish our homework and get a good night's rest.

Here is a picture of me last year during our home opening weekend.

Ike at Bat by Nicholas Iacovella is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.