By: Diego Cervantes
March 6, 2024
Ever wonder what the life of an athlete is off the field? Some may ask, what are they doing to become so good and what do they do to achieve their goals? Izabella Ruggles is a great example to use because of how hard-working and dedicated she is towards her sport.
Izabella Ruggle’s routine may not seem anything other than ordinary to you, but that’s not what it is to her. She is the hardest worker there is when it comes to competitive cheer. She accomplishes this by this routine.
Her day starts of with her waking up at 6:00 am. After that she puts on her make up and does that for about 30 minutes. At 6:40 she leaves for school and eats with her friends for about 20 minutes. At 7:20 she gets her hair done which takes approximately 30 minutes. 7:50 she leaves for her competition. The competition lasts for 3-5 hours, and afterwards she goes home, takes a shower, and goes to bed.
When asked about her season, Ruggles said, “Overall our scores kept improving and I can say that I’m very happy with how our season ended, of course we would’ve wanted to go on to regionals but that didn’t happen. The team put a lot of hard work, dedication, and effort into this season, and even though we didn’t make it as far as we would’ve liked we had a great season with scores that kept improving. I’m excited to watch the program continue to grow.”
Everyone handles their sports schedule differently. Enjoying what they do is very important as well. It is what makes them be better at what they do. That’s the way people get better and become dedicated to there sport.