Media day is the most exciting day for Troy University athletes. It is the first time the teams meet after summer break to get ready for preseason. On media day players get to wear the uniform for the first time and take pictures and video so the school can create the posts and highlights for the games. Players get know each other and bound with the staff before everyone gets to work in preparation for the season. Athlete have to do answer a questionnaire about themselves so the fans can look them up in the roster in case they want to know more about that specific player.
Media day often goes from noon till five o’clock, throughout the day players will have meetings with the coaches and athletic trainer. The meetings with the athletic trainer are for the health of the student athlete, the trainers will do some tests and ask the players some questions to make sure that they do not have any issue going on with their body. The meetings with the coaches are to know what are the expectations of the player for the season, to get to know the players style of play, who they are more comfortable with on the team to talk about anything and make sure that their mind is in the right place to be as successful as they can in order to compete.
Once the media day is over, you will be able to tell that the players had a good time and are more comfortable with teammate, coaches and, athletic trainers. It is hard for players to open up on the first day they meet with the team, media day has the power to help the players to talk to each other more and get to know the person off the field. It is very important for players to bound off the field because the more they know each off the field, they will better connection on the field when it comes to important specific plays that the coach wants them to do in order to win games throughout the season.
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