make a mistake, why did I make that mistake and can I learn from it?”
Ryan Sollazzo added that accountability for a student-athlete also means “being able to be coached and being able to take constructive criticisms is very important in being successful. A challenge for a lot of people is the ability to turn a negative into a positive opportunity.”
Sollazzo tells a story showing how important it is to develop life skills outside of sport.
My redshirt sophomore year, I blew my knee out in spring practice. At that time, I thought it was the worst thing that could ever happen because as an athlete your whole life really revolved around sports. Looking back, it was probably the best thing that happened. While I was always very focused on academics, that actually gave me an opportunity to get experience and figure out what I wanted to do for a career.
Since I was still on scholarship, I still had to contribute in some sort of way. I was unable to do that on the field, so the new stadium plan presented an opportunity to be the spokesperson from the student athlete standpoint. I got to travel with our head coach, our AD, our President of the school. I didn’t get this experience because I was a star player, but more because I was available, with the team, and willing to help.
Sollazzo also suggested using summers wisely. He “always took summer classes” Impressively, Sollazzo followed his plan and graduated with a 4.0 GPA, went on to do graduate work, and is now well into a successful and rewarding professional career.
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