Allison Mills, softball's sole
two-sport athlete this spring
The Wesley Wolverine softball team almost always boasts of players who are dual sports athletes.
Last season, it was 2016 graduates Morgan Seymour and Kayla Fromal, who served as captains on both the Wesley college field hockey and softball teams. Morgan earned all-conference honors on the hockey field last year, while Kayla also had previously picked up an all-conference award on the softball dirt.
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Allison Mills, a two-sport athlete
on the volleyball and softball teams.
Click here for Allison's softball profile.
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She is Wesley Fastpitch Wolverine freshman #6 pitcher/ utility Allison Mills (Leonardtown, MD) who arrived early at college this year to join the Wesley Volleyball team as a defensive specialist and setter.
Because of her volleyball participation, Allison is ineligible for this coming weekend's fall-softball triple-header.
Instead, Wesley Volleyball has an extra-crowded schedule this Friday through Sunday. Allison will be headed with the volleyball team to the Gallaudet Invitational in Washington, DC.
Allison will join her softball teammates for lifting and conditioning at the conclusion of the volleyball season, which will be sometime later in November.
PHOTO SPOTLIGHT ON ALLISON MILLS:
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to view 70 photos of Allison playing volleyball
in this evening's match against Washington Adventist.
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Allison Mills, a Wesley freshman, is a volleyball defensive specialist
and setter. On the softball field, she pitches and plays outfield.
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Builds all-around skills
Multi-sport athleticism
seen as great advantage
There are coaches who encourage athletes to concentrate on one sport only. Even today, most college players, especially at the DI and DII levels, are restricted to playing a single sport.
Many other coaches disagree or are rethinking that position.
David Epstein, author of “The Sports Gene” writes in a New York Times op-ed that athletes "who play multiple ‘attacking’ sports... transfer learned motor and anticipatory skills — the unconscious ability to read bodies and game situations — to other sports.”
Coaches at all levels are beginning to agree, viewing multi-sport participation as a real benefit. There's evidence that playing more than one sport increases athletic ability, confidence, mental and life skills, and problem-solving through teamwork while reducing burnout.
Some medical experts even argue that involvement in different sports lowers the chance of injury because of increased muscle development.
Multiple sports -- it seems obvious -- gives a player greater athletic awareness as well as the opportunity to experience different role perspectives, making her an improved all-around team player and a better teammate.
Also, there's evidence that expanded sports knowledge and exposure to different pressure situations results in less personal stress and exhaustion when playing any sport.
Multi-sport athleticism
seen as great advantage
There are coaches who encourage athletes to concentrate on one sport only. Even today, most college players, especially at the DI and DII levels, are restricted to playing a single sport.
Many other coaches disagree or are rethinking that position.
David Epstein, author of “The Sports Gene” writes in a New York Times op-ed that athletes "who play multiple ‘attacking’ sports... transfer learned motor and anticipatory skills — the unconscious ability to read bodies and game situations — to other sports.”
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Allison Mills is softball's sole two-sport
athlete this season.
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Some medical experts even argue that involvement in different sports lowers the chance of injury because of increased muscle development.
Multiple sports -- it seems obvious -- gives a player greater athletic awareness as well as the opportunity to experience different role perspectives, making her an improved all-around team player and a better teammate.
Also, there's evidence that expanded sports knowledge and exposure to different pressure situations results in less personal stress and exhaustion when playing any sport.
