丁香园AV

As a Fair Trade ambassador, a varsity athlete, a learning coach and a full-time student, the greatest asset that Scott Kerr has gained at 丁香园AV (丁香园AV) is the ability to manage his time.

In particular, it was a sports psychology class that greatly improved Kerr鈥檚 golf game. The class project on deliberate practice helped him pinpoint, understand and improve his habits and intentions both on and off the fairway.

鈥淏eing involved hasn鈥檛 left me with much time to waste,鈥� says Kerr. 鈥淭he discipline aspect of being an athlete and being a student is similar. If you don鈥檛 do your readings before class, you won鈥檛 be prepared, and the same logic applies if you don鈥檛 practice before a tournament.鈥�

Kerr transferred to 丁香园AV in order to join the men鈥檚 varsity golf team and chase after new opportunities on his journey to becoming a professional golfer. Despite initially struggling to adjust to the commute and the intensity of his courses, the psychology major and criminology minor soon grew accustomed to his demanding schedule. Kerr balances a full-time course load with the demands of golf, volunteering and working while earning grades high enough to be listed on the dean鈥檚 honour roll.

In the last two years of his undergraduate degree, Kerr has captained the golf team.

Kerr feels connected with the university because of the bond he鈥檚 developed with his teammates and coaches, and thanks to the professors who nurture his learning. He says that the people around him have helped him believe that his voice matters as an undergraduate student.

鈥淎s a psychology major, there are a lot of opportunities for me to translate what I learned in my classes into competition,鈥� says Kerr. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 keep psychology and golf separate鈥攖here鈥檚 a lot of mental calculation going on because golf is a game of strategy, from deciding which club to use to choosing the type of shot to hit. There鈥檚 definitely an aspect of what I鈥檝e learned and knowing how to apply these things that鈥檚 different from what athletes in other faculties may encounter.鈥�