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For many athletes, sports are more than just a game, they become a way of life. The structure, discipline, competition, and community shape who they are. But what happens when the game is taken away? Maggie Totheow-Morris shares her powerful story of identity, loss, and rediscovery. When the Game Becomes Your Identity I played volleyball from the time I was in 3rd grade all the way to my junior year of high school. Growing up, all I can ever remember is volleyball. If I wasn’

At Next Play, we believe football is powerful, but it was never meant to be everything. For many high school athletes, especially in football, the game can quietly become their identity. Friday nights, off-season workouts, scholarship dreams, and the pressure to perform begin to shape how they see themselves. But what happens when the season ends? When the offers don’t come? When the pads come off for the last time? We asked Coach Strait Herron , Head Football Coach at Kings