Mental Game

After spending his summer training diligently for his fourth year on the varsity football team, junior Forrest Venable’s season paused before it even began when he collided with another player at a preseason game and sustained a concussion. “I wasn’t able to play the first (game, and) the first game is always a big (event),” Venable said. “A lot of people usually show up for that. You’ve been practicing all offseason to get to the first game, and not (being) able to play it was a big thing.” Many athletes are placed in the same position as Venable, forced to…