Athletics at the United States Military Academy

Playing college athletics at the Division I level places unique time management demands on any student-athlete. Along with their academic requirements, these athletes spend countless hours with their respective programs attending practices, workouts and team meetings, not to mention the additional time spent traveling to contests while in season. An Army West Point Black Knight is a Cadet first, and an athlete second — and are bound to the tenets that define both! All cadet-athletes must meet the same rigorous military training standards as the rest of the Corps of Cadets. What differs is the actual timing and scheduling of those training requirements which are altered only slightly to accommodate the unique demands of athletics.