11 back-to-school essentials for student athletes

Back-to-school season is busy, especially for student athletes. Between keeping up with classwork and sticking to rigorous practice schedules, young athletes have a lot on their plate.
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If you want to make it easier for your child to juggle the workload with the workouts, there are a number of items athletes can use starting at the beginning of the school year, no matter what sport they compete in.
And the best part is, a lot of them are marked down during the bustling back-to-school sale season. If you're looking for other back-to-school must-haves, clothes, backpacks for kids and college students, school supplies, face masks and SAT prep books are also big scores for families getting ready for the new academic year.
Here are 11 items your young athlete will appreciate having for the 2021-22 school year.