In the fall, my son always chooses to attend classes early in the am and then either did his workout, conditioning in the afternoon along with instruction until fall practice began then made adjustments. He likes to load up on mondays and have a lighter week, it has worked for him. Usually in the beginning of each semester before practice begins, coach has team workouts, so afternoon has been the norm. Most freshman at D1 schools have mandatory study hall (evening) first semester and they ususally work harder just so they don't have to attend in the spring.
Son gets in most of his classwork Sunday, through thursday and gives himself two days off from the books. He has learned to manage his time well that is teh key and it takes a sememster or two to get it right. When spring arrives and has games, he will do most of his studying or do classwork before a game so that he doesn't have to worry later that night if they get in late.
Hard to beleive it goes so quickly, son is done with his classes and after exams will have completed 3 full years (six sememsters) at Clemson.
Catchers have it a bit rougher, not only do they have hitting practice, but they have bullpen sessions as well. I would imagine a catchers schedule is a bit more hectic.
Clemson does not travel weekeneds as much as many other schools, but they know in adbvance what their class work is so mine pretty much made sure it was done before he traveled. Many players use rode trips to "catch up" on much needed sleep.
This is a very important discussion to have with the coach regarding commitments. We also made sure that we spoke with the academic advisor regarding the academic side.
