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1. Don’t cram everything in (shorter periods, more consistent). This will help with your busy athletic life on the side. Doing a little a day is better than cramming in everything in a night.

2. Plan when you are going to study. You already know when you are practicing your sports so make a specific time schedule to study every day. Whether it's before or after you practice.

3. Study at the same time. You will build a helpful habit and you will train yourself to study properly.

4. Set goals. Right down what you need to accomplish that study session and check off items when they are completed.

5. Don’t procrastinate. This is huge. Once you put something off you get distracted. Practice may run late or something will come up in your busy day and eventually it won't get done.

6. Start with the hard classes. Put your best foot forward. You start of with good motivation and this is needed for your harder classes. These might take more time but being an athlete you are probably determined to finish with great work ethic.

7. Review notes. Go back over the stuff you might have forgotten about. Being busy means double checking all your work.

8. Don’t get distracted. Put your phone on airplane mode or put it in a different room. Focus on your studies and you'll be done quicker than you would have originally expected.  

9. Use study groups effectively. Athletes go on many tournaments so use them to your advantage. Study with your teammates and ask them questions. Review stuff together.

10. Review over the weekend. Any time you are free you need to study. Go over some notes or read a few chapters to stay fresh.