NCAA is destroying what it means to be a female athlete like me

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My entire high school life I worked to achieve the prized title of "NCAA athlete." But now, through a series of regulatory decisions, the almighty organization that controls college sports has drained the title of its honor. 

In elementary school, I spent hours outside my house learning to overhand serve a volleyball. I was hooked. By the end of middle school, I decided I was willing to make significant sacrifices to extend my volleyball career into college and hopefully earn a scholarship.  

This was no easy feat! I spent most of my free time in the gym or traveling to tournaments, never attended prom and missed several vacations.  

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The distinguished title of NCAA athlete carried weight; you were a hard worker and willing to sacrifice for a team — but I had to prove it. 

Volleyball player Macy Petty spent her youth working hard to become an NCAA athlete. Now that she has reached that goal, the organization is undermining what it means. 

Now, as an NCAA athlete, I wake up at 4 a.m. for practice, work diligently in the classroom, lift weights, condition, do homework, repeat. In season, I miss family weddings, spend late night hours on the bus desperately trying to complete the day's assignments, study the other team’s film, report to school early for preseason, and make sure I maintain eligibility requirements – including not using prohibited drugs.  

College athletes are also required to hold to a standard in representing their school and compete at the highest