Central Michigan University Athletics
Basketball A Learning Experience For Douglas
12/4/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 4, 2003
Playing basketball for Central Michigan University has been a hands-on learning experience for forward Tiffany Douglas.
Douglas has rebounded from a knee injury that she suffered in her freshman year. However, the Lansing native didn't get the chance to play a single game in her rookie campaign. Douglas injured her knee in only her second college practice.
"Coming to CMU, I didn't want to start out my freshman year with an injury," Douglas said. "But, sitting out and watching the game made me hungry to play and to make an impact on the team."
But, it was a long road back to the court. Douglas redshirt her freshman season while she rehabbed her knee. In her second year, she finally found the court and appeared in 23 games and averaged 2.3 points per outing.
While Douglas was sidelined her first year, it was a good learning experience for the 5-10 sophomore. Douglas is majoring in health fitness and minoring in nutrition. She hopes to go to graduate school and earn a degree in physical therapy. So, getting back into shape after such an injury was an opportunity to gain experience in an area of interest.
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Not only has her rehab experience benefitted her, but studying nutrition has given Douglas that bit of knowledge that often times goes overlooked in the world of athletics.
"The nutrition classes are very interesting to me," Douglas said. "I can use what I learn in class to help myself out, eating the right foods that provide you with energy or that may help your performance."
Douglas had thought about different professions that would put her in the position of helping others. So, with her experiences and goals, going into the physical therapy field made sense to Douglas.
"For the longest time, I've always wanted to do something where I could help other people," said Douglas. "Whether it was a doctor or teacher, that's all I wanted to do. And, going into physical therapy and having played college sports, I think that I will be able to pass a lot of what I learned along to my patients."
