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Anonymous
correct, and Im not that hopeful for him helping out that program. and neither are many others who declined offers based on coach |
Anonymous
| whose daughter on 06 FCV GDA or Loudoun 06 ENCL? |
Anonymous
| Any of your daughter's mention wanting to play in college? That is a goal my daughter has set for herself. Told her we support her 100%. |
Anonymous
I think she will find a lot of kids with the same wish. Harder to find the opposite in ECNL or GDA environment. Personally, not a fan of the college sport commitment even though child is capable. I find there is a lot of talk about playing in college and little talk about the drawbacks. You can pushback on it privately so as not be a wet blanket on anyone's dreams but not sure it makes any sense at all for players interested in certain majors. |
Anonymous
Expand on the drawbacks if you can. |
Anonymous
| Who is Spirit 06 DA coach rumored to be |
Anonymous
Do you think there are any drawbacks? |
Anonymous
May work out great for some and if player is good enough to get money and needs that then they may have to play. It is a significant investment of time and energy which is not bring spent on academics, internships, lab work for science majors, foreign study, preperation for graduate study, etc it really depends on the situation. Personally, would probably not repeat being a college player. (Different sport but similar commitment) Just consider the pros and cons. You will not find any cons discussed in the gda or ecnl type environment but consider them privately. |
Anonymous
on md side didnt they announce cabral? on va side, nothing yet. |
Anonymous
Daughter is in DA and is not positive about college soccer for the very reasons mentioned above. When she hears about the time commitment, it boggles her mind why people do this. Shebsays, won't I have to go to class and study too? Yet including commute, we are spending on 20 hours a week on soccer in DA. Part of the way there already. Who knows what sh'll when it's time to decide. |
Anonymous
What is the downside of having a try at it? If she is a good enough player, her soccer skills might help her getting in the university of her choice, and if she ends up considering it is too heavy a burden, could not she just walk (assuming that she does not have a soccer scholarship, which is almost impossible to get)? This is a question not a statement, I have no idea what is the answer. |
Anonymous
| Assuming that s/he is not dependent on the scholarship to afford the school, then yes, a player can always decide to quit, and then focus on academics. Of course, that should happen at the end of the season, but it’s not unusual. |
Anonymous
| There’s always D3 as an option too instead of D1. |
Anonymous
| My DD has college playing aspirations; she is a rising 8th grader playing on a DA team. She has her sights set on some D1 soccer powerhouses. We are trying not to crush her dreams and goals, because I think they are motivating her both with soccer and academically. We do, however, try to remind her that D3 schools still offer great soccer teams, and bigger D1 women's soccer schools may also have a pretty robust and competitive intramural system too, for the many girls who love the game but don't end up on the team (or want something different out of their college experience). There is more than one way to be involved with soccer after high school. We are also encouraging her to think about what she might want like to do now, so if she is fortunate enough to get into a recruiting situation, she doesn't end up at a college that doesn't have the major that she wants just to play soccer. |
Anonymous
| Any sport at DI is all consuming. The university owns you. Some schools with strong academic reputations, provide a balance but the factories couldn't care less. Compare majors at UCLA to majors at Stanford or Duke to Unv. of FL. Most cpaches do not want you in a challenging major. |