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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Four of our children are or have been recruited athletes at D1 schools for three different sports.  If your child is going to play for the school then s/he needs to know that it is like having a full-time job on top of going to school full-time.  It is a great, wonderful, hard, wild, difficult, rewarding experience but it takes a.lot.of.time.and.effort.

Just like any college student your child needs to pick a major that s/he finds interesting and that will lead to employment after graduating.  Most athletes do not go pro so do not make the mistake of thinking that your kid will.

Your kid's primary focus needs to be on getting a good education so he or she can find a job after college.  In the meantime he or she will work two jobs, attending college full-time and playing a sport full-time.  The only difference being off-season makes is that the athlete isn't traveling; otherwise off-season is as much work as in-season.

Our kids have loved being athletes in college and wouldn't change the experience for anything.  But make no mistake, it is hard to be a good scholar and a good athlete.

Good luck![/quote]

Thanks.
Dumb question, what if my son wants to quit the sport after 1 year? [/quote]

As long as your son is not failing, he won't be kicked out of school.  However, if he has received athletic scholarship money, that will be gone.  When my DS was going through the recruitment process, we kept hearing "fit, fit, fit."  Make sure you pick a school you want to stay at even if you're not playing your sport.  If you get injured, or get cut (which happens in my DS' sport) will you want to stay at that school or transfer?[/quote]

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