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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a former field hockey player, coach, and now a parent to a youth field hockey player...I think the landscape is filled with parents who will only find validation in their kids skills if they play college D1 field hockey. However, even the top players who go D1 will only play about 40 minutes total their first season in college. Is your kid prepared for the level of committment they need to make (7 days a week 5am workouts, ect) to only play this much? Can I suggest instead, going with a lighter load club fh program (one that does not cost your thousands in fees) and put the rest in a 529. My parents did this. I was a standout in high school (all state, all county, ect). But I did not feel pressured that my ticket to college had to be punched with my atheltic career. Instead, I got a fantastic  collegiate education while playing on a club team in college (while also doing so many other activities that padded my resume), and I have a pretty amazing career (because let's get real---there is not a professional career playing field hockey).

As a former player, I beg you to just let your girl play without the pressure of what's next. 
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Chiming in here that my daughter received D1, 2 and 3 offers to play. She ultimately decided on D3 (a highly ranked one for FH) with a huge merit scholarship. She'll likely play more at any of the other D1 and 2 programs, have a balanced college life, and not be as stressed as she would be at a D1 or 2 school.

After seeing so many of her friends and teammates struggle at D1 or transfer after the first year (not everyone but quite a lot) and the ones that stayed and are upper classmen have barely played. [/quote]

There is no such thing as an athletic scholarship for D3 athletes. Just stop. Even playing semantics with "huge merit scholarship" will not end up being free. The best you can hope is they will match the average tuition of your in state options. I went through this with both my sons for Baseball at Gettysburg, Washington College, and a bunch of others. I'm not saying that isn't great for some people but anytime anyone claims their kid has a ride for any sport at any D3 school it annoys he eff out of me. It does not exist.[/quote]

Don’t talk to me like I don’t know. First, I did not say D3 gave athletic money -I know they don’t- I said merit. And my dc received the highest merit which, on top of other scholarships, makes tuition around $15k/year (room and board).

So please be annoyed all annoyed thinking you know everything.  That may be. But you clearly can’t read English. And you DEF don’t know our situation. So stuff it. [/quote]

My DD too. Plays for top D3 and destroyed D1 teams this past Spring season (yes, in the Spring season, D1s will play against D3s that are close by.) With merit aid, less than $25K a year. Even with a partial scholarship at a sub-par D1, you will pay $40K plus. If you are lucky![/quote]

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