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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know there are a couple obvious, valid answers:

- Love of the sport
- Athletic scholarship

But being a college athlete seems intensely time consuming and disruptive to both studies and social life (I say this not having been a college athlete).  Taking money out of the equation and [b]assuming you can enjoy your sport on a more casual basis (rec leagues, etc), what are the advantages of pursuing a sport in college[/b]?

Asking in case it's relevant to one of my kids.[/quote]

At least for my kid, who is playing ACHA (club) hockey, the more casual/less structured environment of rec/IM/beer leagues is just not as much fun.  So he makes the time demands of his sport (3.5 hours per night twice a week for practice and lots of weekend time taken up for games (home and away)) work.  Socially, it has been great for him to get to know upperclassmen in a way that would have been difficult or impossible without being on team.  [/quote]

Beer league and rec hockey also don't have the skill level of ACHA hockey--which is very high depending on where you are playing and at what level of ACHA.  There is a misconception out there that "Club" hockey is for kids who couldn't play D3 or whatever, but that's really not true.

Where is your DS playing?[/quote]

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