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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a parent of a daughter who played 4 years of college soccer I can say it was - still is — a big help.  More than a line on a resume, playing a sport through college gave her maturity, confidence and leadership experience.  Many times things do not go well,  and she gained experience working under pressure and in adverse conditions.

It’s not an immediate thing.  And, you could do similarly well in other environments- though obviously the experience would be different.

You can see why so many women executives played a college sport.  Work well with team peers.  Lead when needed.  Not afraid to communicate when and where needed upstream.  Jump in and do whatever is needed.  Those are some of things that you do in sports and that translate easily to work environments.

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Former woman soccer player on a nationally ranked team--agree. Assertiveness.  I played at a time when women weren't as common in travel/college soccer and also when women weren't as populous in the STEM field.  It definitely helped.  The games were competitive as h*ll--so was fighting for positions, navigating team politics, and juggling school work, dealing with some really awful coaches, etc.

Every girl on my youth team ended up in a fantastic career--lawyers, doctors, STEM like me, etc.  Nobody is/was afraid to stand up to men.  No shrinking violets in the bunch!  There is confidence for girls which is why if I had a daughter (I have two sporty academic teen boys)--I would have made sure she spent time in sports. [/quote]

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