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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is a first-year on a D3 team at a high academic SLAC. Preseason began two weeks before school started, so they had lots of advance time to connect with teammates. We were unprepared for how heavily scheduled the preseason would be; nearly every hour of the day was planned in advance (team meeting/turf training/weight room intro/individual players-coach meetings/grass training/team meals etc. etc. etc.  (That has lightened up now that cases have started.) The coach is very into team culture, so they had lots of fun activities together too, including a few outings in town.

DC is rooming with an athlete from a different fall sport and they get along well but I can tell that anyone DC would call a "friend" right now is a teammate; they don't seem to have connected socially with anyone who's not a teammate, including classmates (though to be fair, that's what high school was like, too). I am hoping they will branch out to make more actual friends in the coming months, but my kid is an introvert so having this built-in community has been huge in helping them adjust, socially to being far from home and at college.

They've now had five non-conference games and the first in-conference game will be this week. My kid only got playing time in two of the five games and I know is a little bummed out about it, but we were aware that this was a strong possibility (it's a big roster and there are also other first-years who are stronger players). Overall, DC seems very happy, but tired. I am looking forward to seeing a game (even if my kid isn't playing) during parents weekend later in the fall. And yes, DC is playing the position they've always played.

I would have enjoyed seeing answers to this question last fall when my DC had committed but didn't yet know much about college soccer. I'll be interested to hear what other parents say. And you should ask for updates again in a month or two![/quote]

Similar situation for my child. Mine is a bit more fortunate in playing time, but I think they underestimated how high the expectations are for some D3 schools. If I had to offer some advice to next year’s incoming kids, it’s really bust your butt during the summer before Freshman year. At almost every college level the expectations are high from day one.[/quote]

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