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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think all these people hating on athletics must have been benchwarmers in HS. Sports, especially as a woman, taught me invaluable lessons. I was relieved to play in college and have a full life without getting drunk at frat parties. I was excited to find a way to love my body by focusing on what it can do instead of how it looks. I learned the value of hard work and teamwork. I'm flabbergasted that people think the only value in sports is if you end up playing pro.  [/quote]

Not hating on sports -- but people need to realize that there is NO balance in D1 [b]football or basketball [/b]anymore. The students are treated as investments, so it hinders their educations -- thus it may only be worth if you are good enough to go pro. I much prefer how it was back in the day -- I know plenty of older people who played college sports even football and basketball at D1 -- who still managed to keep their grades up enough to go to med school or law school after. Nowdays the universities want to take every single second of the students' time for 4-5 yrs and say "thanks very much," not caring whether that amount of sacrifice hurts the students' career prospects.[/quote] So does this mean the D1 soccer experience is different/better?[/quote]

It's better but still a year round commitment. Also important to remember that few boys will be on full scholarships since those are going to football and basketball.  Track/running is a tough one because it is essentially a 3 season sport for mid-distance and distance athletes and 2 seasons for sprinters and field athletes. Of course very few, if any are getting full scholarships.

The girl v. boy dynamics VERY different. No girls sports are revenue sports so less pressure overall. More scholarships thanks to title 9 (well the same amount of scholarships but because boys are mostly used up in football that doesn't leave much for the other sports).[/quote]

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