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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I love your attitude. Seriously. It sounds like you did everything to *help* your kid but didn't *push* her. I especially appreciate your advice to keep calm on the sideline and avoid adding pressure.

Because you're being so candid -- which, again, I appreciate -- I have two fundamental questions:

1. Did you get the sense that soccer programs may be cut in the not-too-distant future as colleges are forced to spend more on football and basketball, possibly paying direct salaries?

2. Why is your daughter interested in playing college soccer?[/quote]

Lots of colleges have different financial structures.  Major Power 4 schools (like Ohio State or Alabama) have money to burn.  They will have pickle ball scholarships soon (lol).  But the other 300 or so D1 schools will put their money into whatever works for them.  Soccer has NEVER made money for the school.  I repeat…soccer has never made money for a college.  I don’t think soccer is going away.

Regarding my daughter…it’s just the next natural progression.  She loves the game. Loves to compete.  Loves to be part of something bigger than herself.  She knows that soccer doesn’t define her but she just loves it.  Nothing more than that.  Of course she could just play club soccer at a college but why do that when you have the opportunity to get preferential class selection, get your tuition paid, and all types of other benefits.  She totally understands college sports is like a job but it’s the job she wants.  [/quote]

I played college soccer.  Just FYI, it’s a lot of work and missing out on some normal college stuff. They have to live the game and want to make sacrifices. Certain majors (with labs etc) are really difficult, if not impossible.[/quote]

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