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[quote=Anonymous]First take stock of where he is in life. He's in college. He's in shape. His grades are probably good or he would have lost his roster spot already. I think we all wish that we were in a similar situation.

There is so much your DS can do. Besides the obvious that others have posted, like club or semi-pro, he now has the time, discipline, and energy (if he is a D1 athlete) to pursue something else.

He is going to find that he has a lot of time on his hands compared to what he used to have.

He could pick up a new sport. Pickleball needs athletes.

He can start a business. He could pick up another major. He could take an extra course or 2 each semester and try to graduate early. He could try acting. He could maybe learn the guitar and start a college band.

If he wants to be around soccer:

How about coaching at a local club? He may find joy in teaching younger players, meet his need for competition, AND he would be able to start getting paid. I have always found the best coaches were those that were not the most skilled, but the journeyman players that had to really learn the technical and tactical side of a game.
 
How about reffing? Get paid. And if he's good, get paid a lot and travel. I know of a boy in college that not only gets paid to ref local ECNL/MLSNext/HS/semi-pro games, but also gets flown out to big tournaments around the country, like MLSNext and ECNL tournaments, which will pay for his flight/hotel/food, plus pay him lots of $$ for his time. And if he's really good at it, he could ref for the professional leagues that are expanding.

He can look at this as either a negative or a positive.

In my opinion, this is a huge opportunity to explore himself and find the next big adventure in his life.

Quit frankly I'm envious and wish I had his "problems".

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