Daughter at D1 ACC school. Enjoys all the perks (uniforms, food, scheduling, friends, shoes, tutoring, athletic wear) She likes her teammates, but it is super competitive, and the coaches are very tough. She is busy - practice, film, lifting, studying, class but very happy. She is used to having her days scheduled out - ever since HS she has been on ECNL/GA teams with travel, practices, lifting etc etc etc. - so it's not a huge difference.

She loves it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP my kid gave up the opportunity to play in college—/D1/D2/D3. He is having the best time of his life. There’s life that is not around soccer. Fraternities, clubs of all sort, social groups, research opportunities, you name it. Teammates who committed are not even playing.

So your DS gave up his elite soccer life and became an out of shape college drunk? LOL

don't worry your kid will end up that same way as soon as they stop playing if not before.

so your son is an out of shape drunk college student that gave up scholarship offers at D1 schools that he could have played but doesn't by choice? What were some of the schools he turned down?

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Anonymous wrote:OP my kid gave up the opportunity to play in college—/D1/D2/D3. He is having the best time of his life. There’s life that is not around soccer. Fraternities, clubs of all sort, social groups, research opportunities, you name it. Teammates who committed are not even playing.

So your DS gave up his elite soccer life and became an out of shape college drunk? LOL

don't worry your kid will end up that same way as soon as they stop playing if not before.

Anonymous wrote:OP my kid gave up the opportunity to play in college—/D1/D2/D3. He is having the best time of his life. There’s life that is not around soccer. Fraternities, clubs of all sort, social groups, research opportunities, you name it. Teammates who committed are not even playing.

So your DS gave up his elite soccer life and became an out of shape college drunk? LOL

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!

Anonymous wrote:There are many threads talking about college recruitment.

For parents with kids who are freshman now about a month into their first college season - how is it going?

What would your kid say is going well, what is not going well? What has been a surprise? How is the team/academic/social balance going?

Is your kid getting playing time? Is your kid playing positions that they expected?

My kid is on a top 20 D1 team. Doing well. Happy. Extremely busy every single day. Getting on the field is hard work, but getting more trust and making travel roster.

Anonymous wrote:Yeah your ignorant, one child policy ended decades ago, pick up a book!

It ended in 2016, and if the poster had kids at that time - they would be as young as eight. Point stands - stop being an idiot and doubting people belonging here to comment as they wish. We live in a free society. Not everybody has to look and think like you Donald.

Yeah your ignorant, one child policy ended decades ago, pick up a book!

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Anonymous wrote:OP my kid gave up the opportunity to play in college—/D1/D2/D3. He is having the best time of his life. There’s life that is not around soccer. Fraternities, clubs of all sort, social groups, research opportunities, you name it. Teammates who committed are not even playing.

Why are you even on the Soccer forum?

Unlike China, we do allow people to give birth to and keep more than one child. I know it's a crazy notion, but maybe the PP has another kid still playing.

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Anonymous wrote:OP my kid gave up the opportunity to play in college—/D1/D2/D3. He is having the best time of his life. There’s life that is not around soccer. Fraternities, clubs of all sort, social groups, research opportunities, you name it. Teammates who committed are not even playing.

Why are you even on the Soccer forum?

Calling this a “soccer forum” is hilarious.

Anonymous wrote:OP my kid gave up the opportunity to play in college—/D1/D2/D3. He is having the best time of his life. There’s life that is not around soccer. Fraternities, clubs of all sort, social groups, research opportunities, you name it. Teammates who committed are not even playing.

Why are you even on the Soccer forum?

Anonymous wrote:OP my kid gave up the opportunity to play in college—/D1/D2/D3. He is having the best time of his life. There’s life that is not around soccer. Fraternities, clubs of all sort, social groups, research opportunities, you name it. Teammates who committed are not even playing.

Thanks for your insight on how college soccer is going for your kid.

I’m curious to read the responses. DS is a HS junior hoping to be recruited as a GK. I don’t want to discourage him but I think it’s likely he will not see the field even if recruited.

OP my kid gave up the opportunity to play in college—/D1/D2/D3. He is having the best time of his life. There’s life that is not around soccer. Fraternities, clubs of all sort, social groups, research opportunities, you name it. Teammates who committed are not even playing.

There are many threads talking about college recruitment.

For parents with kids who are freshman now about a month into their first college season - how is it going?

What would your kid say is going well, what is not going well? What has been a surprise? How is the team/academic/social balance going?

Is your kid getting playing time? Is your kid playing positions that they expected?