Anonymous
Post 02/24/2025 12:51     Subject: Never going pro
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Please tell your kid to study a worthwhile major even if they are a recruited athlete. With the exception of ONE young woman, in our area recently - all the super stars have flamed out spectacularly. The 4 or 5 kids sent (nominated by coach) to National Training Camps, Advanced Development Programs with Spirit, Youth All-American, then on to D1 top soccer schools - are now trying to find spots on USL teams or find a job with that Media Communications degree. Or psychology. No, you wont be a psychologist without more education and your eligibility has expired. What a waste of 4 years.


Good advice even if others on this thread don’t want to hear it. For those that don’t want to listen at least teach your children these important words …. “Do you want fries with that?”


Yes, the rich parents with successful businesses or professional careers kids are destined for life on the low end of the economic scale because they're putting in the effort to become a professional soccer player.


Daughter of the KC Current owners just left Duke after being a sub as a freshman to turn pro and play for KC. She will be just fine.


This is no different than being VP at Daddys company. At least this kid didn't get a degree in media photography!
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2025 12:49     Subject: Never going pro
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Please tell your kid to study a worthwhile major even if they are a recruited athlete. With the exception of ONE young woman, in our area recently - all the super stars have flamed out spectacularly. The 4 or 5 kids sent (nominated by coach) to National Training Camps, Advanced Development Programs with Spirit, Youth All-American, then on to D1 top soccer schools - are now trying to find spots on USL teams or find a job with that Media Communications degree. Or psychology. No, you wont be a psychologist without more education and your eligibility has expired. What a waste of 4 years.

My kid took piano lessons for 6 years, performed in recitals and in high school, but isn't a musician. Was that a waste of 6 years?



By dcum standards, yes hahahaha


They can still play piano and they did not base their entire future on playing piano. Please do try to keep up!
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2025 12:48     Subject: Never going pro
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If no one goes Pro, where do the Pros come from?


California. Texas.

International
Arizona
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2025 12:24     Subject: Never going pro
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Please tell your kid to study a worthwhile major even if they are a recruited athlete. With the exception of ONE young woman, in our area recently - all the super stars have flamed out spectacularly. The 4 or 5 kids sent (nominated by coach) to National Training Camps, Advanced Development Programs with Spirit, Youth All-American, then on to D1 top soccer schools - are now trying to find spots on USL teams or find a job with that Media Communications degree. Or psychology. No, you wont be a psychologist without more education and your eligibility has expired. What a waste of 4 years.

My kid took piano lessons for 6 years, performed in recitals and in high school, but isn't a musician. Was that a waste of 6 years?


Anything less than Carnegie Hall or what's left of the Kennedy Center is total failure
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2025 12:22     Subject: Never going pro
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Please tell your kid to study a worthwhile major even if they are a recruited athlete. With the exception of ONE young woman, in our area recently - all the super stars have flamed out spectacularly. The 4 or 5 kids sent (nominated by coach) to National Training Camps, Advanced Development Programs with Spirit, Youth All-American, then on to D1 top soccer schools - are now trying to find spots on USL teams or find a job with that Media Communications degree. Or psychology. No, you wont be a psychologist without more education and your eligibility has expired. What a waste of 4 years.

My kid took piano lessons for 6 years, performed in recitals and in high school, but isn't a musician. Was that a waste of 6 years?



By dcum standards, yes hahahaha
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2025 12:12     Subject: Never going pro
It seems like you need to be a rich kid to Go pro. You will survive if your rich family can support you. Or you can marry a rich guy too.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2025 12:09     Subject: Never going pro
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Please tell your kid to study a worthwhile major even if they are a recruited athlete. With the exception of ONE young woman, in our area recently - all the super stars have flamed out spectacularly. The 4 or 5 kids sent (nominated by coach) to National Training Camps, Advanced Development Programs with Spirit, Youth All-American, then on to D1 top soccer schools - are now trying to find spots on USL teams or find a job with that Media Communications degree. Or psychology. No, you wont be a psychologist without more education and your eligibility has expired. What a waste of 4 years.


Find an Italian family member somewhere in the family tree, get the passport and move to Italy and play soccer there. At worst they meet a nice Italian dude.


Why go all the way to Italy when you can join AC Milan Virginia locally!!
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2025 12:06     Subject: Never going pro
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Please tell your kid to study a worthwhile major even if they are a recruited athlete. With the exception of ONE young woman, in our area recently - all the super stars have flamed out spectacularly. The 4 or 5 kids sent (nominated by coach) to National Training Camps, Advanced Development Programs with Spirit, Youth All-American, then on to D1 top soccer schools - are now trying to find spots on USL teams or find a job with that Media Communications degree. Or psychology. No, you wont be a psychologist without more education and your eligibility has expired. What a waste of 4 years.


Good advice even if others on this thread don’t want to hear it. For those that don’t want to listen at least teach your children these important words …. “Do you want fries with that?”


Yes, the rich parents with successful businesses or professional careers kids are destined for life on the low end of the economic scale because they're putting in the effort to become a professional soccer player.


Daughter of the KC Current owners just left Duke after being a sub as a freshman to turn pro and play for KC. She will be just fine.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2025 11:46     Subject: Never going pro
Anonymous wrote:Please tell your kid to study a worthwhile major even if they are a recruited athlete. With the exception of ONE young woman, in our area recently - all the super stars have flamed out spectacularly. The 4 or 5 kids sent (nominated by coach) to National Training Camps, Advanced Development Programs with Spirit, Youth All-American, then on to D1 top soccer schools - are now trying to find spots on USL teams or find a job with that Media Communications degree. Or psychology. No, you wont be a psychologist without more education and your eligibility has expired. What a waste of 4 years.

My kid took piano lessons for 6 years, performed in recitals and in high school, but isn't a musician. Was that a waste of 6 years?

Anonymous
Post 02/24/2025 11:46     Subject: Never going pro
Bro, I’m going pro.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2025 11:39     Subject: Never going pro
Pros are also coming from academies and elite NE boarding schools like IMG at 90k per year and Thayer at 63k per year to attend.

Anonymous
Post 02/24/2025 09:28     Subject: Never going pro
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I mean I did know someone who went pro in soccer and it paid so little she basically had to subsidize it with a full time job. Unless you're one of the big stars who can get a marketing deal, pro soccer isn't a good way to make money.


Lots of people in this world are happy without making big money doing what they love

Many are unhappy with big income


Yes, but being paid so little you can't afford your rent and then have to find a full time job that allows for flexibity on top of a job that demands a lot of time and physical effort is extremely hard on you.

They're working on improving to but to be clear back just in 2018, they were paying 17k/year for what amounted to a full time job.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2025 09:22     Subject: Never going pro
Anonymous wrote:If no one goes Pro, where do the Pros come from?


California. Texas.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2025 09:21     Subject: Never going pro
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Please tell your kid to study a worthwhile major even if they are a recruited athlete. With the exception of ONE young woman, in our area recently - all the super stars have flamed out spectacularly. The 4 or 5 kids sent (nominated by coach) to National Training Camps, Advanced Development Programs with Spirit, Youth All-American, then on to D1 top soccer schools - are now trying to find spots on USL teams or find a job with that Media Communications degree. Or psychology. No, you wont be a psychologist without more education and your eligibility has expired. What a waste of 4 years.


Another episode of hating the person in the mirror


Victim of woke mind virus too


No idea what this means
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2025 09:19     Subject: Never going pro
Anonymous wrote:I mean I did know someone who went pro in soccer and it paid so little she basically had to subsidize it with a full time job. Unless you're one of the big stars who can get a marketing deal, pro soccer isn't a good way to make money.


Lots of people in this world are happy without making big money doing what they love

Many are unhappy with big income