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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostA very good insightful article that details what it's like at big time sport schools. This story will not be applicable to any soccer athletes and most athletes in general.
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Soccer players don't get the glory or attention, but they do have the 5am wake up calls, injuries, jam packed schedules and little time for any kind of life outside of the team. They also get pushed to degrees that are more amenable to team participation and frankly some majors are not conducive for D1 athletes. Internships and study abroad are also virtually impossible to do.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSoccer players don't get the glory or attention, but they do have the 5am wake up calls, injuries, jam packed schedules and little time for any kind of life outside of the team. They also get pushed to degrees that are more amenable to team participation and frankly some majors are not conducive for D1 athletes. Internships and study abroad are also virtually impossible to do.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYou are confusing this with D3 soccer. My kid gets paid to play soccer for their school.
Originally posted by Unregistered View PostCollege soccer players are wasting their time and diminishing the value of their college years.
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Pretty simple equation actually, leverage an ability to play soccer into so level of education. Smart families know what their kid is getting into and prepare accordingly. Those parents don't let their kid get thrown on a dummy track like the kid in the article and prep their kid to take full advantage of all of the academic resources made available to get the highest possible education. If you produce out on the soccer field and in the tutor room things will work out just fine.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostPretty simple equation actually, leverage an ability to play soccer into so level of education. Smart families know what their kid is getting into and prepare accordingly. Those parents don't let their kid get thrown on a dummy track like the kid in the article and prep their kid to take full advantage of all of the academic resources made available to get the highest possible education. If you produce out on the soccer field and in the tutor room things will work out just fine.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostCan you imagine wanting to be an engineer, going to Purdue (one of the top engineering programs in the country), and not doing your preferred major?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostResearch
Internships
Study abroad
Being able to take a challenging, labor intensive major
College soccer players are basically just going to an expensive sleep away soccer camp.
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