The Madness

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About 25% quit or transfer and don't last 4 years. Definitely not a majority but a substantial number

That doesn’t fit the definition of substantial given the natural attrition due to graduation is around 25% (four year degree).

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I did a study for my Sport Science thesis and 20% stopped playing their college sport after one year. The #1 reason being lack of game time and #2 getting a boyfriend.

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That doesn’t fit the definition of substantial given the natural attrition due to graduation is around 25% (four year degree).

Yet athletes graduate at higher rates than non athletes,, making that more substantial than you think. Ost.of these athletes aren't quitting school, they're quitting sports.

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Yet athletes graduate at higher rates than non athletes,, making that more substantial than you think. Ost.of these athletes aren't quitting school, they're quitting sports.

Not sure that’s true any more with the transfer portal and all the credits lost though it. Baseline to compare is a four year degree graduates people every year. That will vary year to year, but if equal would be 25%. This is not an alarming stat unless it were say double which it is not.

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I did a study for my Sport Science thesis and 20% stopped playing their college sport after one year. The #1 reason being lack of game time and #2 getting a boyfriend.

Did you graduate?

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Not sure that’s true any more with the transfer portal and all the credits lost though it. Baseline to compare is a four year degree graduates people every year. That will vary year to year, but if equal would be 25%. This is not an alarming stat unless it were say double which it is not.

Alarming no but something to be cognizant of. You should be chosing the school forster sport 2nd because things can happen - NO PT, burn out, chronic injuries, coach leaves and you don't like the new guy. If you're depending on athletic money to pay for school that can be a problem. Picking up and starting over isn't always easy either. Like you said credits lost can cause a delay in graduating, which also has financial implications

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I did a study for my Sport Science thesis and 20% stopped playing their college sport after one year. The #1 reason being lack of game time and #2 getting a boyfriend.

So 80% continue. That’s a large percentage.

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I did a study for my Sport Science thesis and 20% stopped playing their college sport after one year. The #1 reason being lack of game time and #2 getting a boyfriend.

So that’s after one year (which is useful data, thanks). How about for four years?

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So that’s after one year (which is useful data, thanks). How about for four years?

Not the poster but one can fairly assume it grows from there. A lot of athletes go in knowing the first year could be tough to earn PT. But if you're not getting substantial minutes year 2? Is it ever going to happen? I'd think year 2 sees another good drop, then it levels out after that. However players also drop because of burnout, academics and chronic injuries. PT isn't the only factor.

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So that’s after one year (which is useful data, thanks). How about for four years?

"According to a 2019 article by The Coaching Educator, 15 percent of college students with athletic scholarships quit their sport while in school. " (Side note, this matches my D's team over the last ten years, comes in at 16% either quit or transferred. Of that, just over half transferred and the rest quit the game completely near as I could tell)

And

"Unfortunately, a growing number of young athletes have quit college sports, naming their loss of passion for the game as the primary reason. According to a study by the British Journal of Sports Medicine, around 33% of college athletes decide to quit their sport."

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"According to a 2019 article by The Coaching Educator, 15 percent of college students with athletic scholarships quit their sport while in school. " (Side note, this matches my D's team over the last ten years, comes in at 16% either quit or transferred. Of that, just over half transferred and the rest quit the game completely near as I could tell)

And

"Unfortunately, a growing number of young athletes have quit college sports, naming their loss of passion for the game as the primary reason. According to a study by the British Journal of Sports Medicine, around 33% of college athletes decide to quit their sport."

As most kids become adults and they see their path in life, they see that sports ends. Some decide to enjoy the waning moments of their sports career, others decide there is no longer a point in distractions from real life. Both reactions are perfectly natural. Which one is decided likely has more to do with the individual than with any external factors.

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As most kids become adults and they see their path in life, they see that sports ends. Some decide to enjoy the waning moments of their sports career, others decide there is no longer a point in distractions from real life. Both reactions are perfectly natural. Which one is decided likely has more to do with the individual than with any external factors.

And some figure this out in 8th grade. It's not tragic. It's normal.

Except for the coaches who want the money.

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And some figure this out in 8th grade. It's not tragic. It's normal.

Except for the coaches who want the money.

Another TS parent misnomer. Coaches want highly motivated players who love to play soccer. Money is not there motivation but rather your excuse.

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Another TS parent misnomer. Coaches want highly motivated players who love to play soccer. Money is not there motivation but rather your excuse.

Agree. There is always another tuition to take the place of the one that leaves the sport.

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And some figure this out in 8th grade. It's not tragic. It's normal.

Except for the coaches who want the money.

Coaches aren't making money off gullible parents, club owners are.