The ugly truth about playing college soccer

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Coaches aren't exactly falling over themselves for players #15-30 on a lot of D1 rosters either

Well, BTNT, hopefully you gave all those families your number so can lend a supporting hand. You are a classic philanthropist.

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Coaches aren't exactly falling over themselves for players #15-30 on a lot of D1 rosters either

Players #20-30 might as well be playing down at the D3 level. They ain't getting any money and maybe there they might actually get to play.

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Well, BTNT, hopefully you gave all those families your number so can lend a supporting hand. You are a classic philanthropist.

More "I see BTNT". I posted the comment. There is minimal overlap between low D1 top D3 teams, but a good deal of overlap between D1 bench warners and D3 players.

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I like it when the coach yells. It lets me know he’s involved.

Yelling at players by coaches shows a lack of emotional control and an inability to communicate in ways that are much more effective. Soccer is not a mindless, rote game. It requires flexibility and adaptability to changing circumstances on the field. You don't inspire confidence or bring out creativity by yelling at a player. In fact, yelling generally achieves the exact opposite of what was intended: the player usually shuts down or panics and continues to make mistakes.

Mistakes happen all over the pitch throughout the game. If they didn't, scores would be like basketball. Simple sports psychology. Not sure what idiot started the trend, maybe it was American football coaches thinking it was the military and "sports as war". Whatever, it doesn't work. There are ways to motivate, inspire, and yes, even harden athletes without yelling. I coach and can tell you that players know when they screw up. They certainly don't need a coach to yell at them about it. What they usually need is some help reading the situation they are struggling with or a break to refocus.

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Players #20-30 might as well be playing down at the D3 level. They ain't getting any money and maybe there they might actually get to play.

For my D, her decision to look for D3 soccer opportunities were largely driven by the idea that she wants to be a student first/athlete second, and that her impression of D1 is that it is athlete first/student second. Regardless of the quality of the soccer, D1 programs will have practices and/or games that conflict with academic schedules with not much consideration from the school and travel requirements that are more intrusive. D3 has fewer of these conflicts.

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Coaches aren't exactly falling over themselves for players #15-30 on a lot of D1 rosters either

AKA- Team Roster Fill-Out/Full-Pay Players

But at least parents get to boast their kid “plays” D1 soccer.

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AKA- Team Roster Fill-Out/Full-Pay Players

But at least parents get to boast their kid “plays” D1 soccer.

If being a practice come counts as playing

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Here's the truth....No one cares about anyone else's kid. No one truly cares whether a kid plays 90 minutes a game in D1 or sits on the bench of a D3. All of this stuff is nonsense.

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For my D, her decision to look for D3 soccer opportunities were largely driven by the idea that she wants to be a student first/athlete second, and that her impression of D1 is that it is athlete first/student second. Regardless of the quality of the soccer, D1 programs will have practices and/or games that conflict with academic schedules with not much consideration from the school and travel requirements that are more intrusive. D3 has fewer of these conflicts.

I think you misunderstand D3 soccer.
Do you think they “consider” each student’s schedule when booking season and travel?

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Here's the truth....No one cares about anyone else's kid. No one truly cares whether a kid plays 90 minutes a game in D1 or sits on the bench of a D3. All of this stuff is nonsense.

You can’t be serious. Players on the bench care, their parents care.

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I think you misunderstand D3 soccer.
Do you think they “consider” each student’s schedule when booking season and travel?

Not the poster but a big advantage of D3 is if you want to intern or do a semester abroad you can in the spring and summer. There's still some team activity but nothing official. D1 is practically a mo
10 month commitment.

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If you don’t like the heat don’t become a chef. Quit making excuses for your kids.

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If you don’t like the heat don’t become a chef. Quit making excuses for your kids.

Why would you possibly care? Seriously.

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Face saving is unbecoming

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Face saving is unbecoming

And face-saving is what you did with this post because you can't deal honestly with the question.