Soccer landscape may change - consumer behavior surely will

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What the poster didn't mention was the over-the-top support your D1 athlete has available: nutritionist, sports psychologist, team of physical therapists, dedicated academic advisor (specializing in advising for athletes), preferred early sign up for housing, preferred early sign up for classes, free academic tutoring, free off-campus medical care (if required), no cost tickets to all on campus sporting events, low-cost tickets to professional sport events in the area, a ton of sport specific free athletic wear, a ton of free logo-ed university leisure wear, etc.

If all that is available to your kid you may want to reinforce grades and study habits but still amazing how many kids quit after first college season. It's a grind.

That is basically true in our experience (give or take a benefit) but with all things in college the student/athlete has to extend themselves to take advantage of all these benefits - all you have to do is go on-line and schedule a bunch of appointments.

But that is the problem - it takes a special 17 or 18 year old kid to schedule weekly appointments and sit down with a sports psychologist and describe what is holding them back. I remember at orientation for son's college they described an amazing array of resources, services, clubs, etc. he could take advantage - spent his whole freshman going to class and hanging out with buddies. Takes a very self-motivated kid (especially Freshman and Senior years of college).

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Soccer college players are overrated.

They might have all those resources but still can play.

Im sorry.

That is basically true in our experience (give or take a benefit) but with all things in college the student/athlete has to extend themselves to take advantage of all these benefits - all you have to do is go on-line and schedule a bunch of appointments.

But that is the problem - it takes a special 17 or 18 year old kid to schedule weekly appointments and sit down with a sports psychologist and describe what is holding them back. I remember at orientation for son's college they described an amazing array of resources, services, clubs, etc. he could take advantage - spent his whole freshman going to class and hanging out with buddies. Takes a very self-motivated kid (especially Freshman and Senior years of college).

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What the poster didn't mention was the over-the-top support your D1 athlete has available: nutritionist, sports psychologist, team of physical therapists, dedicated academic advisor (specializing in advising for athletes), preferred early sign up for housing, preferred early sign up for classes, free academic tutoring, free off-campus medical care (if required), no cost tickets to all on campus sporting events, low-cost tickets to professional sport events in the area, a ton of sport specific free athletic wear, a ton of free logo-ed university leisure wear, etc.

If all that is available to your kid you may want to reinforce grades and study habits but still amazing how many kids quit after first college season. It's a grind.

Sot it's kind of like IMG but IMG is better because you don't have to go to school!