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Post by Soccerhouse on Mar 27, 2018 8:36:33 GMT -5
Good read with some arguments for and against making college soccer a 2 semester sport. www.espn.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/22869596/2018-world-cup-college-soccer-too-much-risk-rising-us-talent"Cirovski then pointed to a preliminary NCAA white paper stating that the injury rate for elite-level soccer players increases sixfold when students play two games a week versus once a week. "And we play three games a week!" he said. Cirovski slapped down the white paper stating that college soccer players need 72 to 96 hours of recovery between games" "Georgetown's Wiese is another of Clark's former players and admitted he's on the fence about the proposal. "Spring is a huge asset developmentally," he explained. "In the spring, we don't care about winning or losing. It's amazing how all the players relax and start getting better. By the end of the spring, everyone is in a better place." ""The people in the room don't understand our sport," said UConn's Reid, who thinks too much of the NCAA's attention focuses on football and basketball. He said it's no coincidence that the men willing to speak up on the issue are also some of the most successful and powerful coaches in college soccer. "Many other coaches are afraid to speak to their athletic directors because they're worried about job security," he said. "The athletic directors are the ones that hire and fire them. But we need them to educate their ADs about how to improve the student-athlete experience."
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Post by gaprospects on Mar 27, 2018 9:12:30 GMT -5
Lengthening the college season and limiting substitutions would increase the productivity and quality of college soccer by a ton. So many people look at the small number of professional players that emerge from the college game and cast it as a lack of quality players. That's simply not true.
Getting significant change out of a corrupt organization like the NCAA, especially in a sport that doesn't do anything for the athletic departments' bank accounts, will be extremely difficult, and the short-term solution is probably more professional opportunities for young players until we can get serious reform in college soccer.
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Post by Soccerhouse on Mar 27, 2018 9:44:09 GMT -5
Lengthening the college season and limiting substitutions would increase the productivity and quality of college soccer by a ton. So many people look at the small number of professional players that emerge from the college game and cast it as a lack of quality players. That's simply not true. Getting significant change out of a corrupt organization like the NCAA, especially in a sport that doesn't do anything for the athletic departments' bank accounts, will be extremely difficult, and the short-term solution is probably more professional opportunities for young players until we can get serious reform in college soccer. The top US youth national team prospects have easier decisions, they are offered home grown deals early now and forgo college. Its the next tier that have some very difficult decisions to make when trying to pursue the dream of being a professional soccer player. The tier that are still being offered full or mostly full scholarships and are considered top d1 prospects. What would you advise your kid to do: If UVA, Stanford, UNC, or Duke came with offers, those are hard academic institutions to turn down. Tough spot for 18 year olds for sure. Colleges are already playing in the spring anyway, just make it a 2 semester sport and start a little later in the year. Given the corruption and in ability to monitor, the NCAA is like dealing with a Fax machine in 2018.... antiquated. I know it's their decisions to make, but I just don't want to see a generation of quality soccer players fall through the cracks of life when they passed up full rides to colleges and can't make it in the 2nd/3rd division of soccer. I know a great kid, played for a youth national team -- didn't even play ODP because of the $$$, but was seen and was asked to play for the region pool years ago. He escalated to the youth national teams, and played in one of the youth world cups. Attacked by agents etc, gave up a full ride to an amazing institution, would have been the first member of his extended family to attend college. He chose the pro route, went to south america, and wasn't really ever given a fair chance, he said it was so hard, players wouldn't give him the ball, they perceived him as taking their spots, and they wouldn't let it happen. yes, there were other issues at play, could he have worked harder, i'm sure -- but long story short, he's back in the states, at 23ish, trying to figure out life, no college degree, and he's coaching u9 soccer at a local club with very little to fall back on.
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