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Post by futbolislife on Oct 18, 2013 11:04:37 GMT -5
Last year I went through the whole recruiting process with my then High School Senior. He ended up signing at a Georgia DIII college. In his Freshman year, he has averaged at least 70 minutes a game and has even started a few games. He has another friend and former Classic I teammate who also signed with a DIII school and plays the whole 90 minutes as a freshman. He then has 2 other friends/teammates that signed with DII colleges and have yet to see the field. And a three others who signed with a DI college, one who has played a little, and the other 2 not at all.
I have been asked by other parents if their son/daughter should try for a DI/DII school to get a scholarship. My simple answer is: do they want to bust their butt in practice at a DI/DII school and NOT playfor 2 years, or bust their butt at an NAIA/DIII school and get to play immediately.
We are very happy with our sons decision and so is he. Yes DIII colleges do not offer sports scholarships, but they do make up for it in Academic Scholarships.
What do ya'll think about this?
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Post by bpgbeieio on Oct 18, 2013 11:44:52 GMT -5
What do I think about this? Denominating one's satisfaction with minutes played during a 15 game DIII soccer schedule is ridiculous.
Enjoy the next three years and then deal with the remaining 80 or so years of life. College, and every discussion about it, except for b-ball's "one and dones", should be about the opportunities a degree presents.
I spent five years on a DI bench in college and on the infrequent occasions when I return to football games I sit in the luxury boxes and join the other denizens in the luxury boxes in donating $10 to my Heisman Award winning teammate so that he attend the current year's Heisman ceremony.
College athletics are a fleeting moment and should be valued as such.
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Post by bpgbeieio on Oct 18, 2013 11:49:31 GMT -5
One more thing, with no grants-in-aid at DIII, there are no NLoI or scholarships documents to sign and hence no signings. Merely an announcement that the player will attend the school.
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Post by dadofkeeper on Oct 18, 2013 11:56:08 GMT -5
In the long run, 99.999 pecent of these kids will not make a living from soccer. So, it all depends on what the kids want and what schools offer their major.
I personally believe that kids learn more from their failures than their successes. So, if they have to work a couple of years to get field time, that is not necessarily a bad thing unless it causes them to become discouraged with school (which is all that counts). We don't all become partners in a firm from day one; most have to work their way up through the ranks.
My daughter, once offered by a D1, would not look at any ohter level. She is driven by being in the spot light (that is why she plays basketball also) and would not be happy not knowing if she could have succeeded at that level or not. Also, unlike football and basketball, transferring is always an option. That said, if she does not see the field next year, she will be greatly disappointed, considering how hard she has been working to improve her game. If she does not, I personally do not know how she will take it. She has always been a big fish in a little pond. I think she will see some playing time, but this will competition like she has never experienced.
Anyway, I think it all depends on the individual personality of the kid involved.
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Post by spectator on Oct 18, 2013 14:03:31 GMT -5
This:
"In the long run, 99.999 pecent of these kids will not make a living from soccer. So, it all depends on what the kids want and what schools offer their major. "
is spot on! Go to college for the education and long term benefits - if you happen to be able to continue to play your sport, that's a bonus.
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Post by Anonymous on Oct 20, 2013 12:11:57 GMT -5
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