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Post by Soccerhouse on Apr 11, 2022 7:46:44 GMT -5
This was brought up and discussed on other threads.
The thought was there would be vote in the next week on shifting D-1 men's soccer to a new Fall-Spring model.
Sounds like there is concern now that the proposal might be shelved. Maryland coach Sasho Cirovski has been a leader in this model -
"Though it’s likely @ncaa D1 Council will table ALL legislative proposals this week, here is a message from 8 UNITED
@ncaasoccer teams. We won’t stop until we pass the 21st Century Model for our players and for our game!"
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Post by oraclesfriend on Apr 11, 2022 8:51:41 GMT -5
Yesterday I saw a post from Notre Dame Men's team that said they were against it. I understand how it would better prepare these men for the pros and it would likely minimize overuse injuries, but for the majority of the players who are shooting for careers outside of soccer this policy could be harmful to their academic experience.
As a parent of a prospective college athlete I do not like the idea for my kid.
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Post by bogan on Apr 11, 2022 8:57:45 GMT -5
Yesterday I saw a post from Notre Dame Men's team that said they were against it. I understand how it would better prepare these men for the pros and it would likely minimize overuse injuries, but for the majority of the players who are shooting for careers outside of soccer this policy could be harmful to their academic experience. As a parent of a prospective college athlete I do not like the idea for my kid. I figured you’d be for it…what are your concerns? |
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Post by hotspur1 on Apr 11, 2022 12:07:23 GMT -5
Yesterday I saw a post from Notre Dame Men's team that said they were against it. I understand how it would better prepare these men for the pros and it would likely minimize overuse injuries, but for the majority of the players who are shooting for careers outside of soccer this policy could be harmful to their academic experience. As a parent of a prospective college athlete I do not like the idea for my kid. I figured you’d be for it…what are your concerns? I’m not a fan either. Spring semester, at least for my daughters team, is filled with rehab, surgeries and physical therapy, plus lots of weight and functional strength training to get your body ready for the next season. They didn’t even run for about 5/6 weeks. They’ve had three scrimmages which was more than enough - they only had 15 girls able to dress. 18-19 year old kids already come in mostly at a physical disadvantage. The toll it takes on the body when going up against 23 year old women is pretty significant. I personally think This would make it even more difficult to get over those ankle, knee and hamstring issues. Spring season has also been an academic catch up season. Not to mention things like preparing for med school, nursing school tests, etc. My daughters thoughts were something like “oh hell no I need my Spring.” |
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Post by Soccerhouse on Apr 11, 2022 12:16:03 GMT -5
Well the good news is I'm 99.999999% sure this is only for men's soccer. apparently a poll taken early on indicating the vast majority of women's soccer coaches/schools did not want a fall/spring season.
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Post by bogan on Apr 11, 2022 12:55:51 GMT -5
Well the good news is I'm 99.999999% sure this is only for men's soccer. apparently a poll taken early on indicating the vast majority of women's soccer coaches/schools did not want a fall/spring season. I’m 99% sure most mens programs won’t either…not b/c they what people think, but b/c of the expense of a lengthened season. |
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Post by bogan on Apr 11, 2022 12:56:38 GMT -5
Well the good news is I'm 99.999999% sure this is only for men's soccer. apparently a poll taken early on indicating the vast majority of women's soccer coaches/schools did not want a fall/spring season. I’m 99% sure most mens programs won’t either…not b/c they care what people think, but b/c of the expense of a lengthened season. Top D1 schools excluded. |
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Post by Soccerhouse on Apr 11, 2022 12:57:09 GMT -5
Haven't read exactly why -- but many believe this will increase costs and kill off many men's programs...
Notre “Damn” post
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Post by rifle on Apr 11, 2022 16:51:15 GMT -5
I think the goals of the extended season (fewer games per week, less multi-stop travel, more study time during the season) are valid but I do understand the cost concern.
Perhaps plan J could be to make the college cup give more than 36 hours between games that often run 120 minutes. Teams make it that far and then jam a semifinal on Friday night and a final on Sunday afternoon - just in case any of them don’t already have a season worth of nagging injuries.
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Post by oraclesfriend on Apr 11, 2022 20:09:29 GMT -5
Yesterday I saw a post from Notre Dame Men's team that said they were against it. I understand how it would better prepare these men for the pros and it would likely minimize overuse injuries, but for the majority of the players who are shooting for careers outside of soccer this policy could be harmful to their academic experience. As a parent of a prospective college athlete I do not like the idea for my kid. I figured you’d be for it…what are your concerns? Difficulty of those academic pursuits that rely on clinical rotations like PT, OT, nursing, etc. The competitive nature of the current job market for new college grads and the facts that most have some sort of internships under their belts. Their mental health and needing time to have a less busy schedule. Ability to take more demanding classes in the spring. Pre-professional students like law, medicine, pharm and the need for major extra curricular activities that pertain to their future jobs are often requirements for admission to those schools. And many, many things. On the pro side would be less overuse injuries and better periodization. But I don't believe that there would be a lower training demand in the fall so I don't think they would be less stressed in the fall. I think the coaches would just add in more strength and conditioning and film study so would not give them more free time. |
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Post by atlfutboldad on Apr 12, 2022 9:46:08 GMT -5
You'd almost think that the people who want to go pro and play the 9 month season...should go pro (USL) and play a 9-month season. The only valid reason to make the season longer is they don't play twice a weekend during the fall. They should extend the season another month and a half (August to early January) and make a rule saying there must be 5 days between games. Probably less injuries. Problem solved.
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