One of the harsh realities of college sports is that they do not always work out. Before coming to college, college sports can be very hyped up from your parents to your friends to your coaches and teammates. Everyone around you is going to happy and supportive of your opportunity to go and play a college sport, but what they don’t tell you is that it’s not always going to be sunshine and rainbows. Being a college athlete is not for those who do not want to put in hard work, long hours, effort and lots of energy into their sport. In the beginning, when committing to play a college sport it’s all about the gear you’re going to get, the pictures you can post, the ability to say, “I’m playing Division 1 soccer”. Nearly one third of college athletes quit during their time in college. This happens because some students just realize that they have lost the love for their sport, they can’t juggle school and soccer and the workload, they have bad relationships with the coaches or players, or they simply just don’t want to put the work in that comes with being a college athlete.
With the athletes who quit, it’s often a sigh of relief and they feel like they have a weight off of their shoulders. Quitting a college sport is a very big decision and one that requires a lot of thought and weighing of pros and cons of making your decision. Most if not all Division 1 and 2 athletes have some kind of scholarship money being awarded to them. When you quit, obviously that money is no longer going to be given to that player anymore. Depending on the players family situation financially, players must realize that if their college education is relying heavily on the money they are receiving from their sport, they have to keep that in mind when making their final decision. The greatest thing that people must keep in mind is that no matter who is quitting or why someone is quitting, it is going to be one of the biggest, if not the biggest decision they have made all their life. Playing a college sport is not for everyone, even when people think they are ready for it, the reality is, sometimes it’s just not the right fit.
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