Quote: who is choosing ball over education?? Do you really think it matters if you have a degree from Clemson or Carolina.
First off - what percentage of soccer playing SC kids (even those that play US Academy or Premier level ball) will go to a Carolina, Clemson, Furman or CofC on a soccer scholarship? Percentage wise it has to be miniscule. So - that leaves most kids (yes even US Academy and Premier) playing at schools such as Newberry,Limestone,PC,Lander,etc.. Not to say there is anything wrong with one of these schools - BUT - some of these smaller schools have limited programs (majors) to choose from. So if I follow your line of thinking if my kid is recruited by say Newberry then he should go ahead and go there for soccer and "find" a major - pretty much expect to change it - even if they do not offer anything he is currently interested in. Do you realize what kind of effect this could have on the rest of his life - just to play four years of college soccer?
When I was in college some 30 years ago my parents advice was - if you don't really know what you want to do for a living go to college get a business degree and at least you will have a versatile degree that will allow you to possibly go into a lot of different fields. At the time that was great advice - 30 years later it is a different world. The competition for jobs is much tougher and many require specialized education and experience. Many kids in high school are now asked to pick a "major" field of study in order to prepare them for college or the working world. Yes, a lot of people still change majors - but I do not advocate going into college with that mindset.
Simply put, this line of thinking goes totally against the several different recruiting seminars I have attended with my kid.
