College Softball and Nursing
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My daughter is going through this now......she wants to change her magor to nursing but college coach told her that she can do nursing and play softball. This really pissed me off....99% of all college players will never make a living playing softball. Coach is also her advisor, he only signs her up for classes that don't interfere with softball practice.
I know for a fact that a lot of the large D1 schools are the same way, because my friends that are parents of the athletes, tell me.
It is very hard to balance everything. Without naming the school, what level does she play at? Is she a scholarship athlete?
I know a family who's athlete went to a major Texas college and they say "never again." They got caught up in the scholarship chase and now a lot of things (most) are out of their control.
It is very hard to balance everything. Without naming the school, what level does she play at? Is she a scholarship athlete?
I know a family who's athlete went to a major Texas college and they say "never again." They got caught up in the scholarship chase and now a lot of things (most) are out of their control.
Isn't that closer to 99.9%?
Parents and the DD start dreaming about playing college sports, and you can get fooled into thinking that "college sports" is it. That happened to us...we were misled, but we were more than willing to be misled. We were so focused on the DD playing D1.
Had I to do it over again, I would have spent more time talking to the academic advisors rather than the softball coaches.
Amy, DD plays for a jr college team and she does have a scolarship to play for that college....her plan was to do the college transfer program and then go to 4 year school. She has now decided to do the nursing/radiology program and coach says she can't do it and play ball.
Another example......time to sign up for spring classes. Advisor/coach signed her up to take an english class that she didn't need and now has to use as an elective. She was signed up for this class because it was the best time slot so she would not miss any practice time. The english class she needed would have interfered 30 min/ twice a week into there practice time, so advisor/coach signed her up for the other english class that didn't interfere with practice. Now she still has to take the other english.
Most coaches don't have the student athletes best interest at heart. They care about winning games bottom line.....
Most coaches don't have the student athletes best interest at heart. They care about winning games bottom line.....
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There are D1 schools that put academics first. These schools don't give athletic scholarships. Accordingly, the coaches may hold the key to playing time, but they don't hold the academic scholarship/financial aid pursestrings. At these schools, the student/athletes are just that - students first, athletes second. Unfortunately, these schools, which include the Ivies, Patriot League, etc, are extremely selective academically. Similarly, one of the appeals of DIII is that the coaches don't have the athletic scholarship leverage to influence their student/athlete's schedules and majors. Now the coaching and quality of play may not be the same as at D1 powerhouses, but there's something to be said for not having to be subservient to a coach for the financial wherewithall to attend/graduate college.
Bottom line is that a sound college education will take you a lot further than college SB alone in the long run. If you can do both, happily, then you are one of the lucky few.
Bottom line is that a sound college education will take you a lot further than college SB alone in the long run. If you can do both, happily, then you are one of the lucky few.
"She has now decided to do the nursing/radiology program and coach says she can't do it and play ball."
She probably can't. I wasn't given the option, of did I really want the nursing students or not. I was told not to take them by my AD.
Your English class problem is very common. If you let one girl miss for class, then you have to let another miss for work, etc. I feel like nursing is a calling and the sooner she gets started on it the better. My niece just finished her RN and is at Barnes Hospital. Good luck.
She probably can't. I wasn't given the option, of did I really want the nursing students or not. I was told not to take them by my AD.
Your English class problem is very common. If you let one girl miss for class, then you have to let another miss for work, etc. I feel like nursing is a calling and the sooner she gets started on it the better. My niece just finished her RN and is at Barnes Hospital. Good luck.
Schools perhaps, but not coaches.
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