<p>I started my sophomore year last week and began my second year of high school soccer. With the start of AP courses and stuff this year, I'm really wondering whether its a good idea to continue to play soccer. With soccer, you practice everyday for 3-4 hours, which is an investment of far more time than any other EC. I don't even really like it much anymore.</p>
<p>Looking to college, do you think it would be wiser for me to quit soccer, use that time for my schoolwork and maybe another EC instead, or is it beneficial enough to have a sport on your transcript to stick it out and keep playing?</p>
<p>I think that if you don't like it anymore, you've answered your own question. Find an EC (and it doesn't need to be a sport) that you can be passionate about. You will enjoy it more and that passion will find its voice on your applications. Never do something because it "looks good" on paper.</p>
<p>I definitely understand what you are saying, but when I say I don't even like it much anymore, keep in mind, there are many morning when I don't like going to school either... But I do, everyday. Sometimes you do have to bite the bullet, and if soccer was beneficial enough on my transcript to keep at it, I would.</p>
<p>OK, thanks for the advice... But do you understand what I tried to say in my last post, sometimes even when you have other things you'd prefer to do, but you have to bite the bullet do it anyway? Are you trying to say that if I were to do an EC I wasn't really excited about, to make it a 1 hour a week one instead of a 20 hour a week one? Spend the majority of my time doing an EC I like (business in my case).</p>
<p>Try to think about protecting your gpa first and foremost. Do whatever it takes to get as many A's as possible. After that, even though people will say not to do anything you don't want to do, we all know that many kids will participate in activities because they feel their college application will be enhanced by doing so. And we all know that colleges expect a certain level of ec's, etc. Plenty of people are doing things either partially or mostly for that reason. (Why else would an entire generation of teenagers be taking college classes and performing community service all summer instead of going to the beach and hanging out with friends like their parents did?) So, if you can think of an activity/activities that would look better than soccer and take less of your time, then quit. If you don't have any good ec's to fill the gap, stay in soccer unless you hate it. Think about things like: will be easier to gain leadership roles or awards with soccer or with a new activity? I was just talking to a senior the other day who was in your shoes-he quit his club soccer team and nearly quit the school team because he felt overwhlemed at the beginning of junior year. Now he is looking for opportunities to play soccer in college. This is not an easy decision. Good luck.</p>
<p>Would you feel the same way if you were on the varsity?</p>
<p>Could you just be unhappy with your current situation on jv?</p>
<p>Only you can answer that question. Having spent decades in the game playing, coaching and reffing.. I know alot of kids find a way.. if they want to. Usually soccer teams have the best gpas of hs teams. Alot of kids find a way, look around your own teams to see how it's done. </p>
<p>The HS soccer season is about 10 weeks. Again, I ask is this a smoke screen for another issue? Are you playing alot? How's the coach? </p>
<p>I'm saying you can't quit playing but I think your not being honest about the reasons. </p>
<p>Opie, yes I did get playing time every game (Right-Back), and my coach was a really nice guy. I never expected to play varsity while a sophomore. I just don't like playing as much as I used to and feel it was a taking up too much of my time.</p>