Hello everyone! I am currently a Junior, and I have been involved in field hockey since I was a freshmen. However, I do not have any desire to continue playing during my Senior year.
I have spent a lot of time (every day during the summer and fall for hours) and money on the sport, and I have acquired a lot of service hours being a youth coach. Though I did enjoy coaching, this sport has completely wrecked my self esteem and my mental health. It is an incredibly toxic environment (due to the people and the coach). I have been on Junior Varsity since my Freshmen year. I was a starter all three years, and I was a captain my Sophomore and Junior year. The only reason I would continue playing is to demonstrate commitment on my college application, but I do not know if it is even worth it to waste another year doing something that makes me miserable. Also, I do not plan on playing this sport in college.
I have strong stats going into my Junior year (4.23 W). My GPA should continue to increase throughout my Junior year as I am taking mainly AP/Honors Courses. I took one AP course as a Sophomore, I am currently taking four as a Junior, and I will be taking three or four next year. Also, I take two languages at my high school (Latin and Spanish). Additionally, I have strong extracurricular activities (leadership roles in four different clubs, and state/regional awards in two different clubs). Also, I have two different internships and had a summer job.
I know I will be probably be fine without playing a sport my Senior year, but I do plan on applying to competitive schools (Boston College (my top school at the moment), Northeastern, New York University, Wellesley, etc.). My high school counselor is not helpful at all, so I just wanted to ask others their opinion to make sure it would not be a red flag to admissions officers.
Thank you so much for all your help! I would be so incredibly appreciative if some of you took the time to answer my question!