Men's Soccer

Tyberius
Wed, 07 Oct 2015 18:10:28 +0000

Hstill adjusting to not getting the playing time he hoped for. The coach had said during recruiting that he had no returning players playing the positions my son plays, but in fact he has two returning player in those positions now. Maybe they played other positions last year, but I feel a bit deceived. Coach does not sub much (contrary to what coach said) so it is tough to get playing time. Son’s roommate plays all game every game, but that hasn’t been an issue as they play different positions. Academics have also been a concern as they scheduled my son for one of the hardest classes he will ever have to take for his first term of college, while the team is in season.

I think that what has helped is my son’s friendship with his roommate and with another player who was the roommate’s teammate in England. The three spend a lot of time together off the field. It also helps to see that a lot of his former teammates have not seen the field at all. He realizes he is not the only one in this situation. I do wish that he would establish more relationships away from the field in case he is no longer part of the team at some point.

If your son has an injury and is seeing the training staff the trainers may keep the coach up to date on your son. At this point I would not take the coach’s lack of interest in your son personally.