Since January I've been playing on a indoor soccer team in a pretty good league. I couldn't always make every game due to work on Sunday's, but as of recent, I've been playing every week and truly miss being on a competitive sports team.

Had have played high school soccer and lacrosse and being a stand-out in both, I got burned out of playing sports since the age of five and quit after my first semester of college. I then pursued my second passion of photography.

However, with the recent playing of soccer I've been thinking of trying out for my college team this fall as a walk-on. But, if I make the squad the problem is that I am a senior and the photo editor of the campus newspaper which takes up a large majority of my non-class room time. I don't think I could I ever manage all three, since sports teams are continually traveling, and I am paid staff of the newspaper.

So, I question myself whether or not to try out and give up something I am good at and want to pursue as a career. I've worked hard and continue to market myself as photojournalist, am well known throughout the campus through this, and won seven collegiate photojournalism this past March. It's truly the one thing I want to do as a career.

With the team, will they even take me as walk-on senior? Will I even play if I make it?

I just keep thinking that I'll never be in college again to play sports and miss not playing throughout my college career. Then again, I'll never have another place to continue to build my portfolio and continue to learn and market myself as a young up-coming photographer. Because after college I will no longer have a miniature world at my disposal, with very few real world restrictions or pressures.

It's a tough decision and I know only I can make the final decision, but I would like some outside input. Thanks.

 

They'll take walk-ons fo sho....If you're good you'll play if not you'll be straight practice squad

 

career ... but everything can work out, it depends on how much you value sleep.

 

playing for Towson...who cares....Career

 

what division is towson?

i would stick with the career and continue to play indoor on the side or something. that photography job is going to look a lot better than playing soccer for a year.

 

Towson is D-1, they won the CAA last year but lost in the NCAA tournament early.

 

what the hell is the CAA?

I've never even heard of Towson

 

tryout for the team. if you don't get on, then there you go.

if you get on the team, see who your teammates are, then decide.

you can always work for a newspaper, but you'll never be able to play collegiate sports after you graduate.

if i were you, i'd choose the sport, so you won't regret it later on. and if you become a journalist/photographer, playing college level sports won't hurt your resume. might give you insight

 

CAA is conference. Much like ACC, Big Ten, Pac Ten, etc.

 

:werd: I'd do something along those line. if you make the squad decline the position, you'll know you can hang with the big boys and you'd prove to yourself how good at soccer you are. continue with your photography and make some loot. besides what's more realistic? making money being a soccer player, or taking photos? you already know you have a future in sports photography, and because of your background it gives you an advantage. don't mess with your careear, you could be a staff photographer for SI and be chilling on the sideline of all the major sporting events getting paid grip.