With college soccer seasons being cancelled left and right due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one hot-button topic is if players take time off from school.
Option A seems to be holding out hope for a to-be-determined spring schedule, and then pursuing a hybrid education model that mixes in-person instruction with remote learning. Option B, conversely, is taking time off to work and improve your game. There are, of course, layers of complexity and nuance to each decision.
When weighing this new reality, Beachside U-19 captain and Holy Cross commit Liam Coffey came to a quick conclusion: He wanted to play at a high level.