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NEPSAC soccer postgraduate interest “through the roof” due to pandemic

By Jonathan SigalFebruary 11, 2021

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Deng Deng Kur, right, was a postgraduate center back at Berkshire. (Mike Gridley/New England Soccer Journal)

Interest in a postgraduate year is booming across New England prep school soccer, per conversations with NEPSAC coaches in recent days.

Consider it a trickle-down effect of the COVID-19 pandemic altering the recruiting landscape, as well as the NCAA granting fall student-athletes an extra year of eligibility. Looking to buy more time, Class of 2021 players are seeking out the PG experience – a fifth year or extra semester to strengthen their case and further develop.

It all occurs amid a recruiting world where the Division I recruiting dead period lasts through April 15 and the NESCAC (Division III) has its own indefinite recruiting dead period.

Tags: Berkshire, Bridgton Academy, NEPSAC, Northfield Mount Hermon, South Kent

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