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Men's Soccer Team
“Anthony, are you going to try out for East Carolina’s Soccer Team?”, asked my coach. I replied, “I was going to, but, unfortunately, they got rid of their soccer team a few years ago.” I played soccer all my life and know many great soccer players that attend East Carolina University. I am writing this to the Athletic Directors at ECU, hopefully in an attempt to bring the ECU Men's Soccer Team back. Many problems that motivated the eviction of the team changed, such as, low budget, minimum popularity, and on-field performance. With research I developed from different sources, I can explain why ECU should reestablish a men's soccer team. It may be far fetched, but this could help the university in more ways than one. The last Soccer Team did …show more content…
The ECU Club Team travels and plays against schools across North Carolina, the nation, and the American Athletic Conference. ECU’s Men's Club Soccer Team has accomplished many achievements. In 2012 and 2013, they qualified for regional's twice, in Georgia and Tennessee, and attended Nationals once, in Phoenix, Arizona. I feel with those results that having a Varsity Team would not be a bad investment. Many Americans, as well as, International students are a part of the Club Soccer Team. The ECU Club Team is full of some of the best soccer players at ECU and in the nation. We have quality players attending ECU and bringing the Varsity Team back would give them a chance to expose their talents to the …show more content…
Bringing the soccer team back allows students and athletes that play soccer to be a part of something big. This means that more scholarships can be given and more students are attracted to ECU. Also, with it being a major Varsity sport, there will be a great amount of money coming from ticket sales and concessions at games. With the Title IX rule, the Women's and Men’s Soccer Teams will equally be funded so both the teams are not discriminated against. North Carolina is one of the best states for soccer and recruiting can help build the soccer program over time. With the growth of ECU, many effects that lead to eviction, such as; low budget, minimum popularity, low population, and bad performance changed for the good. I am hopeful that the Athletic Directors and school officials will think about resurrecting the ECU Men's Soccer Team
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