Secondly, football is an expensive program requiring special equipment not required by soccer. With the ever increasing cost in our education program, it makes sense to cut expenses when possible. The fact that football generates revenue is not a valid rebuttal. In reality it is a form of entertainment for the community. The benefits from entertaining the community do not offset the risk of injuries to our young.
As Mike Zimmerman's program has shown, a soccer program will more likely generate a scholarship for a player than will a football program. Initially, a soccer program at Fieldcrest may have to be intramural, which is fine, as it gives more students an opportunity to play. As the soccer program becomes popular other schools will also adopt soccer.
The biggest hurdle to replacing football with soccer is tradition. However, "Win one for the Gipper" is no longer relevant. It is replaced with, "Out with the old, in with the new". Soccer is a world-wide sport and is part of the athletic program at most elite educational institutions. To adopt soccer over football will not only save money and reduce injuries, but will give Fieldcrest the distinction of leading the way for other schools to adopt an increasingly popular sport. If Fieldcrest needs a soccer coach, Mike Zimmerman would be a great candidate.