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The choice to move to the United States was not an easy choice at all. Leaving family and friends in Israel and especially everything I have become accustomed to and built in the world of football. And now after a period here, I do not regret it, even for a second. The conditions here are insane and the coaching staff do everything to help me be the best player I can be, while studying and getting a degree, which is the big bonus here. I will say this again, even though I had the opportunity to play at a high level in Israel, I chose to come here and I do not regret it for a second. From here, there are options to go to higher levels than in Israel.

Throughout my time as a football player, my dream has been to play in the best conditions and experience the professionalism required to be successful. Before I came to the US, I had a lot of concerns about whether this was the step I needed to take, to upgrade myself as a footballer and in the end when I went for it and I experience it, I felt that I am improving as an athlete and as a person. I stepped out of my comfort zone and embarked on a journey that everyone dreams of. All the staff here make sure you get all the help to get better as a footballer and as a student. The facilities and training here are at the highest level and of course the degree, the most important key to the future.

My choice to play soccer and get an education in the United States was one of the important decisions I have made so far in my life. As a soccer player with a dream, you want the best of the best in order to achieve your goals. Whether it be from an academic or athletic stand point. Coming to the U.S got me just that. The facilities, level of play and competition are top level and something that I had been dreaming about since I was a child. It wasn’t easy to leave my family, friends, and whole life behind, but the opportunity to get out of my comfort zone was one I will never forget. Also, experiencing life as a student athlete is another amazing opportunity that will prepare me for real life after college and help me become a better soccer player, better person and just better version of myself.

The transition to college in the United States is the biggest and most meaningful step in my life. A step that turned out to be the best for me. This transition led me to understand that I can do anything. It is not easy to leave your family and friends at home, but when I came here, I met lifelong friends from different cultures, that have become like family. The combination of soccer and school is amazing. I get the best conditions for success, not like in Israel. I’m living the dream!

Sometimes in life you experience something that changes you, something that happens and takes you out of your comfort zone. The change I did from playing in Israeli second division to college soccer at UCF (one of the best soccer’s program in America) was one of them. I have here everything to help me succeed on and off the field. I’m improving my soccer game and at the same time, studying for an undergraduate degree in economics.

Being a student athlete is a great experience. You receive a top class education while playing the sport you love in a system that strives you to be successful on and off the field and provides you with all the conditions to do so. The athletic facilities and the level of professionalism is world class and there are plenty of resources invested to support athletes’ academic success as well. Even though living alone in a different country is challenging, the experience builds your character, matures you, pushes you towards finding the best version of yourself and prepares you in the best way to life after college. I feel priviliged to undergo this journey.

The choice to play college soccer was unequivocally the best I have received in my life. Beyond the opportunity to play and enjoy soccer at a high level, I got the opportunity to do a bachelor’s degree at a prestigious university in the United States, meet new friends from different countries in the world, go through challenges and amazing experiences that only a few people at my age experience.

Moving to the United States was the smartest step I could take. This step allows me to combine excellent academic studies while at the same time, playing high-level soccer at world-class facilities. I came to a place where I can fulfill myself both athletically and academically. I acquire a new language, meet new people, have experiences, mature, enjoy every day and just simply living the dream.

The decision to leave everything and move to play in the United States is without a doubt the best decision of my career. Playing in the college league is an amazing experience, and the opportunity to experience the excellent conditions and professional attitude to football is a great privilege!

This coming Fall semester, ends my second year as a student-athlete at the University of Hartford, Connecticut A year full of amazing experiences, starting with being a central part, both professionally and socially of my soccer team, through getting to know different people from all over the world and making unexpected friendships, continuing with success in studying for a degree and improving my English on a daily basis. Recommend to anyone who can.

This crazy experience of college, cannot be explained in words. From not getting the most out of myself to make a 180-degree turn in attitude and hard work in addition to the crazy facilities and the enviroment that pushes you and watches over you with a thousand eyes. And with all that, doing a master’s degree intensively with interesting material, preparation for post-degree life and knowledge passed on from the lecturers who are considered among the best in the world. without a doubt a once in a lifetime experience that shapes me as a human being.

This is a powerful and challenging experience both in soccer and academically. To my delight in my first year, I was successful and won the title that every young player would like to win. In addition, I met new friends from all over the world that after such an intensive period, today they are a significant part of my life. It’s already clear to me that the decision to come here was very right for me.

I came to college to combine my undergraduate and soccer career. The level of the facilities here is world class. Top clubs from all over the world come here and use our facilities. During my time here, I have evolved greatly as a person and a soccer player, plus I am studying for a bachelor’s degree from a prestigious university in the United States. I encourage any player who is thinking about his future, to take this step.

I am currently a business administration student at Embry Riddle University located in Daytona Beach, Florida. I am part of the university soccer team and play as a striker for the team. Deciding to go on this journey with David was the best decision I ever made. Over time, I acclimated academically and professionally and felt that I was taking a significant step towards a better future, on and off the field.

The choice to fly to the United States and leave everything was not easy, I had many thoughts about how I would manage in terms of the language, studies, and being far from home. Now after a short period, I can say that I made the right choice, the colleague experience is amazing, earning a bachelor’s degree, language, culture while playing, it’s crazy. All the facilities – gyms, treatment rooms, the pitches at the highest level! The experiences you have are something I will take with me for life. When you have all these conditions, you feel your improvement as a football player and your personal development as a human being.

The football is at very high level, everyone wants to do well and give 100 percent every workout. The group is like one big family. When it comes to the conditions around, you feel as if you are playing for Real Madrid, all big and new. At first the school was difficult, because it is in a foreign language, and sometimes there are classes of 500 students, but because I’m an athlete, they made sure I get help anytime I need. The experience is amazing and I feel lucky to have been given the opportunity to go out to study and play at San Diego State University.

I’m happy to have the chance to do the thing I love the most, that it’s footballIn my opinion, and also to do a bachelor’s degree. iggest difference between soccer here and Israel, is that here you play on the field with your best friends, which makes the experience much more special. I’ve been here only six months and I already have friends who are like family. Certainly the best decision I ever made.

Like in every big and important decision in life, I had doubts and fears when I came here to college in the USA, but way quicker than I thought, they all faded away and turned into excitement and motivation to do my best in everything. Now, I can truly say it was the best decision for me, I keep on developing as a player, a student and as a person. The combination of sports and academics here is designed perfectly, which helps you to do your best in both. Also, I was amazed by the level of the facilities and the dedication of the whole staff to help you improve as an individual and as a team. On top of all, I had the chance to get to know friends that are the closest to family from all around the globe, and having experiences that I’ll remember for the rest of my life.

The most crazy and powerful experience I have ever experienced. I do what I like best and gain a degree together with it. The level of football is high and the pace of the game is very fast. I meet people from all over the world, improve my English and also enjoy life in college. I experience professionalism here at a level that is not found anywhere in Israel, whether it is in the coaches themselves or in investing in anything small. The soccer fields, the gyms and the treatment rooms are all at the highest level I have encountered. Coming here was the best decision I ever made.

The experience in the US is something special. First of all, the possibility of continuing to play football and not giving up on the dream, while insuring myself with a degree is not an obvious thing. The possibilty to keep my pro development is possible and realistic. I get access train in outdor 24 hours plus a gym and eat healthy food all week long. Attitude and respect for the profession are a completely different thing in the US, and until you experience it, it is difficult to understand the difference.

So I came to the United States for the first time to play soccer and study. It’s been a while, but I can say that when I arrived, it was hard to adapt to the new culture and especially to the foreign language. But over time, I can say that I am improving in every way and enjoy a high level of football with facilities, training staff and training level at the highest level. And of course combines it with bachelor’s degree of a high academic level. While fulfilling my goals, I am experiencing a new and amazing country, friends from all over the world, and mentally maturing. I’m looking forward to the future with impatience.

After great concerns from the transition to a distant country with a different culture and a foreign language, I found amazing people here who received me in the most beautiful way. It took some time getting used to learn English, but I got help from every professor so that I could succeed. The facilities here are at a very high level as well as the level of training and the knowledge of the medical and professional staff. I’m extremely happy I came here and highly recommend!

Getting to a university in the US and combining football, which is what I love most, with academic studies, language acquisition, getting to know new cultures and friends from all over the world was the best opportunity I got. I got to know a different sports experience in the United States. The investment and attitude to sports is something I did not know. Seeing the facilities and the whole attitude is simply a corrective experience to what I experienced in my country.

I’m in college rather short period. During this period I’ve improved amazingly in English, and while studying all week, I also feel improvement. I’ve met new people from the United States and from all over the world, I traveled with my team to games around the East Coast, I learned soccer here is very physical and fast and I arrived with my team to our conference finals. I enjoy every minute of it and it just gets better and better.