How hard is it to make the boys soccer team at Yorktown?
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Anonymous
| My son plays travel and is a pretty good player but I’m starting to get really nervous. |
Anonymous
| This probably belongs in the sports discussion? I do know (as most know) is that it is one of the most competitive teams to join. Same with lacrosse, etc. |
Anonymous
+ basketball + baseball But yes. Generally speaking, they are cutting kids who play travel. |
Anonymous
| Is he in ECNL or red? |
Anonymous
| Red |
Anonymous
Nervous? Because??? He can still play travel, yes? |
Anonymous
| From what I've been able to pick up over the years of being close to the school is that it's fairly political in boys soccer... |
Anonymous
Baseball is political too! |
Anonymous
This is hilarious. All of you have been involved in travel sports presumably for decades if your child is considering any of these sports and so you know that making every team throughout their lives has not and never will be a genuine. It’s not like that magically changes in HS (or for the rest of their lives for that matter). I mean, god, what about the children who work their tail off academically and then don’t get into their college of choice because your child happens to be accepted on the colleges soccer team. Life is completely unfair and if you think that YHS is somehow immune wake up. Mostly though they do want to win so they are taking the kids most likely to help them do that. Not always but mostly. So most of the political gripes will boil down to the margins kids who could’ve gone one way or the other. That’s life. |
Anonymous
Then he’s probably in pretty good shape. Has he been going to the Green days? Has he had any feedback? |
Anonymous
Not the OP but he wants to play for his high school. Not an uncommon hope. |
Anonymous
Of course; but so much nervousness on the parent's part to warrant a DCUM thread? Rather than just waiting to see the outcome like most others do? |
Anonymous
Can anyone elaborate in plain language? |
Anonymous
Probably not. It likely means parents of kids who didn't make the team believe it's because the coach chose their favorites and other, less-deserving kids for other reasons instead of their kid. |
Anonymous
most definitely... |