Public or private HS for high level travel player?

[Anonymous]

I did not see a thread exactly touching on this. We have applied DC to some DMV privates, but are also zoned for a good public (think W school or NoVA). DC is very strong academically and very focused on soccer.

If DC is accepted into private I am wondering about the logistics, given some require campus sports and the commuting distance is longer for us (both parents work full time). On the other hand I can see the advantage of a smaller school and other pluses of an independent school.

Are there any rule of thumbs about which high school environments mesh best with travel obligations in high school?

[Anonymous]

Revolution is offering private school to athletes and a private area for parents to get drunk in the barn.

[Anonymous]

If a boy in VA, the private high school season is in the Fall, which is the same time as travel soccer.

[Anonymous]

I’m not sure I understand, but if you’re asking about high school placement from a soccer perspective it’s irrelevant. If you are in NOVA I would go public because as someone else said the private school season is in the fall. It’s hard to balance HS soccer and club soccer and injuries are most likely. No colleges watch HS games. Get top grades, challenge your DC with the toughest courses they can handle, and get them on a good team that will attend the top events. That’s where the coaches are, and grades still matter at many colleges. Your high school team doesn’t. Play for fun.

[Anonymous]

If he’s recruited, then private

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If a boy in VA, the private high school season is in the Fall, which is the same time as travel soccer.

Yep. And spring sucks for them because 98% of the team is playing HS soccer and practices/games essentially end by March for club.

DC/MD/privates = Fall HS soccer
VA publics = Spring HS soccer

My kid does spring HS track and the mixed practice sessions with other kids not playing HS soccer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If he’s recruited, then private

If he’s recruited, no HS soccer. lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If he’s recruited, then private

If he’s recruited, no HS soccer. lol

Like ever. 😂

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did not see a thread exactly touching on this. We have applied DC to some DMV privates, but are also zoned for a good public (think W school or NoVA). DC is very strong academically and very focused on soccer.

If DC is accepted into private I am wondering about the logistics, given some require campus sports and the commuting distance is longer for us (both parents work full time). On the other hand I can see the advantage of a smaller school and other pluses of an independent school.

Are there any rule of thumbs about which high school environments mesh best with travel obligations in high school?

Please be specific and detailed in listing the soccer development specific advantages and pluses of private school over good public schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did not see a thread exactly touching on this. We have applied DC to some DMV privates, but are also zoned for a good public (think W school or NoVA). DC is very strong academically and very focused on soccer.

If DC is accepted into private I am wondering about the logistics, given some require campus sports and the commuting distance is longer for us (both parents work full time). On the other hand I can see the advantage of a smaller school and other pluses of an independent school.

Are there any rule of thumbs about which high school environments mesh best with travel obligations in high school?

Please be specific and detailed in listing the soccer development specific advantages and pluses of private school over good public schools?

There are none. You don’t play HS soccer for development, you play for fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did not see a thread exactly touching on this. We have applied DC to some DMV privates, but are also zoned for a good public (think W school or NoVA). DC is very strong academically and very focused on soccer.

If DC is accepted into private I am wondering about the logistics, given some require campus sports and the commuting distance is longer for us (both parents work full time). On the other hand I can see the advantage of a smaller school and other pluses of an independent school.

Are there any rule of thumbs about which high school environments mesh best with travel obligations in high school?

Please be specific and detailed in listing the soccer development specific advantages and pluses of private school over good public schools?

There are none. You don’t play HS soccer for development, you play for fun.

This is mostly true.
I will say, however, that if you play private your kid is more likely to make varsity earlier, and I think it helped my son’s development to play varsity as a freshman, and have to face stronger, faster players every day in practice.
Of course, that comes with a higher injury risk, but we got lucky.