You’re wrong. Lol. |
How in the world would you know? |
I have a kid who’s school was fully paid for. Mostly athletic money - some academic money. Not a Power 5 program…nor did we target Power 5 because we knew to get the money you have to be a top recruit for that specific program. My kid would not have been a top recruit for Power 5 which means her money would have been greatly reduced. So we targeted mid-tier programs and found what we were looking for. Decent program with better academic reputation. Savings of 150,000 |
For Reston, Herndon you should try: BRYC, VDA, McLean, Metro or Loudoun. |
Would you honestly recommend Metro or BRYC over FCV? |
| Depends on your players skill level. |
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More people should figure this out when making their target school list if athletic money is being sought. Target the wrong schools and you can miss the ship. |
Yes. I honestly would. |
Yes. My child was recruited. The process is difficult. Lots of visits, lots of research. Trying to find the right mix of excellent school and soccer. As with all the other kids, it all worked out in the end. |
There are many kids who just dont announce. If you are looking at Top Drawer soccer for your information, It's likely not complete. |
There are many more that do report |
| what is a mid tier school? Can someone give some examples? Does that mean not division 1? |
It’s not mid-tier school. It’s mid-tier program. I would say a mid-tier program would be ranked 100-250 out of 330 plus programs. For me, Davidson would be a top tier school with a mid-tier program. |
Davidson’s a great example. YMMV — here’s the NCAA D1 rankings this week, 1 to 316. https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-women/d1/ncaa-womens-soccer-rpi. Find your kid’s academic matches and stretches and see where those schools tend to land on this list week to week or season to season. |