Signing Day-- ECNL to College Womens Soccer

[Anonymous]

Right now, schools only have 14 scholarships. That hasn't changed (yet). How many players on a 28 player roster are getting athletic full rides? 3 a year? That seems like too many... So, 2? (8 total full rides) and then partial scholarships to some players and then no money for a few.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Right now, schools only have 14 scholarships. That hasn't changed (yet). How many players on a 28 player roster are getting athletic full rides? 3 a year? That seems like too many... So, 2? (8 total full rides) and then partial scholarships to some players and then no money for a few.

Very few D1 or D2 offer the full 14 outside of the Power4 - and not all of them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Right now, schools only have 14 scholarships. That hasn't changed (yet). How many players on a 28 player roster are getting athletic full rides? 3 a year? That seems like too many... So, 2? (8 total full rides) and then partial scholarships to some players and then no money for a few.

Very few D1 or D2 offer the full 14 outside of the Power4 - and not all of them.

Not true. I would say each year looks like:
20%
40%
60%
80%

or
40%
80%
100%
100%


Lots of schools just give books scholarships (VA TECH) or pay only for summer classes in full.
There are a million ways to incentivize players.

Oh - and then there is their stipend!
(Not part of the scholarship)

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Anonymous wrote:I am sure they are all still populating in, but for VDA

Dayton
ODU
Syracuse
Princeton
Northern Arizona
Wake
JMU x2
Radford x2
Xavier
Boston Univ
Clemson
Seton Hall
George Mason
UNC-Charlotte
Pitt
St. Joseph
Stanford
MIT
VA Tech
Fairfield
Wheaton (MA)
Towson
Auburn

Again, like with Arlington, Union, Bethesda, and all others to follow, we have to compartmentalize that some are recruited for being student athletes and others for athlete students

How many of these players will get any playing time next year?

Who knows? And it depends on things that have not happened yet like how thye come into camp. But why is this a point for you?

It’s a point because people here are making way too much out of which players from which clubs are going to which colleges. It will matter so little in 2 years. Most of the players will either never see the field or quit altogether before they finish college. Even the ones who do play will be done with soccer once they graduate. It’s like making a big deal about which team a player’s on at U10. After a few years no one cares anymore including the player. Why does anything except the academic credentials matter for where someone goes to college?

Because for some parents, they want to say, "My son/daughter goes to Duke" irrespective of how the child was admitted and whether it is a good fit academically for them. There are people who can't stomach the thought of their child being a student at Mason or ODU and having people in their social circle know it.

It's very similar to the relatively recent college entrance scandal. There were parents who "needed" to say their daughter went to USC, as opposed to somewhere like Fresno State or CSU LA.

Keep telling yourself that you’d pick ODU over Duke even if your kid wasn’t academically prepared for Duke… 😂 Kids coming out of Duke no matter how they do academically are gonna be better off career wise than kids coming out of ODU. No one is choosing ODU over Duke if they can help it.

Of course anyone would choose Duke over ODU. Assuming they could afford it. But that’s not the point. The point is that anyone that gets accepted to Duke to play soccer is either 1) a regular youth national team player with legit pro talent (a true unicorn not any of your daughters) or 2) an academic star (top of class, perfect SAT) who would have had a shot to get into Duke without soccer

Right, and these are people on th3 Duke wom3ns soccer team who are not #1 above. At all. So how did they make the team?

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Why is this person/people having such a hard time with the fact that wealthy people with influence can get what they want for their kids? This isn't that difficult to grasp. It is happening, it has happened and will happen every year...especially around the DMV. The kids are all good kids I'm sure, they are probably great students...simply can't play soccer at these schools, so it pisses everyone off when they rub it in everyone's face rather than showing some humility. It's also insulting to the girls who get recruited to play soccer at these schools that earn it and chuckle when they see these players announce their POSER soccer commitments. It also rubs salt in the wounds of all the people that have daughters that are way better players than these kids and simply can't get recruited to any of the schools they want. Again, if the kids don't care that they won't play a meaningful minute in 4 years if they can stay on the roster as practice players then I guess it's a win for them. So, keep it to yourself and enjoy the next legacy of Duke, UVA etc.

I guess why do you think the fix is in on this? It is not. You do not makle a sports team in 2024 by paying money (donations) even if you once did. Thgis was shut down as a bad look by the colleges. they will let you get in by a large donation just not on a sports team. Coaches are not taking them for the bottom of the roster. It would take over $1 million for someone to get a kid in Duke. Are you saying that parents are paying $1 million to get on the soccer team? Not happening.

You are certainly naive. Of course this happens.

just because a family is wealthy and their kids get great spots on Duke roster - does not mean something criminal has happened. You are so bitter.

Not bitter. My kid is heading to a great school. Doesn't mean the other thing didn't happen. It did. Your refusal to believe doesn't make it any less true.

Did the family give you access to their bank account? Lot's of Duke coaches driving new cars? Come on. We don't believe you. You can believe what you want but you sound crazy.

Yes. And Yes. C'mon get serious. If you don't believe it, that's fine. I'm done trying to convince you.

Yes and Yes? Yes you have access to their bank accounts? BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA - and you still want us to believe you? Sign off please.

Sarcasm isn't your strong suit. I get it. Next time we'll talk slower just for you.

You call it sarcasm... I call it a lame attempt at lying

Denial is not a river in Egypt.

Oh how cute !
Still lying

Haven't lied once.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Just go help your mom and sign off. You are turning this discussing into a sideshow. You are too young and immature to say anything of substance or with any reality. Please stop. Let the grownups have a discussion about the signings. Not a bunch of your crap.

Apparently I struck a nerve with you. Hurt feelings? Go get your therapist and get help. You need it.

Yes your immaturity and constant bitterness about sisters getting scholarships over your kid are tiresome.

Be honest. Are you the parents? I, personally, can't imagine anyone else putting the time into arguing about this if they weren't.

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Anonymous wrote:I am sure they are all still populating in, but for VDA

Dayton
ODU
Syracuse
Princeton
Northern Arizona
Wake
JMU x2
Radford x2
Xavier
Boston Univ
Clemson
Seton Hall
George Mason
UNC-Charlotte
Pitt
St. Joseph
Stanford
MIT
VA Tech
Fairfield
Wheaton (MA)
Towson
Auburn

Again, like with Arlington, Union, Bethesda, and all others to follow, we have to compartmentalize that some are recruited for being student athletes and others for athlete students

How many of these players will get any playing time next year?

Who knows? And it depends on things that have not happened yet like how thye come into camp. But why is this a point for you?

It’s a point because people here are making way too much out of which players from which clubs are going to which colleges. It will matter so little in 2 years. Most of the players will either never see the field or quit altogether before they finish college. Even the ones who do play will be done with soccer once they graduate. It’s like making a big deal about which team a player’s on at U10. After a few years no one cares anymore including the player. Why does anything except the academic credentials matter for where someone goes to college?

Because for some parents, they want to say, "My son/daughter goes to Duke" irrespective of how the child was admitted and whether it is a good fit academically for them. There are people who can't stomach the thought of their child being a student at Mason or ODU and having people in their social circle know it.

It's very similar to the relatively recent college entrance scandal. There were parents who "needed" to say their daughter went to USC, as opposed to somewhere like Fresno State or CSU LA.

Keep telling yourself that you’d pick ODU over Duke even if your kid wasn’t academically prepared for Duke… 😂 Kids coming out of Duke no matter how they do academically are gonna be better off career wise than kids coming out of ODU. No one is choosing ODU over Duke if they can help it.

Of course anyone would choose Duke over ODU. Assuming they could afford it. But that’s not the point. The point is that anyone that gets accepted to Duke to play soccer is either 1) a regular youth national team player with legit pro talent (a true unicorn not any of your daughters) or 2) an academic star (top of class, perfect SAT) who would have had a shot to get into Duke without soccer

Right, and these are people on th3 Duke wom3ns soccer team who are not #1 above. At all. So how did they make the team?

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Why is this person/people having such a hard time with the fact that wealthy people with influence can get what they want for their kids? This isn't that difficult to grasp. It is happening, it has happened and will happen every year...especially around the DMV. The kids are all good kids I'm sure, they are probably great students...simply can't play soccer at these schools, so it pisses everyone off when they rub it in everyone's face rather than showing some humility. It's also insulting to the girls who get recruited to play soccer at these schools that earn it and chuckle when they see these players announce their POSER soccer commitments. It also rubs salt in the wounds of all the people that have daughters that are way better players than these kids and simply can't get recruited to any of the schools they want. Again, if the kids don't care that they won't play a meaningful minute in 4 years if they can stay on the roster as practice players then I guess it's a win for them. So, keep it to yourself and enjoy the next legacy of Duke, UVA etc.

I guess why do you think the fix is in on this? It is not. You do not makle a sports team in 2024 by paying money (donations) even if you once did. Thgis was shut down as a bad look by the colleges. they will let you get in by a large donation just not on a sports team. Coaches are not taking them for the bottom of the roster. It would take over $1 million for someone to get a kid in Duke. Are you saying that parents are paying $1 million to get on the soccer team? Not happening.

Local Duke parents cranking out the posts over the weekend on multiple social media outlets about another daughter signing with the #1 recruiting class in the country at Duke...grit, determination, focus, etc...The latest signee is with Union. National team player?

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Anonymous wrote:I am sure they are all still populating in, but for VDA

Dayton
ODU
Syracuse
Princeton
Northern Arizona
Wake
JMU x2
Radford x2
Xavier
Boston Univ
Clemson
Seton Hall
George Mason
UNC-Charlotte
Pitt
St. Joseph
Stanford
MIT
VA Tech
Fairfield
Wheaton (MA)
Towson
Auburn

Again, like with Arlington, Union, Bethesda, and all others to follow, we have to compartmentalize that some are recruited for being student athletes and others for athlete students

How many of these players will get any playing time next year?

Who knows? And it depends on things that have not happened yet like how thye come into camp. But why is this a point for you?

It’s a point because people here are making way too much out of which players from which clubs are going to which colleges. It will matter so little in 2 years. Most of the players will either never see the field or quit altogether before they finish college. Even the ones who do play will be done with soccer once they graduate. It’s like making a big deal about which team a player’s on at U10. After a few years no one cares anymore including the player. Why does anything except the academic credentials matter for where someone goes to college?

Because for some parents, they want to say, "My son/daughter goes to Duke" irrespective of how the child was admitted and whether it is a good fit academically for them. There are people who can't stomach the thought of their child being a student at Mason or ODU and having people in their social circle know it.

It's very similar to the relatively recent college entrance scandal. There were parents who "needed" to say their daughter went to USC, as opposed to somewhere like Fresno State or CSU LA.

Keep telling yourself that you’d pick ODU over Duke even if your kid wasn’t academically prepared for Duke… 😂 Kids coming out of Duke no matter how they do academically are gonna be better off career wise than kids coming out of ODU. No one is choosing ODU over Duke if they can help it.

Of course anyone would choose Duke over ODU. Assuming they could afford it. But that’s not the point. The point is that anyone that gets accepted to Duke to play soccer is either 1) a regular youth national team player with legit pro talent (a true unicorn not any of your daughters) or 2) an academic star (top of class, perfect SAT) who would have had a shot to get into Duke without soccer

Right, and these are people on th3 Duke wom3ns soccer team who are not #1 above. At all. So how did they make the team?

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Why is this person/people having such a hard time with the fact that wealthy people with influence can get what they want for their kids? This isn't that difficult to grasp. It is happening, it has happened and will happen every year...especially around the DMV. The kids are all good kids I'm sure, they are probably great students...simply can't play soccer at these schools, so it pisses everyone off when they rub it in everyone's face rather than showing some humility. It's also insulting to the girls who get recruited to play soccer at these schools that earn it and chuckle when they see these players announce their POSER soccer commitments. It also rubs salt in the wounds of all the people that have daughters that are way better players than these kids and simply can't get recruited to any of the schools they want. Again, if the kids don't care that they won't play a meaningful minute in 4 years if they can stay on the roster as practice players then I guess it's a win for them. So, keep it to yourself and enjoy the next legacy of Duke, UVA etc.

I guess why do you think the fix is in on this? It is not. You do not makle a sports team in 2024 by paying money (donations) even if you once did. Thgis was shut down as a bad look by the colleges. they will let you get in by a large donation just not on a sports team. Coaches are not taking them for the bottom of the roster. It would take over $1 million for someone to get a kid in Duke. Are you saying that parents are paying $1 million to get on the soccer team? Not happening.

Local Duke parents cranking out the posts over the weekend on multiple social media outlets about another daughter signing with the #1 recruiting class in the country at Duke...grit, determination, focus, etc...The latest signee is with Union. National team player?

Any new successful local college commitments of note from DMV clubs?

[Anonymous]

I can only speak for NVA 07/06 and 08 girls teams;

Vanderbilt
Louisville
Wake Forest (x2)
Michigan State
St. Johns (x2)
Kentucky
NC State
Butler
St. Bonaventure
Davidson
UMASS
Towson
StonyBrook
Delaware
High Point
Temple
A few D3s

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Anonymous wrote:I am sure they are all still populating in, but for VDA

Dayton
ODU
Syracuse
Princeton
Northern Arizona
Wake
JMU x2
Radford x2
Xavier
Boston Univ
Clemson
Seton Hall
George Mason
UNC-Charlotte
Pitt
St. Joseph
Stanford
MIT
VA Tech
Fairfield
Wheaton (MA)
Towson
Auburn

Again, like with Arlington, Union, Bethesda, and all others to follow, we have to compartmentalize that some are recruited for being student athletes and others for athlete students

How many of these players will get any playing time next year?

Who knows? And it depends on things that have not happened yet like how thye come into camp. But why is this a point for you?

It’s a point because people here are making way too much out of which players from which clubs are going to which colleges. It will matter so little in 2 years. Most of the players will either never see the field or quit altogether before they finish college. Even the ones who do play will be done with soccer once they graduate. It’s like making a big deal about which team a player’s on at U10. After a few years no one cares anymore including the player. Why does anything except the academic credentials matter for where someone goes to college?

Because for some parents, they want to say, "My son/daughter goes to Duke" irrespective of how the child was admitted and whether it is a good fit academically for them. There are people who can't stomach the thought of their child being a student at Mason or ODU and having people in their social circle know it.

It's very similar to the relatively recent college entrance scandal. There were parents who "needed" to say their daughter went to USC, as opposed to somewhere like Fresno State or CSU LA.

Keep telling yourself that you’d pick ODU over Duke even if your kid wasn’t academically prepared for Duke… 😂 Kids coming out of Duke no matter how they do academically are gonna be better off career wise than kids coming out of ODU. No one is choosing ODU over Duke if they can help it.

Of course anyone would choose Duke over ODU. Assuming they could afford it. But that’s not the point. The point is that anyone that gets accepted to Duke to play soccer is either 1) a regular youth national team player with legit pro talent (a true unicorn not any of your daughters) or 2) an academic star (top of class, perfect SAT) who would have had a shot to get into Duke without soccer

Right, and these are people on th3 Duke wom3ns soccer team who are not #1 above. At all. So how did they make the team?

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Why is this person/people having such a hard time with the fact that wealthy people with influence can get what they want for their kids? This isn't that difficult to grasp. It is happening, it has happened and will happen every year...especially around the DMV. The kids are all good kids I'm sure, they are probably great students...simply can't play soccer at these schools, so it pisses everyone off when they rub it in everyone's face rather than showing some humility. It's also insulting to the girls who get recruited to play soccer at these schools that earn it and chuckle when they see these players announce their POSER soccer commitments. It also rubs salt in the wounds of all the people that have daughters that are way better players than these kids and simply can't get recruited to any of the schools they want. Again, if the kids don't care that they won't play a meaningful minute in 4 years if they can stay on the roster as practice players then I guess it's a win for them. So, keep it to yourself and enjoy the next legacy of Duke, UVA etc.

I guess why do you think the fix is in on this? It is not. You do not makle a sports team in 2024 by paying money (donations) even if you once did. Thgis was shut down as a bad look by the colleges. they will let you get in by a large donation just not on a sports team. Coaches are not taking them for the bottom of the roster. It would take over $1 million for someone to get a kid in Duke. Are you saying that parents are paying $1 million to get on the soccer team? Not happening.

Local Duke parents cranking out the posts over the weekend on multiple social media outlets about another daughter signing with the #1 recruiting class in the country at Duke...grit, determination, focus, etc...The latest signee is with Union. National team player?

No, not a national team player. Not a starter on the team either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can only speak for NVA 07/06 and 08 girls teams;

Vanderbilt
Louisville
Wake Forest (x2)
Michigan State
St. Johns (x2)
Kentucky
NC State
Butler
St. Bonaventure
Davidson
UMASS
Towson
StonyBrook
Delaware
High Point
Temple
A few D3s

Most of the "better schools" are from the 07s.

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Anonymous wrote:I am sure they are all still populating in, but for VDA

Dayton
ODU
Syracuse
Princeton
Northern Arizona
Wake
JMU x2
Radford x2
Xavier
Boston Univ
Clemson
Seton Hall
George Mason
UNC-Charlotte
Pitt
St. Joseph
Stanford
MIT
VA Tech
Fairfield
Wheaton (MA)
Towson
Auburn

Again, like with Arlington, Union, Bethesda, and all others to follow, we have to compartmentalize that some are recruited for being student athletes and others for athlete students

How many of these players will get any playing time next year?

Who knows? And it depends on things that have not happened yet like how thye come into camp. But why is this a point for you?

It’s a point because people here are making way too much out of which players from which clubs are going to which colleges. It will matter so little in 2 years. Most of the players will either never see the field or quit altogether before they finish college. Even the ones who do play will be done with soccer once they graduate. It’s like making a big deal about which team a player’s on at U10. After a few years no one cares anymore including the player. Why does anything except the academic credentials matter for where someone goes to college?

Because for some parents, they want to say, "My son/daughter goes to Duke" irrespective of how the child was admitted and whether it is a good fit academically for them. There are people who can't stomach the thought of their child being a student at Mason or ODU and having people in their social circle know it.

It's very similar to the relatively recent college entrance scandal. There were parents who "needed" to say their daughter went to USC, as opposed to somewhere like Fresno State or CSU LA.

Keep telling yourself that you’d pick ODU over Duke even if your kid wasn’t academically prepared for Duke… 😂 Kids coming out of Duke no matter how they do academically are gonna be better off career wise than kids coming out of ODU. No one is choosing ODU over Duke if they can help it.

Of course anyone would choose Duke over ODU. Assuming they could afford it. But that’s not the point. The point is that anyone that gets accepted to Duke to play soccer is either 1) a regular youth national team player with legit pro talent (a true unicorn not any of your daughters) or 2) an academic star (top of class, perfect SAT) who would have had a shot to get into Duke without soccer

Right, and these are people on th3 Duke wom3ns soccer team who are not #1 above. At all. So how did they make the team?

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Why is this person/people having such a hard time with the fact that wealthy people with influence can get what they want for their kids? This isn't that difficult to grasp. It is happening, it has happened and will happen every year...especially around the DMV. The kids are all good kids I'm sure, they are probably great students...simply can't play soccer at these schools, so it pisses everyone off when they rub it in everyone's face rather than showing some humility. It's also insulting to the girls who get recruited to play soccer at these schools that earn it and chuckle when they see these players announce their POSER soccer commitments. It also rubs salt in the wounds of all the people that have daughters that are way better players than these kids and simply can't get recruited to any of the schools they want. Again, if the kids don't care that they won't play a meaningful minute in 4 years if they can stay on the roster as practice players then I guess it's a win for them. So, keep it to yourself and enjoy the next legacy of Duke, UVA etc.

I guess why do you think the fix is in on this? It is not. You do not makle a sports team in 2024 by paying money (donations) even if you once did. Thgis was shut down as a bad look by the colleges. they will let you get in by a large donation just not on a sports team. Coaches are not taking them for the bottom of the roster. It would take over $1 million for someone to get a kid in Duke. Are you saying that parents are paying $1 million to get on the soccer team? Not happening.

Local Duke parents cranking out the posts over the weekend on multiple social media outlets about another daughter signing with the #1 recruiting class in the country at Duke...grit, determination, focus, etc...The latest signee is with Union. National team player?

No, not a national team player. Not a starter on the team either.

A youth club team bench player going to Duke? I don't think so.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am sure they are all still populating in, but for VDA

Dayton
ODU
Syracuse
Princeton
Northern Arizona
Wake
JMU x2
Radford x2
Xavier
Boston Univ
Clemson
Seton Hall
George Mason
UNC-Charlotte
Pitt
St. Joseph
Stanford
MIT
VA Tech
Fairfield
Wheaton (MA)
Towson
Auburn

Again, like with Arlington, Union, Bethesda, and all others to follow, we have to compartmentalize that some are recruited for being student athletes and others for athlete students

How many of these players will get any playing time next year?

Who knows? And it depends on things that have not happened yet like how thye come into camp. But why is this a point for you?

It’s a point because people here are making way too much out of which players from which clubs are going to which colleges. It will matter so little in 2 years. Most of the players will either never see the field or quit altogether before they finish college. Even the ones who do play will be done with soccer once they graduate. It’s like making a big deal about which team a player’s on at U10. After a few years no one cares anymore including the player. Why does anything except the academic credentials matter for where someone goes to college?

Because for some parents, they want to say, "My son/daughter goes to Duke" irrespective of how the child was admitted and whether it is a good fit academically for them. There are people who can't stomach the thought of their child being a student at Mason or ODU and having people in their social circle know it.

It's very similar to the relatively recent college entrance scandal. There were parents who "needed" to say their daughter went to USC, as opposed to somewhere like Fresno State or CSU LA.

Keep telling yourself that you’d pick ODU over Duke even if your kid wasn’t academically prepared for Duke… 😂 Kids coming out of Duke no matter how they do academically are gonna be better off career wise than kids coming out of ODU. No one is choosing ODU over Duke if they can help it.

Of course anyone would choose Duke over ODU. Assuming they could afford it. But that’s not the point. The point is that anyone that gets accepted to Duke to play soccer is either 1) a regular youth national team player with legit pro talent (a true unicorn not any of your daughters) or 2) an academic star (top of class, perfect SAT) who would have had a shot to get into Duke without soccer

Right, and these are people on th3 Duke wom3ns soccer team who are not #1 above. At all. So how did they make the team?

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Why is this person/people having such a hard time with the fact that wealthy people with influence can get what they want for their kids? This isn't that difficult to grasp. It is happening, it has happened and will happen every year...especially around the DMV. The kids are all good kids I'm sure, they are probably great students...simply can't play soccer at these schools, so it pisses everyone off when they rub it in everyone's face rather than showing some humility. It's also insulting to the girls who get recruited to play soccer at these schools that earn it and chuckle when they see these players announce their POSER soccer commitments. It also rubs salt in the wounds of all the people that have daughters that are way better players than these kids and simply can't get recruited to any of the schools they want. Again, if the kids don't care that they won't play a meaningful minute in 4 years if they can stay on the roster as practice players then I guess it's a win for them. So, keep it to yourself and enjoy the next legacy of Duke, UVA etc.

I guess why do you think the fix is in on this? It is not. You do not makle a sports team in 2024 by paying money (donations) even if you once did. Thgis was shut down as a bad look by the colleges. they will let you get in by a large donation just not on a sports team. Coaches are not taking them for the bottom of the roster. It would take over $1 million for someone to get a kid in Duke. Are you saying that parents are paying $1 million to get on the soccer team? Not happening.

Local Duke parents cranking out the posts over the weekend on multiple social media outlets about another daughter signing with the #1 recruiting class in the country at Duke...grit, determination, focus, etc...The latest signee is with Union. National team player?

No, not a national team player. Not a starter on the team either.

A youth club team bench player going to Duke? I don't think so.

Money talks…

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am sure they are all still populating in, but for VDA

Dayton
ODU
Syracuse
Princeton
Northern Arizona
Wake
JMU x2
Radford x2
Xavier
Boston Univ
Clemson
Seton Hall
George Mason
UNC-Charlotte
Pitt
St. Joseph
Stanford
MIT
VA Tech
Fairfield
Wheaton (MA)
Towson
Auburn

Again, like with Arlington, Union, Bethesda, and all others to follow, we have to compartmentalize that some are recruited for being student athletes and others for athlete students

How many of these players will get any playing time next year?

Who knows? And it depends on things that have not happened yet like how thye come into camp. But why is this a point for you?

It’s a point because people here are making way too much out of which players from which clubs are going to which colleges. It will matter so little in 2 years. Most of the players will either never see the field or quit altogether before they finish college. Even the ones who do play will be done with soccer once they graduate. It’s like making a big deal about which team a player’s on at U10. After a few years no one cares anymore including the player. Why does anything except the academic credentials matter for where someone goes to college?

Because for some parents, they want to say, "My son/daughter goes to Duke" irrespective of how the child was admitted and whether it is a good fit academically for them. There are people who can't stomach the thought of their child being a student at Mason or ODU and having people in their social circle know it.

It's very similar to the relatively recent college entrance scandal. There were parents who "needed" to say their daughter went to USC, as opposed to somewhere like Fresno State or CSU LA.

Keep telling yourself that you’d pick ODU over Duke even if your kid wasn’t academically prepared for Duke… 😂 Kids coming out of Duke no matter how they do academically are gonna be better off career wise than kids coming out of ODU. No one is choosing ODU over Duke if they can help it.

Of course anyone would choose Duke over ODU. Assuming they could afford it. But that’s not the point. The point is that anyone that gets accepted to Duke to play soccer is either 1) a regular youth national team player with legit pro talent (a true unicorn not any of your daughters) or 2) an academic star (top of class, perfect SAT) who would have had a shot to get into Duke without soccer

Right, and these are people on th3 Duke wom3ns soccer team who are not #1 above. At all. So how did they make the team?

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Why is this person/people having such a hard time with the fact that wealthy people with influence can get what they want for their kids? This isn't that difficult to grasp. It is happening, it has happened and will happen every year...especially around the DMV. The kids are all good kids I'm sure, they are probably great students...simply can't play soccer at these schools, so it pisses everyone off when they rub it in everyone's face rather than showing some humility. It's also insulting to the girls who get recruited to play soccer at these schools that earn it and chuckle when they see these players announce their POSER soccer commitments. It also rubs salt in the wounds of all the people that have daughters that are way better players than these kids and simply can't get recruited to any of the schools they want. Again, if the kids don't care that they won't play a meaningful minute in 4 years if they can stay on the roster as practice players then I guess it's a win for them. So, keep it to yourself and enjoy the next legacy of Duke, UVA etc.

I guess why do you think the fix is in on this? It is not. You do not makle a sports team in 2024 by paying money (donations) even if you once did. Thgis was shut down as a bad look by the colleges. they will let you get in by a large donation just not on a sports team. Coaches are not taking them for the bottom of the roster. It would take over $1 million for someone to get a kid in Duke. Are you saying that parents are paying $1 million to get on the soccer team? Not happening.

Local Duke parents cranking out the posts over the weekend on multiple social media outlets about another daughter signing with the #1 recruiting class in the country at Duke...grit, determination, focus, etc...The latest signee is with Union. National team player?

No, not a national team player. Not a starter on the team either.

A youth club team bench player going to Duke? I don't think so.

Union had another player go to Duke the last few years also...they are obviously great players. Wasn't Duke just in the final 4?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can only speak for NVA 07/06 and 08 girls teams;

Vanderbilt
Louisville
Wake Forest (x2)
Michigan State
St. Johns (x2)
Kentucky
NC State
Butler
St. Bonaventure
Davidson
UMASS
Towson
StonyBrook
Delaware
High Point
Temple
A few D3s

Most of the "better schools" are from the 07s.

Salt

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can only speak for NVA 07/06 and 08 girls teams;

Vanderbilt
Louisville
Wake Forest (x2)
Michigan State
St. Johns (x2)
Kentucky
NC State
Butler
St. Bonaventure
Davidson
UMASS
Towson
StonyBrook
Delaware
High Point
Temple
A few D3s

Most of the "better schools" are from the 07s.

say you are a loser without saying you are a loser 👆

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can only speak for NVA 07/06 and 08 girls teams;

Vanderbilt
Louisville
Wake Forest (x2)
Michigan State
St. Johns (x2)
Kentucky
NC State
Butler
St. Bonaventure
Davidson
UMASS
Towson
StonyBrook
Delaware
High Point
Temple
A few D3s

Most of the "better schools" are from the 07s.

say you are a loser without saying you are a loser 👆

Who hurt you?