Do local clubs prepare girls for elite college programs?

[Anonymous]

there are very few full scholarships in women's soccer.

Full college scholarships go to football, men's basketball, women's gymnastics and track and field. Other sports could have books only scholarships. You are delusional if you think your daughter is getting a full ride for soccer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I guess all the soccer players in the Dallas area are the children of Neanderthals. Give me a break. Successful people will teach their kids balance. As someone who has hired kids from elite undergrad and grad programs, kids who played DI and maintained a competitive academic profile always fared well in interviews compared to those who did not.

Obviously there are elite DI programs that encourage a balance and those that don't. If your DD has the potential to play at that level by working hard to get there, they are not going to be happy at a D3 program. The great thing about DI are the options. Lehigh and Bucknell differ from Harvard and Princeton which differ from Duke and Stanford but all three will offer you a great academic experience while offering a soccer experience that is ranges from competitive to supper competitive to elite competitiveness.

The kid who is choosing between playing at JMU or JHU isn't getting recruited by Duke or Stanford and may not be able to get into Princeton or Harvard. Between Dallas and DC, which city seems to care more about college prestige?

Why go to Stanford when I could go to JHU? MIT soccer program sucks, oh well guess I’ll go to Harvard and go pro?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I guess all the soccer players in the Dallas area are the children of Neanderthals. Give me a break. Successful people will teach their kids balance. As someone who has hired kids from elite undergrad and grad programs, kids who played DI and maintained a competitive academic profile always fared well in interviews compared to those who did not.

Obviously there are elite DI programs that encourage a balance and those that don't. If your DD has the potential to play at that level by working hard to get there, they are not going to be happy at a D3 program. The great thing about DI are the options. Lehigh and Bucknell differ from Harvard and Princeton which differ from Duke and Stanford but all three will offer you a great academic experience while offering a soccer experience that is ranges from competitive to supper competitive to elite competitiveness.

The kid who is choosing between playing at JMU or JHU isn't getting recruited by Duke or Stanford and may not be able to get into Princeton or Harvard. Between Dallas and DC, which city seems to care more about college prestige?

The OP nor the article is discussing DI programs outside the Power 5 or DIII programs. The discussion is about elite DI programs and the ability to balance high level soccer and elite academics. Solar has 20 girls going to high level soccer programs, including half going to Vandy, Michigan or UT. I am sorry but all three of those schools offer more academically for an elite athlete than DIII schools in New England that no one outside of the Northeast will have much familiarity. We aren't talking about borderline kids. We are talking about elite players who will get the attention of Power 5 coaches. If your kid wants to balance elite soccer with elite academics, there are plenty of options.

Elite D1 lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I rather my kid go to a state school for free. Yawn

what women soccer program hands out full scholarships?

Penn State
University of Miami
VA Tech
Redford
VCU
Wake Forest
Richmond

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I guess all the soccer players in the Dallas area are the children of Neanderthals. Give me a break. Successful people will teach their kids balance. As someone who has hired kids from elite undergrad and grad programs, kids who played DI and maintained a competitive academic profile always fared well in interviews compared to those who did not.

Obviously there are elite DI programs that encourage a balance and those that don't. If your DD has the potential to play at that level by working hard to get there, they are not going to be happy at a D3 program. The great thing about DI are the options. Lehigh and Bucknell differ from Harvard and Princeton which differ from Duke and Stanford but all three will offer you a great academic experience while offering a soccer experience that is ranges from competitive to supper competitive to elite competitiveness.

The kid who is choosing between playing at JMU or JHU isn't getting recruited by Duke or Stanford and may not be able to get into Princeton or Harvard. Between Dallas and DC, which city seems to care more about college prestige?

Why go to Stanford when I could go to JHU? MIT soccer program sucks, oh well guess I’ll go to Harvard and go pro?

Do you honestly think there is any overlap in recruiting between Stanford Soccer (a perennial contender for a national championship) and JHU (a member of the Centennial Conference)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I rather my kid go to a state school for free. Yawn

what women soccer program hands out full scholarships?

Penn State
University of Miami
VA Tech
Redford
VCU
Wake Forest
Richmond

For one player?

[Anonymous]

let's start with this - how large of a club do you think Solar is?

I think its pretty big - like if you merged Mclean and Bethesda, that would be about the size of the club.

What people around here don't realize is that compared to some clubs out there, Arlington and Loudon are mid-sized clubs.

For example, in Raleigh North Carolina (North Carolina FC - NCFC), they have an in-house travel league that is literally the same size as NCSL. IN-HOUSE. Those teams do not play other clubs.

[Anonymous]

when your pyramid is that large, there's a lot of room at the top for kids going off to play in college.

[Anonymous]

https://www.solarsoccerclub.com/solarcoaches/

look how many coaches are on staff... like 3x the amount of mclean or bethesda

[Anonymous]

and, many coach multiple teams, too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I guess all the soccer players in the Dallas area are the children of Neanderthals. Give me a break. Successful people will teach their kids balance. As someone who has hired kids from elite undergrad and grad programs, kids who played DI and maintained a competitive academic profile always fared well in interviews compared to those who did not.

Obviously there are elite DI programs that encourage a balance and those that don't. If your DD has the potential to play at that level by working hard to get there, they are not going to be happy at a D3 program. The great thing about DI are the options. Lehigh and Bucknell differ from Harvard and Princeton which differ from Duke and Stanford but all three will offer you a great academic experience while offering a soccer experience that is ranges from competitive to supper competitive to elite competitiveness.

The kid who is choosing between playing at JMU or JHU isn't getting recruited by Duke or Stanford and may not be able to get into Princeton or Harvard. Between Dallas and DC, which city seems to care more about college prestige?

The OP nor the article is discussing DI programs outside the Power 5 or DIII programs. The discussion is about elite DI programs and the ability to balance high level soccer and elite academics. Solar has 20 girls going to high level soccer programs, including half going to Vandy, Michigan or UT. I am sorry but all three of those schools offer more academically for an elite athlete than DIII schools in New England that no one outside of the Northeast will have much familiarity. We aren't talking about borderline kids. We are talking about elite players who will get the attention of Power 5 coaches. If your kid wants to balance elite soccer with elite academics, there are plenty of options.

did you read the list from OP's link - Rogers State, Lubbock Christian, Northwestern State... There are some impressive schools and a lot that aren't. Solar is a huge club, they are going to place more kids than a smaller club.

Mclean, has a of Davidson, a Dartmouth, a couple of Georgetowns, and Wake Forest. St. James has a bunch of DIs. Bethesda and Arlington have basically nothing which makes me wonder if they didn't bother entering the info

Arlington has had girls commit to Wake Forest, Syracuse, William and Mary, and Georgetown in just the last few months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:there are very few full scholarships in women's soccer.

Full college scholarships go to football, men's basketball, women's gymnastics and track and field. Other sports could have books only scholarships. You are delusional if you think your daughter is getting a full ride for soccer.

If the girl is signing an NLI, she is getting some athletic $$$. Likely not a full scholarship, but something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I guess all the soccer players in the Dallas area are the children of Neanderthals. Give me a break. Successful people will teach their kids balance. As someone who has hired kids from elite undergrad and grad programs, kids who played DI and maintained a competitive academic profile always fared well in interviews compared to those who did not.

Obviously there are elite DI programs that encourage a balance and those that don't. If your DD has the potential to play at that level by working hard to get there, they are not going to be happy at a D3 program. The great thing about DI are the options. Lehigh and Bucknell differ from Harvard and Princeton which differ from Duke and Stanford but all three will offer you a great academic experience while offering a soccer experience that is ranges from competitive to supper competitive to elite competitiveness.

The kid who is choosing between playing at JMU or JHU isn't getting recruited by Duke or Stanford and may not be able to get into Princeton or Harvard. Between Dallas and DC, which city seems to care more about college prestige?

The OP nor the article is discussing DI programs outside the Power 5 or DIII programs. The discussion is about elite DI programs and the ability to balance high level soccer and elite academics. Solar has 20 girls going to high level soccer programs, including half going to Vandy, Michigan or UT. I am sorry but all three of those schools offer more academically for an elite athlete than DIII schools in New England that no one outside of the Northeast will have much familiarity. We aren't talking about borderline kids. We are talking about elite players who will get the attention of Power 5 coaches. If your kid wants to balance elite soccer with elite academics, there are plenty of options.

did you read the list from OP's link - Rogers State, Lubbock Christian, Northwestern State... There are some impressive schools and a lot that aren't. Solar is a huge club, they are going to place more kids than a smaller club.

Mclean, has a of Davidson, a Dartmouth, a couple of Georgetowns, and Wake Forest. St. James has a bunch of DIs. Bethesda and Arlington have basically nothing which makes me wonder if they didn't bother entering the info

Arlington has had girls commit to Wake Forest, Syracuse, William and Mary, and Georgetown in just the last few months.

All great schools and soccer might be helping opening the door but I highly doubt they are full rides.

[Anonymous]

For those who like data here is a great resource about colleges and scholarships, money, admission rates etc

https://scholarshipstats.com/soccer

[Anonymous]

^^^^ I don't know how realist the numbers are but the above is helpful and matches what I have have been told.