ECNL Playoffs (Boys)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Comical how there is almost nothing posted regarding the ECNL Boys Playoffs, but the girls thread is 20-some pages deep. The data suggests that the girls’ parents are way nuttier than the boys’.

We've known that for quite awhile, now!

I have all sons, but to be real, soccer scholarships for boys are a non-starter and not many to great universities like the girls. At some point, boy parents realize this and chill the f*ck out.

The girls actually have options.

signed,
a girl that had a full D1 ride

Yawn. If soccer is the option you are talking about, you are both wrong and myopic.

Signed,
A dude whose kid will have a full ride at any good school because he is brilliant

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Comical how there is almost nothing posted regarding the ECNL Boys Playoffs, but the girls thread is 20-some pages deep. The data suggests that the girls’ parents are way nuttier than the boys’.

We've known that for quite awhile, now!

I have all sons, but to be real, soccer scholarships for boys are a non-starter and not many to great universities like the girls. At some point, boy parents realize this and chill the f*ck out.

The girls actually have options.

signed,
a girl that had a full D1 ride

Yawn. If soccer is the option you are talking about, you are both wrong and myopic.

Signed,
A dude whose kid will have a full ride at any good school because he is brilliant

Written by an English man. I hope nobody thinks you are me.

[Anonymous]

So both Arlington 06s and 07s, advanced to the National Semi finals being held in St. Louis weekend of 24th and 25th. Any other local teams?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So both Arlington 06s and 07s, advanced to the National Semi finals being held in St. Louis weekend of 24th and 25th. Any other local teams?

Fantastic performance in the minor leagues. Keep at it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Comical how there is almost nothing posted regarding the ECNL Boys Playoffs, but the girls thread is 20-some pages deep. The data suggests that the girls’ parents are way nuttier than the boys’.

We've known that for quite awhile, now!

I have all sons, but to be real, soccer scholarships for boys are a non-starter and not many to great universities like the girls. At some point, boy parents realize this and chill the f*ck out.

The girls actually have options.

signed,
a girl that had a full D1 ride

Yawn. If soccer is the option you are talking about, you are both wrong and myopic.

Signed,
A dude whose kid will have a full ride at any good school because he is brilliant

Written by an English man. I hope nobody thinks you are me.

Don’t worry - confusion is not likely for obvious reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So both Arlington 06s and 07s, advanced to the National Semi finals being held in St. Louis weekend of 24th and 25th. Any other local teams?

Arlington boys parents appear to the closest thing we have to girls soccer parents on the boys side.

[Anonymous]

Hey, OP.

DS just graduated HS and got rostered onto a D1 program after playing 3 years varsity and several years travel (NCSL, CCL).

Agree with others: encourage your player to enjoy the experience.

As for coaches, they tend to focus on the U17 (HS juniors) and U16 (HS sophomores).

Your player should email the HC and assistant coaches, with an intro, uniform number, match schedule, and short highlight of soccer & academic achievements.

At some point, your player will share a highlight video. (Not needed now).

As your player and you research potential schools, please keep academics first.

Attending the college ID camp is invaluable.

Attending a regional or national ID camp also offers some value given multiple coaches can see your player.

Follow up with the coaches, whether from the ECNL playoffs, ID camp, or even varsity soccer, is important.

Your player needs to differentiate himself/herself from all the other interested students.

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hey, OP.

DS just graduated HS and got rostered onto a D1 program after playing 3 years varsity and several years travel (NCSL, CCL).

Agree with others: encourage your player to enjoy the experience.

As for coaches, they tend to focus on the U17 (HS juniors) and U16 (HS sophomores).

Your player should email the HC and assistant coaches, with an intro, uniform number, match schedule, and short highlight of soccer & academic achievements.

At some point, your player will share a highlight video. (Not needed now).

As your player and you research potential schools, please keep academics first.

Attending the college ID camp is invaluable.

Attending a regional or national ID camp also offers some value given multiple coaches can see your player.

Follow up with the coaches, whether from the ECNL playoffs, ID camp, or even varsity soccer, is important.

Your player needs to differentiate himself/herself from all the other interested students.

Good luck.

Thank you. Can you share a little more about the ID camps attended? Does just about every college hold an ID camp at their campus? Are these in the summer? What are the regional ID camps?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So both Arlington 06s and 07s, advanced to the National Semi finals being held in St. Louis weekend of 24th and 25th. Any other local teams?

Arlington boys parents appear to the closest thing we have to girls soccer parents on the boys side.

Ok, I’ll bite. What’s that based on?