Academically good colleges with D@ or D3 soccer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many D1 club teams are unattainable for excellent soccer players these days, and there is politicking on how those teams are selected/filled. Nephew was all-state in one of the carolinas, D1 recruited by a couple schools, chose a different D1 school for academics with intent to play club. Barely made the club team and didn't get any playing time until became an upperclassman.

For boys, read the bolded.

Not only that, the top D1 schools are filling much of the roster up with International players.

Given the sheer number of male boys playing soccer in the US at 'elite levels'/clubs, there are only so few spots on a D1 team each year.

So why are D1 schools filling up with International Players? If I am a taxpayer or athletic donor in said state with such a said program, don't think I'd be too happy with that practice.

[Anonymous]

Hopkins for girls

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many D1 club teams are unattainable for excellent soccer players these days, and there is politicking on how those teams are selected/filled. Nephew was all-state in one of the carolinas, D1 recruited by a couple schools, chose a different D1 school for academics with intent to play club. Barely made the club team and didn't get any playing time until became an upperclassman.

For boys, read the bolded.

Not only that, the top D1 schools are filling much of the roster up with International players.

Given the sheer number of male boys playing soccer in the US at 'elite levels'/clubs, there are only so few spots on a D1 team each year.

So why are D1 schools filling up with International Players? If I am a taxpayer or athletic donor in said state with such a said program, don't think I'd be too happy with that practice.

I'm guessing because the international players are better at soccer? Interestingly, it's not just soccer. Many of the mid-major and lower DI basketball schools have rosters heavy with international players.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hopkins for girls

and Guys

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many D1 club teams are unattainable for excellent soccer players these days, and there is politicking on how those teams are selected/filled. Nephew was all-state in one of the carolinas, D1 recruited by a couple schools, chose a different D1 school for academics with intent to play club. Barely made the club team and didn't get any playing time until became an upperclassman.

If your nephew was all-state, that suggests he was playing high school soccer and therefore not on a DA (now MLS Next) team. His level was likely below most of the DA players that end up in college and below the international players as well, so you can’t really generalize from his experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many D1 club teams are unattainable for excellent soccer players these days, and there is politicking on how those teams are selected/filled. Nephew was all-state in one of the carolinas, D1 recruited by a couple schools, chose a different D1 school for academics with intent to play club. Barely made the club team and didn't get any playing time until became an upperclassman.

If your nephew was all-state, that suggests he was playing high school soccer and therefore not on a DA (now MLS Next) team. His level was likely below most of the DA players that end up in college and below the international players as well, so you can’t really generalize from his experience.

Club is ECNL and did not actively market self to schools at all because, yeah, academics.

[Anonymous]

let's use an example... university of maryland.

UMD has 30,000 enrolled undergraduates. Let me repeat, 30 THOUSAND.

Let's say half are male. 15,000 now.

Of those, how many play soccer competitively?, let's say 5%. That's 750 students.

The "top" 30 we assume are on the varsity team.

So out of around 700 students who play soccer, then you have another 25 who play on the school's "top" club team.

These are ALL players who would be able to play D1-D3 at other schools. They aren't because of many reasons - played their whole life and wanted to chill in college, injury, joined a frat, focus on academics, burnt out, etc. but they still want to play for fun in college.

If you're playing on the club team at a school that big and you are are on the team that goes and plays other schools, you've got to be pretty good just to get a uniform.

Otherwise you can play intramurals or pickup. Just wait until you run into the African & Carribean guys who are way more talented than most Americans their age, and just playing intramurals or pickup for fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What major? There are many great D3 schools.

Also, it sounds like you are looking for a good school where child can play soccer, rather than the best soccer program at a good school, correct?

Yes. That is it. Thank you for clarifying.

OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A kid that isn’t working in skills or not doing them doing them without major prodding by you, is not collegiate team material. He can play the college’s club team though which is intramural.

Good to know.

The pandemic threw a wrench into things for kiddo. Will see what happens this year with motivation.

Maybe a club team will be the answer.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the info. I learned from most of these posts and appreciate it.


OP

[Anonymous]

Even D3 programs practice or train every day,it’s a big commitment. Clubs at D1s probably depend on how good and big the school is.