High School Soccer is the new teen recreational soccer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Colleges do not care about high school soccer. But again that's not the point of playing soccer for your high school.

They care if they know there are mls next or ecnl players. Having a higschool team ranked nationally also is gonna bring interest.

Gonzaga is number 1 in the area right? For sure D1 scouts are there.

So what you're saying is that recruiters only care about MLSN or ECNL.

You even said it yourself. So stubborn and dumb.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This topic is turning into whether or not D1 college coaches care or not about high school soccer. They care about individuals and if the opportunity presents itself they will scout who they feel is a top player in whatever format is available at their convenience.

Can we mostly agree that it appears the ridiculous rec argument has been soundly disproven due to the fact that a team like Whitman has only top club players participating.

I think people don’t realize what rec level is lol. That’s for a guy named Jimmy who used to play MSI when he was younger and who wants to try out for his local high school team. That’s rec level

You appear to be the only one that doesn't realize what rec level is.

How many people need to tell you that you're wrong before you listen to them?

If you watch a Whitman v Churchill game and think it looks like rec, I'd love to see the rec teams you're talking about!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This topic is turning into whether or not D1 college coaches care or not about high school soccer. They care about individuals and if the opportunity presents itself they will scout who they feel is a top player in whatever format is available at their convenience.

Can we mostly agree that it appears the ridiculous rec argument has been soundly disproven due to the fact that a team like Whitman has only top club players participating.

I think people don’t realize what rec level is lol. That’s for a guy named Jimmy who used to play MSI when he was younger and who wants to try out for his local high school team. That’s rec level

You appear to be the only one that doesn't realize what rec level is.

How many people need to tell you that you're wrong before you listen to them?

If you watch a Whitman v Churchill game and think it looks like rec, I'd love to see the rec teams you're talking about!

It doesn't matter what HIgh School you refer to it's all High School soccer and nobody cares. Get it through your thick skull.

You're kid is not special. If they were they'd be playing on a high level club or academy team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This topic is turning into whether or not D1 college coaches care or not about high school soccer. They care about individuals and if the opportunity presents itself they will scout who they feel is a top player in whatever format is available at their convenience.

Can we mostly agree that it appears the ridiculous rec argument has been soundly disproven due to the fact that a team like Whitman has only top club players participating.

I think people don’t realize what rec level is lol. That’s for a guy named Jimmy who used to play MSI when he was younger and who wants to try out for his local high school team. That’s rec level

You appear to be the only one that doesn't realize what rec level is.

How many people need to tell you that you're wrong before you listen to them?

Possibly

What is the level of rec?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Colleges do not care about high school soccer. But again that's not the point of playing soccer for your high school.

They care if they know there are mls next or ecnl players. Having a higschool team ranked nationally also is gonna bring interest.

Gonzaga is number 1 in the area right? For sure D1 scouts are there.

So what you're saying is that recruiters only care about MLSN or ECNL.

You even said it yourself. So stubborn and dumb.

D1 cares about MLS N and ECNL club players and they will go to ATTEND a high school game featuring those players and watch them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This topic is turning into whether or not D1 college coaches care or not about high school soccer. They care about individuals and if the opportunity presents itself they will scout who they feel is a top player in whatever format is available at their convenience.

Can we mostly agree that it appears the ridiculous rec argument has been soundly disproven due to the fact that a team like Whitman has only top club players participating.

I think people don’t realize what rec level is lol. That’s for a guy named Jimmy who used to play MSI when he was younger and who wants to try out for his local high school team. That’s rec level

You appear to be the only one that doesn't realize what rec level is.

How many people need to tell you that you're wrong before you listen to them?

If you watch a Whitman v Churchill game and think it looks like rec, I'd love to see the rec teams you're talking about!

It doesn't matter what HIgh School you refer to it's all High School soccer and nobody cares. Get it through your thick skull.

You're kid is not special. If they were they'd be playing on a high level club or academy team.

The point is that plenty of those kids are actually doing both lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Colleges do not care about high school soccer. But again that's not the point of playing soccer for your high school.

They care if they know there are mls next or ecnl players. Having a higschool team ranked nationally also is gonna bring interest.

Gonzaga is number 1 in the area right? For sure D1 scouts are there.

So what you're saying is that recruiters only care about MLSN or ECNL.

You even said it yourself. So stubborn and dumb.

No D1 coach is traveling to watch Gonzaga or any "Number 1" team in the area. As coaches have expressed to me and I'm sure is well known, you can't gauge the level of a player who is playing against other HS team. They need to watch players play against other ECNL or MLS Next level kids. It makes sense! That's why college coaches focus on showcases and BIG tournaments so they can sit and watch top kids play against top kids over and over. Now who knows, there may be a local D1 coach that has something going on nearby and may pop in for a "big HS game", but I bet that is rare! With that said...I love HS soccer and every kid I know loves HS soccer and, for the record, I don't know of one kid that has made a local HS roster or at least has gotten any playing time and plays rec soccer. They are mostly ECNL, ECNL-R, EDP-D1 or D2, and NCSL D1 kids at the very least. You have to be a year round soccer player to make any HS team that I know of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Colleges do not care about high school soccer. But again that's not the point of playing soccer for your high school.

They care if they know there are mls next or ecnl players. Having a higschool team ranked nationally also is gonna bring interest.

Gonzaga is number 1 in the area right? For sure D1 scouts are there.

So what you're saying is that recruiters only care about MLSN or ECNL.

You even said it yourself. So stubborn and dumb.

No D1 coach is traveling to watch Gonzaga or any "Number 1" team in the area. As coaches have expressed to me and I'm sure is well known, you can't gauge the level of a player who is playing against other HS team. They need to watch players play against other ECNL or MLS Next level kids. It makes sense! That's why college coaches focus on showcases and BIG tournaments so they can sit and watch top kids play against top kids over and over. Now who knows, there may be a local D1 coach that has something going on nearby and may pop in for a "big HS game", but I bet that is rare! With that said...I love HS soccer and every kid I know loves HS soccer and, for the record, I don't know of one kid that has made a local HS roster or at least has gotten any playing time and plays rec soccer. They are mostly ECNL, ECNL-R, EDP-D1 or D2, and NCSL D1 kids at the very least. You have to be a year round soccer player to make any HS team that I know of.

What about low end D3 schools? I know it’s bottom of the barrel but just asking for a friend.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But what about Glenelg?

Genuine question...is anyone actually scouted through high school soccer? Are there even talented players only doing high school soccer and not club as well?

Teh most talented kids do not play HS - they dont want to get hurt by some field hockey kid from another team trying outside back for the first time.

Our towns top players have always played for the town. No club games in the fall. Last one landed at UCLA last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This topic is turning into whether or not D1 college coaches care or not about high school soccer. They care about individuals and if the opportunity presents itself they will scout who they feel is a top player in whatever format is available at their convenience.

Can we mostly agree that it appears the ridiculous rec argument has been soundly disproven due to the fact that a team like Whitman has only top club players participating.

I think people don’t realize what rec level is lol. That’s for a guy named Jimmy who used to play MSI when he was younger and who wants to try out for his local high school team. That’s rec level

You appear to be the only one that doesn't realize what rec level is.

How many people need to tell you that you're wrong before you listen to them?

If you watch a Whitman v Churchill game and think it looks like rec, I'd love to see the rec teams you're talking about!

It doesn't matter what HIgh School you refer to it's all High School soccer and nobody cares. Get it through your thick skull.

You're kid is not special. If they were they'd be playing on a high level club or academy team.

The point is that plenty of those kids are actually doing both lol

First poster is just bitter than their oh so talented off spring got cut from a high school team. On the good high school teams, nearly everyone is a club player and some club players get cut. At the high school my son attends, soccer is the hardest team to make (most cuts).

Also, this thread is not about whether kids are getting recruited based on high school play. It’s about what level of player is playing high school varsity, and in some high school leagues, there are definitely top level kids playing high school soccer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Colleges do not care about high school soccer. But again that's not the point of playing soccer for your high school.

They care if they know there are mls next or ecnl players. Having a higschool team ranked nationally also is gonna bring interest.

Gonzaga is number 1 in the area right? For sure D1 scouts are there.

So what you're saying is that recruiters only care about MLSN or ECNL.

You even said it yourself. So stubborn and dumb.

D1 cares about MLS N and ECNL club players and they will go to ATTEND a high school game featuring those players and watch them.

Nope

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This topic is turning into whether or not D1 college coaches care or not about high school soccer. They care about individuals and if the opportunity presents itself they will scout who they feel is a top player in whatever format is available at their convenience.

Can we mostly agree that it appears the ridiculous rec argument has been soundly disproven due to the fact that a team like Whitman has only top club players participating.

I think people don’t realize what rec level is lol. That’s for a guy named Jimmy who used to play MSI when he was younger and who wants to try out for his local high school team. That’s rec level

You appear to be the only one that doesn't realize what rec level is.

How many people need to tell you that you're wrong before you listen to them?

If you watch a Whitman v Churchill game and think it looks like rec, I'd love to see the rec teams you're talking about!

It doesn't matter what HIgh School you refer to it's all High School soccer and nobody cares. Get it through your thick skull.

You're kid is not special. If they were they'd be playing on a high level club or academy team.

So you’re saying you aren’t familiar with the high schools that are actually good. How many of those top 10 WaPo hs games have you been to, as in one vs the other?

Also, you sound lovely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This topic is turning into whether or not D1 college coaches care or not about high school soccer. They care about individuals and if the opportunity presents itself they will scout who they feel is a top player in whatever format is available at their convenience.

Can we mostly agree that it appears the ridiculous rec argument has been soundly disproven due to the fact that a team like Whitman has only top club players participating.

I think people don’t realize what rec level is lol. That’s for a guy named Jimmy who used to play MSI when he was younger and who wants to try out for his local high school team. That’s rec level

You appear to be the only one that doesn't realize what rec level is.

How many people need to tell you that you're wrong before you listen to them?

If you watch a Whitman v Churchill game and think it looks like rec, I'd love to see the rec teams you're talking about!

It doesn't matter what HIgh School you refer to it's all High School soccer and nobody cares. Get it through your thick skull.

You're kid is not special. If they were they'd be playing on a high level club or academy team.

The point is that plenty of those kids are actually doing both lol

First poster is just bitter than their oh so talented off spring got cut from a high school team. On the good high school teams, nearly everyone is a club player and some club players get cut. At the high school my son attends, soccer is the hardest team to make (most cuts).

Also, this thread is not about whether kids are getting recruited based on high school play. It’s about what level of player is playing high school varsity, and in some high school leagues, there are definitely top level kids playing high school soccer.

There have been multiple posts by a private school mom that is trying to imply that HS soccer will get players into top colleges.

Sorry this just isn't the case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Colleges do not care about high school soccer. But again that's not the point of playing soccer for your high school.

They care if they know there are mls next or ecnl players. Having a higschool team ranked nationally also is gonna bring interest.

Gonzaga is number 1 in the area right? For sure D1 scouts are there.

So what you're saying is that recruiters only care about MLSN or ECNL.

You even said it yourself. So stubborn and dumb.

No D1 coach is traveling to watch Gonzaga or any "Number 1" team in the area. As coaches have expressed to me and I'm sure is well known, you can't gauge the level of a player who is playing against other HS team. They need to watch players play against other ECNL or MLS Next level kids. It makes sense! That's why college coaches focus on showcases and BIG tournaments so they can sit and watch top kids play against top kids over and over. Now who knows, there may be a local D1 coach that has something going on nearby and may pop in for a "big HS game", but I bet that is rare! With that said...I love HS soccer and every kid I know loves HS soccer and, for the record, I don't know of one kid that has made a local HS roster or at least has gotten any playing time and plays rec soccer. They are mostly ECNL, ECNL-R, EDP-D1 or D2, and NCSL D1 kids at the very least. You have to be a year round soccer player to make any HS team that I know of.

What about low end D3 schools? I know it’s bottom of the barrel but just asking for a friend.

D3 is the rec soccer of college world. No one cares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This topic is turning into whether or not D1 college coaches care or not about high school soccer. They care about individuals and if the opportunity presents itself they will scout who they feel is a top player in whatever format is available at their convenience.

Can we mostly agree that it appears the ridiculous rec argument has been soundly disproven due to the fact that a team like Whitman has only top club players participating.

I think people don’t realize what rec level is lol. That’s for a guy named Jimmy who used to play MSI when he was younger and who wants to try out for his local high school team. That’s rec level

You appear to be the only one that doesn't realize what rec level is.

How many people need to tell you that you're wrong before you listen to them?

If you watch a Whitman v Churchill game and think it looks like rec, I'd love to see the rec teams you're talking about!

It doesn't matter what HIgh School you refer to it's all High School soccer and nobody cares. Get it through your thick skull.

Your kid is not special. If they were they'd be playing on a high level club or academy team.

You realize not everyone wants to play in college or travel to PA every weekend. Right? For many, playing good soccer at HS and a 2nd club team is a great quality of life. And it’s possible. Not everywhere, but definitely a real thing. Not everyone is gunning for the athletics scholarship or the “privilege” of compromising their real career launch to spend 40 hours a week playing sportsball in college. Some kids just want to play in hs and play occasionally with other good kids in college while they, you know, focus on college stuff.