National Letter of Intent Day

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:VDA Girls with an impressive 13 commitments - https://www.soccerwire.com/news/virginia-development-academy-vda-celebrates-2022-college-commitments/
- 2 George Washington
- 2 Wake Forest
- 2 Davidson
- Marshall
- Campbell
- Loyola
- Mount Olive
- Air Force
- JMU
- South Carolina

FCV and McLean with more commitments and better commitments!

And one came from FCV. Just for this year to VDA

These are way better than FCV

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:VDA Girls with an impressive 13 commitments - https://www.soccerwire.com/news/virginia-development-academy-vda-celebrates-2022-college-commitments/
- 2 George Washington
- 2 Wake Forest
- 2 Davidson
- Marshall
- Campbell
- Loyola
- Mount Olive
- Air Force
- JMU
- South Carolina

FCV and McLean with more commitments and better commitments!

And one came from FCV. Just for this year to VDA

These are way better than FCV

The one that was at FCV and went to VDA was at VDA before FCV.

But regardless….it’s their time to shine. Congratulations to all the kids, regardless of club….best of luck.

[Anonymous]

Congratulations to all of the young men and woman

[Anonymous]

Where are commits from BSC, VA Union, BRYC, Arlington and Loudoun?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Take note parents of boys. See how many girl commits come in vs boy. It's a completely different ballgame.

Why is this?

Title 9

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where are commits from BSC, VA Union, BRYC, Arlington and Loudoun?

all over their websites and social media feeds. dcum is not real life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take note parents of boys. See how many girl commits come in vs boy. It's a completely different ballgame.

Boys will continue to be pay to play at the college level no huge athletic achievement.

Haven’t seen many boys commitments, is it a talent issue?

NO. Duh. It’s a competing big ticket male sports issue.

College football and basketball get all the $$ for boys. It’s what fills the stadiums and arenas and makes $$ draws students to universities. Nothing left for boys’ soccer.

Girls don’t have that issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take note parents of boys. See how many girl commits come in vs boy. It's a completely different ballgame.

Why is this?

There are 208 Men’s Division I soccer programs, versus 342 women’s. For the power 5 conferences, there are 29 schools that play Division I Men’s soccer, versus 64 women’s. That should make it clear as to which is actually the greater achievement, without even factoring in the significantly higher number of intl men’s players in Division I vs women’s.

Yes. And don’t ignore football and basketball. That’s where the $ goes for boys.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.soccerwire.com/news/the-st-james-fc-virginia-announces-class-of-2022-college-signings/

Congratulations to all of the girls committing to play in college

FCV had 15 commits from the GA team and another 7 from their second team? And the press release ready to go. No wonder they get bashed here so much.

Oh Bobby! Could NOT help yourself. All the clubs in the area have the same # of commits to the same spread of colleges. The kids move around between clubs, it's such a proximally close region - college coaches can see 400 kids in a few days. The VDA and McLean commits are better. But I'm so glad to see you are still at it!

[Anonymous]

Remember signing a letter of intent is not a scholarship. Its simply saying you are intending to play there. No mention of athletic scholarship unless announced at the same time.

[Anonymous]

Not with any of these top clubs but based on what I’ve seen on social media, FCV placed girls in more top tier schools. They get a lot hate but they definitely are doing something right regardless of what league they play in.

[Anonymous]

Don't assume all of the girls commitments come with athletic scholarships. D1 girls only have 14 scholarships available per team (an that is if fully funded, less if not). Getting an offer on a D1 team is still a big deal and an accomplishment to be congratulated for sure but many/most of these commitments are either with no athletic money or only a small percentage (still nice to get some)! On the boys side they only have 9.9 scholarships per team (again, less if not fully funded). On the boys side (and similarly on the girls side) much of the money goes to foreign players or super elite players and the rest get very small amounts or nothing. I know of multiple ECNL stars that went to schools like VCU, W&M, etc. (not even the top tier college programs) and received no athletic money as it all went to their foreign recruits and super elite players (national level talent). Just input, not trying to take away the great accomplishment of landing a spot on a D1 team - again that is still a big deal and should be congratulated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not with any of these top clubs but based on what I’ve seen on social media, FCV placed girls in more top tier schools. They get a lot hate but they definitely are doing something right regardless of what league they play in.

One person's "top tier" is another's "no thank you".

Just me happy got any kid that is satisfied with her choice and excited for the next chapter. Good luck to them all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't assume all of the girls commitments come with athletic scholarships. D1 girls only have 14 scholarships available per team (an that is if fully funded, less if not). Getting an offer on a D1 team is still a big deal and an accomplishment to be congratulated for sure but many/most of these commitments are either with no athletic money or only a small percentage (still nice to get some)! On the boys side they only have 9.9 scholarships per team (again, less if not fully funded). On the boys side (and similarly on the girls side) much of the money goes to foreign players or super elite players and the rest get very small amounts or nothing. I know of multiple ECNL stars that went to schools like VCU, W&M, etc. (not even the top tier college programs) and received no athletic money as it all went to their foreign recruits and super elite players (national level talent). Just input, not trying to take away the great accomplishment of landing a spot on a D1 team - again that is still a big deal and should be congratulated.

I know kids that agreed to go to school with inferior academics just because the school is in a D1 conference. And not even for much money. Makes no sense to me but they seem happy so whatever.

[Anonymous]

Congratulations to all players!

Your years of dedication and determination paid off.