Do top DI women's programs recruit non-ECNL/DA players
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Anonymous
| I need to know who the UVA rec player is!!! |
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So unless you are ECNL OR DA you can't make it to a top 25 program. It seems that such a system that penalizes an entire group of players. I know parents that spend $250+ on travel to league games on top of the $3,500+ on club and league fees. That does not even include showcase or playoff travel.
In the meantime, competitive local teams lose players to the system. What about players who play another sport? |
Anonymous
Not sure what the concern is? The system filters talent and desire for top level college soccer, isn’t that what it should do? I get the cost thing, but there seems to be some other threads talking about the racket that is youth soccer - not sure it’s better than small local clubs. Neither ECNL nor DA prevent playing other sports. In fact, many of the players going to top programs play multiple sports. |
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MICHAELA MORAN |
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CAM LEXOW |
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SIENA SANDRIDGE |
Anonymous
My daughter plays ECNL and still plays basketball in the winter. For her, soccer is the priority, so it is important to be upfront and honest with the bball coach about the potential of missing practice here and there if there is a conflict. At that point, it's up to the coach to decide if that is acceptable. It can be a challenge, but it can be done. |
Anonymous
MICHAELA MORAN - Basketball National U16 team player CAM LEXOW - Gatorade Pennsylvania Soccer Player of the Year for 2018-2019 season, US Youth National Girls Best XI for 2015 SIENA SANDRIDGE - ECNL Connecticut FC club player Are these Rec players? No. |
Anonymous
Looking at her bio, it is possible that Moran was a rec player in soccer before becoming a HS star. So there’s the answer. You may be able to play on a top D1 program without playing elite soccer so long as you are a nationally recognized player in one or two other sports. Not sure why someone would have posted the other two names. |
Anonymous
| My daughter played at UVA. She's now graduated. I could see Steve and Ron taking on some freak athlete who was not on an ECNL or DA team, but there would have to be a story there--like, she had been playing three sports in high school at her boarding school, MVP in all of them, is a state champion sprinter, is physically dominant and has a first touch that is unbelievably soft. That kid might exist every two decades. Other than that, I doubt that they'd have much interest in any player who is not at the highest levels of travel. |
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Basketball is not soccer. She committed to play soccer at uva not basketball. So... there's that. Gatorade Player of the year is awarded to HIGH SCHOOL players not club (ECNL/DA) players. OBVIOUSLY the UVA rostered girls needed to play somewhere. No club id for her. |
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Oh for the love of unicorns...
Yes, if your kid is an athletic freak, she can make a top D1 soccer team. For almost everyone reading this post, even the mom of the kid in the best girls club thread, this isn’t true. Your kid isn’t an athletic freak and, no, rec soccer is not going to cut it. All better now? |
Anonymous
Thank you. +1 |
Anonymous
Is your kid an Olympic level sprinter who plays soccer for fun? Yes? Then maybe she has a slim chance of being recruited from rec soccer to UVA. This is what we're talking about. Otherwise, no. |