Can you buy a spot on the DA?

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oh yes you can....

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Anonymous wrote:Are you talking about soccer or lacrosse because this happens all the time in lacrosse.

I was going to say, omg this is like lacrosse. Spots on the team and minutes of play are absolutely up for grabs, especially as clubs compete to keep people before tryouts begin. The politicking in club lacrosse to keep certain players, keeping them in the games, preferential treatment for committed players, has teams not even playing near full capability.

Ahhh … finally some honesty on this forum. We all know it happens, people just don't want to admit it.

In lacrosse.......

... And soccer ... and just about anything that kids compete in where parents with money and influence are inviolved. Don’t be naive.

If it were as simple as you seem to think, the players involved would be exposed very quickly and not be around for year after year. These environments are very competitive. This isn’t paying for entry to a club where one sits on their rear ends all day. As for paying for a roster spot to sit on the bench, why would anyone care? The player won’t be rostered for games in that case. If the player can keep up and play, then how can it be determined extra pay was needed to roster them? Much ado about nothing here, except for your fascination with conspiracy.

Bench or not, they get to put "D.A." on their college applications.

Varsity Blues wasn't about getting kids on to the USC rowing team--it was about getting them over one hump in the college admissions process. Have you been paying attention? Having "D.A." on your application, even if you don't play or are a part-timer, isn't going to hurt the college application.

It is something people would pay for.

You haven't been through the college admissions process, have you? Playing DA isn't going to give you a leg up for admissions unless you are recruited by a coach, which you won't be if you are not a very good player. It will just count as a regular EC, same as playing a HS sport, playing in the band, partipating in a club, etc.

The people who can pay to get their kids on a DA team are not worried about the college admissions process. Their kids will go to a great school. What they are buying is cache. They insist that their kids are always a part of being in the "Best" at whatever they do. Their kids must have an exceptional resume. The amount of playing time will not appear on anything only the level they were involved. They are buying exclusivity and exceptionalism.