NCAA Women's Transfer Portal Opens Today

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of families use club soccer to get their daughters into schools they otherwise wouldn’t have a high chance of getting into or would at least be less likely to get into given how hard it is to get into a top school these days. Lots of parents can afford to foot the full tuition bill and so don’t care if their kids get a scholarship or not or play a minute of soccer. I hope to be one of those parents one day…

No one can say that the Union commits aren’t freaking impressive if you’re talking about getting a good college education - Columbia (x2), Duke, UVA (x3), Wake Forest, Navy (x2), Army, UCLA, Wisconsin. 😳 Who cares about soccer when you’ve got that list? It’s like a private boarding school admissions list.

Its like every affluent county in Amerikkka's list of school commits. The HS is irrelevent, the club soccer team even less so, its all about the Benjamins.

Why do you say that? What does money have to do with this?

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of families use club soccer to get their daughters into schools they otherwise wouldn’t have a high chance of getting into or would at least be less likely to get into given how hard it is to get into a top school these days. Lots of parents can afford to foot the full tuition bill and so don’t care if their kids get a scholarship or not or play a minute of soccer. I hope to be one of those parents one day…

No one can say that the Union commits aren’t freaking impressive if you’re talking about getting a good college education - Columbia (x2), Duke, UVA (x3), Wake Forest, Navy (x2), Army, UCLA, Wisconsin. 😳 Who cares about soccer when you’ve got that list? It’s like a private boarding school admissions list.

Its like every affluent county in Amerikkka's list of school commits. The HS is irrelevent, the club soccer team even less so, its all about the Benjamins.

Why do you say that? What does money have to do with this?

Money gets you access to the colleges, nothing else matters.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of families use club soccer to get their daughters into schools they otherwise wouldn’t have a high chance of getting into or would at least be less likely to get into given how hard it is to get into a top school these days. Lots of parents can afford to foot the full tuition bill and so don’t care if their kids get a scholarship or not or play a minute of soccer. I hope to be one of those parents one day…

No one can say that the Union commits aren’t freaking impressive if you’re talking about getting a good college education - Columbia (x2), Duke, UVA (x3), Wake Forest, Navy (x2), Army, UCLA, Wisconsin. 😳 Who cares about soccer when you’ve got that list? It’s like a private boarding school admissions list.

Its like every affluent county in Amerikkka's list of school commits. The HS is irrelevent, the club soccer team even less so, its all about the Benjamins.

Why do you say that? What does money have to do with this?

Exactly - how freaking irrelevant. You can't buy your way on to a team.

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Anonymous wrote:Addison Hess apparently already in portal from Penn State. She went from all-state player of year, state champ, to wandering the desert. This is not how womens college soccer should be.

High School soccer and top College soccer programs are two totally different beasts!! You can be the club favorite and still never see a minute of time when you get that D1 spot

It sure is interesting though. She had a TON of accolades going into college, played under BP/CC, Gatorade player VA player of the year etc.

https://gopsusports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/player/addison-hess

I mean, this resume is about as good as it gets for a kid coming out of NoVA, so who failed this player?

Playing under CC/BP is not an accolade. They are club coaches. There are hundreds of top level club coaches.
Gatorade play of the year is a HS sport award. Most elite players do not play HS so therefore not eligible.

There are many other awards for club players that carry more weight. That's not the best resume by far.

Do a little research... there are a lot of HS players that were "hero's" but flamed out on the D1 college pitch. In fact, with the exception of Ellie Wheeler ( KC Current) and Laurren Flynn (Utah Royals) most kids in this area (NOVA) are not stars in college. When the favoritism ends, so do a lot of the opportunities.

Parents are heavily involved in some of these recruiting scenario's. Legacy, money, influence etc. Union signing day on social media has girls signing with schools like UVA and UVA doesn't even list them as signed with the other players they are bringing in next year. I applaud these girls trying to play at the highest level, but it's really hard to break through and I hope these parents are giving them a heads up that minutes will be hard to earn. PSU is still in the NCAA tournament, so if this player is publicly announcing move to the portal...she was cut. Hopefully she lands in a good spot, she's obviously a good player.

Ummmm -- there is no way Union did a signing day with people who are not committed to the team they said they were. On yopur UVA example, UVA has not annouced their committs yet for next year.

Here are the UVA signing class announced by UVA on twitter:
https://x.com/UVAWomenSoccer

I see both Union girls on there? Not sure what PP is talking about

Here's a clue, UVA announced two players from Union, but one wasn't included in the latest Union announcements. Union has shown three players going to UVA for soccer but UVA only announced two.

All that means is that the third player is a committ but awaiting admission either at the request of the player or grades are iffy and the recruit was no given heavy weight by the coach. Does not mean she is not on the team assuming she gets in.

No - they are a walk on. Or a commit for next year.

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Anonymous wrote:Addison Hess apparently already in portal from Penn State. She went from all-state player of year, state champ, to wandering the desert. This is not how womens college soccer should be.

High School soccer and top College soccer programs are two totally different beasts!! You can be the club favorite and still never see a minute of time when you get that D1 spot

It sure is interesting though. She had a TON of accolades going into college, played under BP/CC, Gatorade player VA player of the year etc.

https://gopsusports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/player/addison-hess

I mean, this resume is about as good as it gets for a kid coming out of NoVA, so who failed this player?

Playing under CC/BP is not an accolade. They are club coaches. There are hundreds of top level club coaches.
Gatorade play of the year is a HS sport award. Most elite players do not play HS so therefore not eligible.

There are many other awards for club players that carry more weight. That's not the best resume by far.

Do a little research... there are a lot of HS players that were "hero's" but flamed out on the D1 college pitch. In fact, with the exception of Ellie Wheeler ( KC Current) and Laurren Flynn (Utah Royals) most kids in this area (NOVA) are not stars in college. When the favoritism ends, so do a lot of the opportunities.

Parents are heavily involved in some of these recruiting scenario's. Legacy, money, influence etc. Union signing day on social media has girls signing with schools like UVA and UVA doesn't even list them as signed with the other players they are bringing in next year. I applaud these girls trying to play at the highest level, but it's really hard to break through and I hope these parents are giving them a heads up that minutes will be hard to earn. PSU is still in the NCAA tournament, so if this player is publicly announcing move to the portal...she was cut. Hopefully she lands in a good spot, she's obviously a good player.

I agree - if you are announcing you are in the portal right now - you were definitely cut from the team. It's a bad move to announce especially on social media. Someone out there is really handing out bad advice.
Again.

Not at all true. No cuts have been made by any college team. Could there have been a conversation where the coach said -- you may not be back -- sure but no cuts. Most of these girls are quitting programs they do not want. Not because they were cut.

They are quitting because they didn't play - they are cut. The conversation has been had. These conversations happen throughout the year and most definitely at this time of year. If you committed and never played a minute - it's all about you not the team.

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Anonymous wrote:Addison Hess apparently already in portal from Penn State. She went from all-state player of year, state champ, to wandering the desert. This is not how womens college soccer should be.

High School soccer and top College soccer programs are two totally different beasts!! You can be the club favorite and still never see a minute of time when you get that D1 spot

It sure is interesting though. She had a TON of accolades going into college, played under BP/CC, Gatorade player VA player of the year etc.

https://gopsusports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/player/addison-hess

I mean, this resume is about as good as it gets for a kid coming out of NoVA, so who failed this player?

Playing under CC/BP is not an accolade. They are club coaches. There are hundreds of top level club coaches.
Gatorade play of the year is a HS sport award. Most elite players do not play HS so therefore not eligible.

There are many other awards for club players that carry more weight. That's not the best resume by far.

Do a little research... there are a lot of HS players that were "hero's" but flamed out on the D1 college pitch. In fact, with the exception of Ellie Wheeler ( KC Current) and Laurren Flynn (Utah Royals) most kids in this area (NOVA) are not stars in college. When the favoritism ends, so do a lot of the opportunities.

Parents are heavily involved in some of these recruiting scenario's. Legacy, money, influence etc. Union signing day on social media has girls signing with schools like UVA and UVA doesn't even list them as signed with the other players they are bringing in next year. I applaud these girls trying to play at the highest level, but it's really hard to break through and I hope these parents are giving them a heads up that minutes will be hard to earn. PSU is still in the NCAA tournament, so if this player is publicly announcing move to the portal...she was cut. Hopefully she lands in a good spot, she's obviously a good player.

Ummmm -- there is no way Union did a signing day with people who are not committed to the team they said they were. On yopur UVA example, UVA has not annouced their committs yet for next year.

Here are the UVA signing class announced by UVA on twitter:
https://x.com/UVAWomenSoccer

I see both Union girls on there? Not sure what PP is talking about

Exactly, Union put out 3 players.

They are different grad years.

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about half of the people who enter the portal in all the sports never play again. i 'm sure that number is higher for non revenue sports

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Anonymous wrote:Addison Hess apparently already in portal from Penn State. She went from all-state player of year, state champ, to wandering the desert. This is not how womens college soccer should be.

High School soccer and top College soccer programs are two totally different beasts!! You can be the club favorite and still never see a minute of time when you get that D1 spot

It sure is interesting though. She had a TON of accolades going into college, played under BP/CC, Gatorade player VA player of the year etc.

https://gopsusports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/player/addison-hess

I mean, this resume is about as good as it gets for a kid coming out of NoVA, so who failed this player?

Playing under CC/BP is not an accolade. They are club coaches. There are hundreds of top level club coaches.
Gatorade play of the year is a HS sport award. Most elite players do not play HS so therefore not eligible.

There are many other awards for club players that carry more weight. That's not the best resume by far.

Do a little research... there are a lot of HS players that were "hero's" but flamed out on the D1 college pitch. In fact, with the exception of Ellie Wheeler ( KC Current) and Laurren Flynn (Utah Royals) most kids in this area (NOVA) are not stars in college. When the favoritism ends, so do a lot of the opportunities.

Parents are heavily involved in some of these recruiting scenario's. Legacy, money, influence etc. Union signing day on social media has girls signing with schools like UVA and UVA doesn't even list them as signed with the other players they are bringing in next year. I applaud these girls trying to play at the highest level, but it's really hard to break through and I hope these parents are giving them a heads up that minutes will be hard to earn. PSU is still in the NCAA tournament, so if this player is publicly announcing move to the portal...she was cut. Hopefully she lands in a good spot, she's obviously a good player.

Ummmm -- there is no way Union did a signing day with people who are not committed to the team they said they were. On yopur UVA example, UVA has not annouced their committs yet for next year.

Here are the UVA signing class announced by UVA on twitter:
https://x.com/UVAWomenSoccer

I see both Union girls on there? Not sure what PP is talking about

Exactly, Union put out 3 players.

They are different grad years.

Nope. All three Union UVa players are 2025s.

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One of the Union players should see time at uva. I’d worry about the other two. That’s a strong recruiting class.

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Anonymous wrote:One of the Union players should see time at uva. I’d worry about the other two. That’s a strong recruiting class.

They need it. The past few years have been dismal big time for UVA

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Anonymous wrote:One of the Union players should see time at uva. I’d worry about the other two. That’s a strong recruiting class.

They need it. The past few years have been dismal big time for UVA

definitely. hopefully those players make it to uva. at least one is training regularly w a nwsl team. uva needs them.

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UVA already lost their top recruit to NWSL. Too bad, but the new reality.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA already lost their top recruit to NWSL. Too bad, but the new reality.

Quite a few college commits switch to NWSL at this time of year. UVA has been trying to rebuild for years.
UNC lost many commits to NWSL last year and pulled off quite the year this year. There are so many great players, losing one (or more in UNC case) to NWSL should never impact the season. The program, the coaching, the facilities and the money is the draw and UVA needs to seriously rebuild.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA already lost their top recruit to NWSL. Too bad, but the new reality.

Quite a few college commits switch to NWSL at this time of year. UVA has been trying to rebuild for years.
UNC lost many commits to NWSL last year and pulled off quite the year this year. There are so many great players, losing one (or more in UNC case) to NWSL should never impact the season. The program, the coaching, the facilities and the money is the draw and UVA needs to seriously rebuild.

UVA is playing today in the second round of the NCAA tournament and has a very good team.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA already lost their top recruit to NWSL. Too bad, but the new reality.

Quite a few college commits switch to NWSL at this time of year. UVA has been trying to rebuild for years.
UNC lost many commits to NWSL last year and pulled off quite the year this year. There are so many great players, losing one (or more in UNC case) to NWSL should never impact the season. The program, the coaching, the facilities and the money is the draw and UVA needs to seriously rebuild.

UVA is playing today in the second round of the NCAA tournament and has a very good team.

Do they? Better watch - they will be out soon. They used to have a good team, for the past 3 years... it's been a crapshow