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Anonymous wrote:^^^sub over 3 periods...not 3 subs

And yes, a kid could hide on a star studded team and get recruited. Because everyone plays at a showcase.

Now a college coach can pull your stats and see exactly how much a kid contributed. It changes the game.

NEWSFLASH: colleges sign players that do not play on any of these bestest, all-time greatest in the world teams. You dolts.

I know girls that currently play for small boys' club that are getting signed by top academic schools to play: think Ivy and Hopkins and the like. Who cares about $ if it's to some shitty 3rd rate school anyways.

Newsflash: you sound stupid. I'll give you one example you elitist muppet. Many not so great athletic schools are great academic schools. Ever hear of the Cornell womens soccer team? Yeah, me neither.

I think you just said the same thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^sub over 3 periods...not 3 subs

And yes, a kid could hide on a star studded team and get recruited. Because everyone plays at a showcase.

Now a college coach can pull your stats and see exactly how much a kid contributed. It changes the game.

NEWSFLASH: colleges sign players that do not play on any of these bestest, all-time greatest in the world teams. You dolts.

I know girls that currently play for small boys' club that are getting signed by top academic schools to play: think Ivy and Hopkins and the like. Who cares about $ if it's to some shitty 3rd rate school anyways.

Newsflash: you sound stupid. I'll give you one example you elitist muppet. Many not so great athletic schools are great academic schools. Ever hear of the Cornell womens soccer team? Yeah, me neither.

I think you just said the same thing.

Maybe. I've been drinking

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^^sub over 3 periods...not 3 subs

To be clear..
DA substitution rules allow 7 subs at U14 across 3 opportunities. No re-entries. That drops to 5 subs at older ages. Every player must start 25% of games.

[Anonymous]

http://www.ussoccerda.com/sam/standings/ss/view_game_report.php?eventId=2833604&teamId=1655626

DA game card. Click on any of the players name that have a green check mark by it. All the data associated with the player feeds into his profile page on his team website. On his profile, I can see the total percentage of starts, etc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://www.ussoccerda.com/sam/standings/ss/view_game_report.php?eventId=2833604&teamId=1655626

DA game card. Click on any of the players name that have a green check mark by it. All the data associated with the player feeds into his profile page on his team website. On his profile, I can see the total percentage of starts, etc

Yes. We can see that. But any college coach recruiting these kids will also have had many chances to see them play, in person or on video, and that's probably going to matter much more to them than whether their starting percentage is 50% or 65%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.ussoccerda.com/sam/standings/ss/view_game_report.php?eventId=2833604&teamId=1655626

DA game card. Click on any of the players name that have a green check mark by it. All the data associated with the player feeds into his profile page on his team website. On his profile, I can see the total percentage of starts, etc

Yes. We can see that. But any college coach recruiting these kids will also have had many chances to see them play, in person or on video, and that's probably going to matter much more to them than whether their starting percentage is 50% or 65%.

Recruiting budgets are very slim. Recruiters go to national showcases so they can spend money on one trip and see 100s of top level kids in one spot. If a kid is playing 25 to 30 percent of the games, consistently, then he will get limited looks. Too many other kids playing 90 to 100 percent of the games. Right or wrong, it's a stat a kid can't hide from. Much like a batting average. You can put together a greatest hits tape all you want. The stats can say otherwise. That's why, IMO, a kid should play on a team where they can get the maximum amount of playing time. A lot of bench players on top level teams are good. They should showcase it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.ussoccerda.com/sam/standings/ss/view_game_report.php?eventId=2833604&teamId=1655626

DA game card. Click on any of the players name that have a green check mark by it. All the data associated with the player feeds into his profile page on his team website. On his profile, I can see the total percentage of starts, etc

Yes. We can see that. But any college coach recruiting these kids will also have had many chances to see them play, in person or on video, and that's probably going to matter much more to them than whether their starting percentage is 50% or 65%.

Recruiting budgets are very slim. Recruiters go to national showcases so they can spend money on one trip and see 100s of top level kids in one spot. If a kid is playing 25 to 30 percent of the games, consistently, then he will get limited looks. Too many other kids playing 90 to 100 percent of the games. Right or wrong, it's a stat a kid can't hide from. Much like a batting average. You can put together a greatest hits tape all you want. The stats can say otherwise. That's why, IMO, a kid should play on a team where they can get the maximum amount of playing time. A lot of bench players on top level teams are good. They should showcase it.

there are many other ways to be seen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.ussoccerda.com/sam/standings/ss/view_game_report.php?eventId=2833604&teamId=1655626

DA game card. Click on any of the players name that have a green check mark by it. All the data associated with the player feeds into his profile page on his team website. On his profile, I can see the total percentage of starts, etc

Yes. We can see that. But any college coach recruiting these kids will also have had many chances to see them play, in person or on video, and that's probably going to matter much more to them than whether their starting percentage is 50% or 65%.

Recruiting budgets are very slim. Recruiters go to national showcases so they can spend money on one trip and see 100s of top level kids in one spot. If a kid is playing 25 to 30 percent of the games, consistently, then he will get limited looks. Too many other kids playing 90 to 100 percent of the games. Right or wrong, it's a stat a kid can't hide from. Much like a batting average. You can put together a greatest hits tape all you want. The stats can say otherwise. That's why, IMO, a kid should play on a team where they can get the maximum amount of playing time. A lot of bench players on top level teams are good. They should showcase it.

there are many other ways to be seen.

Yes, I know this. But the MAJORITY of players will get recruited from teams that play in National leagues (ECNL - DA).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.ussoccerda.com/sam/standings/ss/view_game_report.php?eventId=2833604&teamId=1655626

DA game card. Click on any of the players name that have a green check mark by it. All the data associated with the player feeds into his profile page on his team website. On his profile, I can see the total percentage of starts, etc

Yes. We can see that. But any college coach recruiting these kids will also have had many chances to see them play, in person or on video, and that's probably going to matter much more to them than whether their starting percentage is 50% or 65%.

Recruiting budgets are very slim. Recruiters go to national showcases so they can spend money on one trip and see 100s of top level kids in one spot. If a kid is playing 25 to 30 percent of the games, consistently, then he will get limited looks. Too many other kids playing 90 to 100 percent of the games. Right or wrong, it's a stat a kid can't hide from. Much like a batting average. You can put together a greatest hits tape all you want. The stats can say otherwise. That's why, IMO, a kid should play on a team where they can get the maximum amount of playing time. A lot of bench players on top level teams are good. They should showcase it.

Not the poster you are responding to, but based on my kids' experience with DA, I don't agree that a player in the 25-30% category on a decent DA team is going to get limited looks. Coaches at D1 schools with so-so soccer programs are realistic about their chances for recruiting top players, so they will be evaluating virtually all the players they see, and most DIII programs are happy to end up with any DA players. Also, some of the players fighting for playing time on excellent DA teams will be more talented than those who get 100% playing time on a poor team. A lot depends on the school's academic standards too. Many top players don't have the stats to get into the ivies, Standford, Georgetown, etc.

Putting recruiting considerations aside though, I agree that it's often better for a player's development and happiness to go where they will get more playing time. And as others have said, you don't need to play DA or ECNL to get recruited--you just have to do more leg work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.ussoccerda.com/sam/standings/ss/view_game_report.php?eventId=2833604&teamId=1655626

DA game card. Click on any of the players name that have a green check mark by it. All the data associated with the player feeds into his profile page on his team website. On his profile, I can see the total percentage of starts, etc

Yes. We can see that. But any college coach recruiting these kids will also have had many chances to see them play, in person or on video, and that's probably going to matter much more to them than whether their starting percentage is 50% or 65%.

Recruiting budgets are very slim. Recruiters go to national showcases so they can spend money on one trip and see 100s of top level kids in one spot. If a kid is playing 25 to 30 percent of the games, consistently, then he will get limited looks. Too many other kids playing 90 to 100 percent of the games. Right or wrong, it's a stat a kid can't hide from. Much like a batting average. You can put together a greatest hits tape all you want. The stats can say otherwise. That's why, IMO, a kid should play on a team where they can get the maximum amount of playing time. A lot of bench players on top level teams are good. They should showcase it.

There are 800 NCAA men's soccer programs—206 NCAA Division I, 207 Division II, and 408 Division III. There are about 700 DA players graduating HS each year and over 5000 freshman college soccer roster spots. So there are literally hundreds of college soccer teams that would love to be able to successfully recruit even one DA player -- benchwarmer or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.ussoccerda.com/sam/standings/ss/view_game_report.php?eventId=2833604&teamId=1655626

DA game card. Click on any of the players name that have a green check mark by it. All the data associated with the player feeds into his profile page on his team website. On his profile, I can see the total percentage of starts, etc

Yes. We can see that. But any college coach recruiting these kids will also have had many chances to see them play, in person or on video, and that's probably going to matter much more to them than whether their starting percentage is 50% or 65%.

Recruiting budgets are very slim. Recruiters go to national showcases so they can spend money on one trip and see 100s of top level kids in one spot. If a kid is playing 25 to 30 percent of the games, consistently, then he will get limited looks. Too many other kids playing 90 to 100 percent of the games. Right or wrong, it's a stat a kid can't hide from. Much like a batting average. You can put together a greatest hits tape all you want. The stats can say otherwise. That's why, IMO, a kid should play on a team where they can get the maximum amount of playing time. A lot of bench players on top level teams are good. They should showcase it.

Not the poster you are responding to, but based on my kids' experience with DA, I don't agree that a player in the 25-30% category on a decent DA team is going to get limited looks. Coaches at D1 schools with so-so soccer programs are realistic about their chances for recruiting top players, so they will be evaluating virtually all the players they see, and most DIII programs are happy to end up with any DA players. Also, some of the players fighting for playing time on excellent DA teams will be more talented than those who get 100% playing time on a poor team. A lot depends on the school's academic standards too. Many top players don't have the stats to get into the ivies, Standford, Georgetown, etc.

Putting recruiting considerations aside though, I agree that it's often better for a player's development and happiness to go where they will get more playing time. And as others have said, you don't need to play DA or ECNL to get recruited--you just have to do more leg work.

Agree. Get great grades and play the highest level you can. But PLAY! Even if it means leaving for a weaker team. PLAY. Why do some kids turn down UVA or VT to play at JMU or Mason ...because they want to PLAY...not just say I rode the bench on a top tier squad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.ussoccerda.com/sam/standings/ss/view_game_report.php?eventId=2833604&teamId=1655626

DA game card. Click on any of the players name that have a green check mark by it. All the data associated with the player feeds into his profile page on his team website. On his profile, I can see the total percentage of starts, etc

Yes. We can see that. But any college coach recruiting these kids will also have had many chances to see them play, in person or on video, and that's probably going to matter much more to them than whether their starting percentage is 50% or 65%.

Recruiting budgets are very slim. Recruiters go to national showcases so they can spend money on one trip and see 100s of top level kids in one spot. If a kid is playing 25 to 30 percent of the games, consistently, then he will get limited looks. Too many other kids playing 90 to 100 percent of the games. Right or wrong, it's a stat a kid can't hide from. Much like a batting average. You can put together a greatest hits tape all you want. The stats can say otherwise. That's why, IMO, a kid should play on a team where they can get the maximum amount of playing time. A lot of bench players on top level teams are good. They should showcase it.

Not the poster you are responding to, but based on my kids' experience with DA, I don't agree that a player in the 25-30% category on a decent DA team is going to get limited looks. Coaches at D1 schools with so-so soccer programs are realistic about their chances for recruiting top players, so they will be evaluating virtually all the players they see, and most DIII programs are happy to end up with any DA players. Also, some of the players fighting for playing time on excellent DA teams will be more talented than those who get 100% playing time on a poor team. A lot depends on the school's academic standards too. Many top players don't have the stats to get into the ivies, Standford, Georgetown, etc.

Putting recruiting considerations aside though, I agree that it's often better for a player's development and happiness to go where they will get more playing time. And as others have said, you don't need to play DA or ECNL to get recruited--you just have to do more leg work.

Agree. Get great grades and play the highest level you can. But PLAY! Even if it means leaving for a weaker team. PLAY. Why do some kids turn down UVA or VT to play at JMU or Mason ...because they want to PLAY...not just say I rode the bench on a top tier squad.

Seriously, are you dense? George Mason has long been one of the TOP Div. 1 soccer teams in the U.S....you know where Christian Pulisic's father played. My sibling turned down a full-ride to American to play at GMU--which I thought was completely dumb--but he was never very academically-inclined--only cared about soccer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.ussoccerda.com/sam/standings/ss/view_game_report.php?eventId=2833604&teamId=1655626

DA game card. Click on any of the players name that have a green check mark by it. All the data associated with the player feeds into his profile page on his team website. On his profile, I can see the total percentage of starts, etc

Yes. We can see that. But any college coach recruiting these kids will also have had many chances to see them play, in person or on video, and that's probably going to matter much more to them than whether their starting percentage is 50% or 65%.

Recruiting budgets are very slim. Recruiters go to national showcases so they can spend money on one trip and see 100s of top level kids in one spot. If a kid is playing 25 to 30 percent of the games, consistently, then he will get limited looks. Too many other kids playing 90 to 100 percent of the games. Right or wrong, it's a stat a kid can't hide from. Much like a batting average. You can put together a greatest hits tape all you want. The stats can say otherwise. That's why, IMO, a kid should play on a team where they can get the maximum amount of playing time. A lot of bench players on top level teams are good. They should showcase it.

Not the poster you are responding to, but based on my kids' experience with DA, I don't agree that a player in the 25-30% category on a decent DA team is going to get limited looks. Coaches at D1 schools with so-so soccer programs are realistic about their chances for recruiting top players, so they will be evaluating virtually all the players they see, and most DIII programs are happy to end up with any DA players. Also, some of the players fighting for playing time on excellent DA teams will be more talented than those who get 100% playing time on a poor team. A lot depends on the school's academic standards too. Many top players don't have the stats to get into the ivies, Standford, Georgetown, etc.

Putting recruiting considerations aside though, I agree that it's often better for a player's development and happiness to go where they will get more playing time. And as others have said, you don't need to play DA or ECNL to get recruited--you just have to do more leg work.

Agree. Get great grades and play the highest level you can. But PLAY! Even if it means leaving for a weaker team. PLAY. Why do some kids turn down UVA or VT to play at JMU or Mason ...because they want to PLAY...not just say I rode the bench on a top tier squad.

Seriously, are you dense? George Mason has long been one of the TOP Div. 1 soccer teams in the U.S....you know where Christian Pulisic's father played. My sibling turned down a full-ride to American to play at GMU--which I thought was completely dumb--but he was never very academically-inclined--only cared about soccer.

Easy..are you experiencig an estrogen spike? I'm talking about girls soccer brosita.

[Anonymous]

^^^Just messing with you. Not knocking any school program...lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.ussoccerda.com/sam/standings/ss/view_game_report.php?eventId=2833604&teamId=1655626

DA game card. Click on any of the players name that have a green check mark by it. All the data associated with the player feeds into his profile page on his team website. On his profile, I can see the total percentage of starts, etc

Yes. We can see that. But any college coach recruiting these kids will also have had many chances to see them play, in person or on video, and that's probably going to matter much more to them than whether their starting percentage is 50% or 65%.

Recruiting budgets are very slim. Recruiters go to national showcases so they can spend money on one trip and see 100s of top level kids in one spot. If a kid is playing 25 to 30 percent of the games, consistently, then he will get limited looks. Too many other kids playing 90 to 100 percent of the games. Right or wrong, it's a stat a kid can't hide from. Much like a batting average. You can put together a greatest hits tape all you want. The stats can say otherwise. That's why, IMO, a kid should play on a team where they can get the maximum amount of playing time. A lot of bench players on top level teams are good. They should showcase it.

Not the poster you are responding to, but based on my kids' experience with DA, I don't agree that a player in the 25-30% category on a decent DA team is going to get limited looks. Coaches at D1 schools with so-so soccer programs are realistic about their chances for recruiting top players, so they will be evaluating virtually all the players they see, and most DIII programs are happy to end up with any DA players. Also, some of the players fighting for playing time on excellent DA teams will be more talented than those who get 100% playing time on a poor team. A lot depends on the school's academic standards too. Many top players don't have the stats to get into the ivies, Standford, Georgetown, etc.

Putting recruiting considerations aside though, I agree that it's often better for a player's development and happiness to go where they will get more playing time. And as others have said, you don't need to play DA or ECNL to get recruited--you just have to do more leg work.

Agree. Get great grades and play the highest level you can. But PLAY! Even if it means leaving for a weaker team. PLAY. Why do some kids turn down UVA or VT to play at JMU or Mason ...because they want to PLAY...not just say I rode the bench on a top tier squad.

Seriously, are you dense? George Mason has long been one of the TOP Div. 1 soccer teams in the U.S....you know where Christian Pulisic's father played. My sibling turned down a full-ride to American to play at GMU--which I thought was completely dumb--but he was never very academically-inclined--only cared about soccer.

Easy..are you experiencig an estrogen spike? I'm talking about girls soccer brosita.

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