Almost 200 kids at McLean HS soccer tryout for 30 spots in Varsity and 30 spots in JV.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why not have more teams? Obviously kids want to play.

Because that's not how things work. Everybody doesn't get to play just because they "want" to

The government should stop subsidizing a privileged few soccer players. They can join a private a league.

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No way taxpayer dollars should fund HS sports. Most people who tryout don’t get to play… but everyone has to pay!

Does that mean we should shut down public schools? You privileged Mclean folks can go to private school. Your kid got cut, get over it.

You have no idea if you’re responding to OP or anyone else from McLean. OP was just expressing surprise at the number of kids trying out this year.

It sucks to get cut but it also bodes well for the team’s prospects. I’d bet McLean HS has other sports where they don’t have as many kids trying out as at other schools.

How is getting cut not just a normal part of the process?
When they grow up, life isn't a bed of roses

[Anonymous]

How good does a player have to be to make it on to JV?

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Anonymous wrote:Why is it more important to fund freshman football---when JV football is usually no-cut---then freshman soccer. Soccer is a much more popular sport.

Because according to the MAGAs, American football is an American sport and soccer is not.

Wrong. I love soccer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How good does a player have to be to make it on to JV?

It's all over the place and completely subjective. Also, is the coach just looking to fill out 10 or so slots from the 10th graders that moved on to varsity or actually being open minded to pick the best 30 players? Then, how do you possibly evaluate 100-300 players at "try outs" that consiste of small-sided scrimmages over a few days?

I know a rec player who never made JV much less their varsity soccer team at a large HS in fairfax county, yet they made their college's club soccer team and was starting freshman year. It's not the main college team but some college club teams are loaded with players who could have played college soccer or at a minimum were high level travel players and HS players who just don't want the bigger commitment of playing for the college team but are content with club ball. Another local rec player was called into his country's youth national team camp for GK. Kid never made the HS teams.

[Anonymous]

McLean final cut is today 02/27/2025

[Anonymous]

So this just shows how pay to play works. Lots of kids who play will not make their high school team. It is the same in college.