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10/21/2023 14:42

Subject: Soccer scholarships in D1

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Anonymous

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Anonymous wrote:Wait, why all the international kids?

Better soccer players

Need to win conferences and championships

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10/21/2023 16:17

Subject: Soccer scholarships in D1

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Anonymous

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait, why all the international kids?

Better soccer players

Some are, many aren’t. Coaches like trips overseas and many have relationships with European clubs and just take whoever the club recommends for a given year. It’s easier than putting in the work to scout and recruit and a lot of coaches are lazy.

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10/21/2023 19:24

Subject: Soccer scholarships in D1

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Anonymous

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait, why all the international kids?

Better soccer players

Some are, many aren’t. Coaches like trips overseas and many have relationships with European clubs and just take whoever the club recommends for a given year. It’s easier than putting in the work to scout and recruit and a lot of coaches are lazy.

Ridiculous comment.

Vast majority are players from Academies who didn't make it to First Teams.
That makes them Top Tier compared to American counterparts.

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10/21/2023 22:49

Subject: Re:Soccer scholarships in D1

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Nova2Euro
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To be fair, though...
A lot of young European players--including graduates of elite academies--might *look* less capable than their US counterparts because they're not frantically racing up and down the field kicking and chasing.

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10/21/2023 23:01

Subject: Soccer scholarships in D1

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Anonymous

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait, why all the international kids?

Better soccer players

Some are, many aren’t. Coaches like trips overseas and many have relationships with European clubs and just take whoever the club recommends for a given year. It’s easier than putting in the work to scout and recruit and a lot of coaches are lazy.

Ridiculous comment.

Vast majority are players from Academies who didn't make it to First Teams.
That makes them Top Tier compared to American counterparts.

Ridiculous because it’s not consistent with your opinion? Lots of people wash out from their European academy teams, and the majority of them aren’t impact players on top teams even though on average they are several years older than their American counterparts. Check out the men’s’ Mac Herman awards for the last few years. Exceptions are teams like Marshall, which is certainly stacked with overage foreign players, but has a coach with an eye for talent.