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[quote=Anonymous]So colleges are very competitive. A great academic record does not guarantee admission to the college of your choice. Sports are the same way. Colleges have their pick of the top travel kids. Below are the numbers. Just remember at a top club at u12 they take around 12-14 kids for the first team. On that first team there will be 3-5 girls who are clearly better vs the rest of girls- ie the top of the first team. Those top girls may get the interest of a college coach in a few years or there maybe a new group of top girls. The girls who make the second will not get much interest even from other travel clubs. At my DD’s club, over 125 kids came out for tryouts at u12 and most had been playing travel soccer for 3 years. There will be the same type of competition for the top team till they age out of travel after high school.

This is for women soccer
Number of US High School Soccer Players	                                   390,482	 
Number of College Soccer Players (see table below)	                     39,204	 
% of US High School Soccer Players competing at any College Level	9.4%	 
% of US High School Soccer Players Competing at NCAA I Schools	        2.1%	 
Odds of a US HS Soccer Player making an NCAA or NAIA Roster	         13:1	 
Odds of a US High School Soccer Player making an NCAA I Roster    	  46:1

http://www.scholarshipstats.com/soccer.html

I really do not think you should view travel soccer as a path way to college. You can start to think about it when your girls are older and are on the top team on a top club and are the top girls....like u14-u15. Otherwise they play soccer for fun. If they are pretty good at soccer, travel will usually offer them a competitive level of play. If the coach or club makes your DD unhappy switch clubs. [/quote]

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