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[quote=retiredref]If the player is really good or really needy they have a chance at getting funding from the club or team. Each club is different, some have a formal process with an application, some just require your free lunch form from school. Even if the family doesn't qualify but are close talk to the coach and TD as they sometimes have some discretion, again, depends on the club. Sometimes club standard guidelines don't take into account things like multiple children in the club and special cases can be made. Most clubs are much more club-centric these days, so not sure if there are still teams which operate independently enough to choose to carry a scholarship player like they used to.

Recruiting through high-schools can happen but it is not common. Many college coaches will tell you they won't bother watching high-school because the competition level is so inconsistent they have a hard time judging what they're watching. Since college coaches are usually only looking for athleticism and don't care about skill or soccer IQ they need to watch games where they know the general level of athleticism. When my daughter played high-school we saw local coaches at some of her games, both George Mason at a state semi and Howard, so can't say it never happens--but not frequently. We never saw a coach from out-of-town at a high-school game, even at states.

State cup level teams are often a little more affordable than the regional league teams, and sometimes are just as good quality. If you get on a team that can win state cup and move on to national league there are a good number of college coaches that attend those events. Though often cheaper than ECNL or the like, those teams are still in the thousands per season, especially if they do well and qualify out of northeast region, so more affordable does not necessarily mean affordable. Don't get me wrong, 2k/season is a lot better than 4k/season, but it's still well beyond the recreation budget of many families.

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