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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know this is a bit general but want to hear from people played or have kids who played in college.

What is a "typical" D1 male player? [b]A starter on a winning ECNL national team [/b]by Freshman/Sophomore year in HS?  A good player on a MLS next year?

What about D3?  A starter on a winning ECNL RL team by freshman/sophomore year of HS?

My son is in 6th grade and is a top player on his NCSL D1 team right now. We never thought about playing in college before but he improved a lot recently.[/quote]

Winning ECNL/mLS next team does not mean that much for the individual players on that team. The difference between winning and losing is usually 2-4 top players and the 2-4 bottom players on a team. The rest of the team is just the rest of the team. College coaches are interested in the 2-3 top players on a team. They will take a top player on a “losing” team over a “rest of the team” player on a winning team. Most college players go from being the fastest on their team to middle of the pack. College like speed and size.

Also soccer is not a priority for colleges and universities. There is little pressure to win, little money for recruiting, etc. Here is this weeks top 10
1	Marshall (7)	2	198	7-0-0
2	West Virginia	4	190	5-0-1
3	UCF	5	180	4-0-2
4	Akron	3	171	5-0-2
5	Portland	11	165	4-1-0
6	SMU (1)	16	162	6-1-0
7	Syracuse	7	155	3-0-3
8	Stanford	1	148	4-1-1
9	Missouri State	15	127	4-0-1
10	Louisville	5	122	4-1-1
Notice anything? Marshall acceptance rate is 98% but good luck getting on their soccer team. Maybe you thought there would be more top 50 schools/power 5 conference in the top 10? Does not work that way. Soccer is not a money sport. Many really good players end up going D3 because of grades and disinterest from D1 schools. The top D3 team could beat many D1 schools.

Being a good player in 6th grade does not mean much. Let your kid have fun and make an evaluation after puberty. Everything changes at puberty. [/quote]

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