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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did not see a thread exactly touching on this.    We have applied DC to some DMV privates, but are also zoned for a good public (think W school or NoVA).  DC is very strong academically and very focused on soccer.

If DC is accepted into private I am wondering about the logistics, given some require campus sports and the commuting distance is longer for us (both parents work full time).  On the other hand I can see the advantage of a smaller school and other pluses of an independent school.

Are there any rule of thumbs about which high school environments mesh best with travel obligations in high school?  [/quote]

Please be specific and detailed in listing the soccer development specific advantages and pluses of private school over good public schools?[/quote]

There are none. You don’t play HS soccer for development, you play for fun. [/quote]

This is mostly true. 
I will say, however, that if you play private your kid is more likely to make varsity earlier, and I think it helped my son’s development to play varsity as a freshman, and have to face stronger, faster players every day in practice. 
Of course, that comes with a higher injury risk, but we got lucky. [/quote]

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