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[quote=Anonymous]He plays on the school's club team, most likely.

I often wonder if crazy soccer parents (not necessarily saying you're one of them, OP) realize that after high school, and for a select few after college, soccer does go away.  Sure you can play in adult leagues but like... transferring schools to play on a different lower division soccer team?  Is college just the next step in soccer achievement?  What about after college?

Like, the obsession with getting into an Ivy I also think is kind of tiring (because it's like... ok, you're at princeton, now what?  you keep attending class and then graduate and get a job like everyone else) but I understand it more, because of the link to higher paying jobs and a stronger education and a more intelligent peer group while in college.  But... chasing soccer at age 20, as someone who is getting cut from their D1 team?  The glory days are over, kid.  You were probably a standout at age 10, and that's great that you enjoyed soccer through your youth, but like... competitive soccer is over for you.  Hope you didn't pour your entire identity into it over the past decade. But for some of these parents and kids, they absolutely did. [/quote]

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