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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unless you play in a revenue generating sport which means football or basketball, college sports are just another enjoyable activity to pursue. Think marching band, fraternities, engineering competitions, and the like. All power to you if that’s what you enjoy and it’s great that our colleges offer all these activities to enrich the experience. College soccer is no more no less. I hope people aren’t delusional about college sports.[/quote]
I think this is kid- and family-dependent. OP is correct that it’s a pretty tough road for boys hoping to be recruited to play college soccer, and this upcoming change will hit the next few classes of seniors hard as well: https://www.sportsrecruitingusa.com/post/ncaa-set-to-overhaul-eligibility-rules-what-the-proposed-5-for-5-model-means-for-college-soccer-r It likely means less competition from overseas over-aged players, but it also means D1 coaches don’t know how many open roster spots they have to offer incoming freshman as kids on currently on their teams contemplate a fifth year of eligibility.

But hopefully boys are playing youth soccer for reasons other than potential recruitment.  Almost all the kids I know who play in college truly love their sport, and I don’t think it makes sense to view the family investment in youth soccer from a cost-benefit lens, unless the family can’t afford it.

I don’t fully agree with your distinction between revenue- and non-revenue generating sports in this context. In my neighborhood, families look at soccer as a potential means of gaining locked in admission to an academically elite college or university, and make choices accordingly. This works out fairly well for athletic and academically talented kids who play on the top area teams. Also, there are plenty of former D1 players in MLS, making decent to great salaries. And lots of cute D1 female athletes in non-revenue sports making bank with NIL deals.

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