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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.facebook.com/groups/862950587191584/posts/3485203544966262/

Aug birthday parent asking if playing on a grade down team with screw up college recruiting for their kid.

Predictability commenters suggest having the kid play up so they're not misaligned.[/quote]

That oversimplifies their responses. You really miss the good advice in there that's my individual and totally echoes what the ECNL guy is saying. For example:

Each situation is unique depending on where she would like/be able to play, so only sharing our experience.
My son took a gap year since he had the opportunity to play with a much higher level team with more exposure. He graduated with his class, but then spent a year playing with the new team. This led to offers he did not have prior.. I will say that he already had interaction/relationships with coaches prior to the gap year . (Adding that for context and your consideration in this discussion). .

He ended up at a school that was more desirable to him and a better fit as a result of that gap year.

I would recommend that you do your homework on what her teams exposure to coaches will be by taking the gap year ( beyond more film although that is important too) since coaches need to see her play in person in many cases. It also helps if he will play for a team during that gap year that colleges coaches either have relationships with and/or respect. That made a gap year a good move for my son as exposure and relationships were better with the gap year team.

Regarding when they should apply to schools, there are pros and cons to consider. Your daughter should have more “free time” to apply to schools if they are in that gap year since they won’t be knee-deep in senior year classes, but I could also argue that if she doesn’t get in through Soccer, the schools she applies to may want to know what else she was doing during that time off. Her use of time could be seen as a pro or a con depending on how competitive the school is to get into . Another consideration , if for some reason, it seems like the college Soccer journey is not going to continue because of an unexpected injury, etc She could regret not applying to schools with the rest of her classmates. And having to wait a year while she watches them experience freshman year on social media.[/quote]

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