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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The more I look at how high schools handle their programs, the more I feel like I’m seeing recreational soccer for teens.[/quote]

The problem is that the quality of play is usually like rec, but the schools *handle their programs like it was the most important athletic event in the world. In the large public schools in Moco at least, it is pretty hard to get on the team. You have to go to the "optional" summer games and somehow make a name for yourself with the coach before tryouts, and then you can still get cut if you have a bad time at tryouts. They load up the squads with over 20 players and then most the kids just sit and watch all the time. There is no emphasis on participation even though the whole idea is that this is just a fun activity you can do to represent your school.

The time commitment is MUCH larger than for high-level club during the season. It's not unusual for HS athletes to have to devote 15-20 hours a week to the team when you factor in travel, required team activities, etc. Players are often punished for missing team events, regardless of the reason. It ends up discouraging a lot of kids from doing soccer at all, which is the opposite of the rec mindset.

And somehow with a few small exceptions, the level of play is still awful and high-level players actually get worse during the season because the coaching is so bad. A lot of the big schools do have many players with high-level travel experience, but in most cases they end up playing down to the level of their competition.

The organization, at least in Maryland, is ridiculous. You have some schools that go undefeated or have great records because they only play against smaller, disadvantaged schools and never challenge themselves. They get a free pass to the state tournament. And they get rewarded with high seeds based on their win ratio - so winning is the only thing that matters, which again is the opposite of rec.

It drives me crazy that there is taxpayer funding for this. [/quote]
Haha in CA club soccer is 15-20 hours a week year round and top players also do private lessons. Futsal, Mexican leagues, etc on top of that.

Thise private school idiots are out of their minds.[/quote]

Club Soccer is a disease [/quote]
The difficult thing about private school people is that theyre arrogant, entitled and generally clueless. They have no idea what it takes to play at the highest levels but for some reason feel they should be included in the discussion.

Your money and held back kids won't open doors in competitive soccer.

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