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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]C'mon boys parents, the girls just had 3 whole pages of crazy devoted to their VDA scrimmages last weekend (https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/975/775289.page).

The VDA, Loudoun and DCU boys all squared off in pre-season scrimmages also, but not a peep from anyone?  [/quote]

I'm not clear on why this is, but it always seems to be the case that parents of girl players are crazier on average than parents of the boy ones, and not just on DCUM.  If you've followed this forum for several years, you will have noticed that the vast majority of posters who made the one giant soccer thread unpleasant all now post on the Girls' threads.[/quote]

Parents of boys already know there is no scholarship money available for them and any that is available goes to European players. This puts things in perspective and is calming.[/quote]

I've always heard statements like this about boys' D1 scholarships, and have been surprised by how many boys from around here that I personally know end up receiving athletic money (in some case quite significant $$)  to play D1.  I came across this site a while back that I think explains some of the discrepancy:  http://www.scholarshipstats.com/soccer.html

[i]Odds of playing D1 soccer are significantly less for US male players than female players for two primary reasons: There are almost 40% fewer Men's NCAA I soccer teams (204) than Women's teams (333)and there is a significantly higher percentage of foreign student athletes playing Men's D1 soccer (16%) than playing on Women'steams (6%). US male soccer players have much better odds (over twice) of making an NCAA III roster over a D1 roster as there are over double the teams (416 versus 204) and D3 rosters are composed of a higher average percentage of US players (97% versus 84%).

[b]The odds vary significantly depending on where you compete in High School. The odds of playing D1 are notably higher for players from the Mid-Atlantic states, but much lower for players in many other areas[/b]. The odds are especially low for states without NCAA I schools that sponsor men's and/or women's soccer:[/i]

The included chart indicates that in Maryland, where I'm from, the odds for boy HS players to make D1 for the 2017-2018 season are 45:1 (and this figure presumably doesn't include any of the many boys playing DA around here) vs. 34:1 for girls, though of course there will be more scholarships available for girls than boys (14 total per team vs. 9.9).  Add in the fact that our area has a lot of college soccer programs that are among the best in the country for men's teams, and that boys have many more pro options, I really would expect more forum craziness on the boys' side.
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