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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you want to cut back on academics go ahead.  No one should be surprised that that idea is unpopular on this board.  I think that the demographic that has the resources to be playing high end youth sports is the same demographic that values education for the most part.  These folks are trying to get their kids on track for  college and grad school and professional careers with solid incomes that would enable some financial security.  Pulling backs on academics is not going to sell in this demographic.[/quote],

It's not selling in this demographic because nobody posting has a kid in the top 1% of the nation in their sport.[/quote]

Any kid in a DA program is in the top percent of youth players  in the US and are the ones who populate Division 1 schools along with their foreign counterparts.  No one here is saying to cut Academics.  Only that to play DA, it should be possible to not have to be as extreme academically.  Also no one is advocating a professional soccer career.  We are talking about how playing DA, and DA only, can actually help kids get in better schools as opposed to carrying a heavy academic load and not playing DA, and DA only.  We are ONLY talking about DA here and it’s unique demands on its players.  And we are ONLY talking about playing for a Division 1 school, not D2, not D3.

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Generally speaking, if you are on a reputable DA team in high school, you are Division 3 at the bare minimum and if you get significant playing time/start, you are Division 1.   It is a huge advantage for getting into better schools and I agree it is worthwhile to cut back on academics to balance the unique demands on DA players.  "Cutting back" can be relative of course as the elite academic schools still require strong stats.  I also would suggest that if an elite academic school is the goal, Division 3 (Williams, Amherst etc) can be a great option even for a Division 1 level player.  [/quote]

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