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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is it that HS soccer is generally thought of as inferior to club? Is it...

- that no self respecting coach would work at this level?
- that the pay for coaches is poor?
- that soccer is such a team sport that is at odds with such a short season?
- that the pool of players at a given HS is too small?
- that the avbl pool of players is reduced by GDA rules?[/quote]

There are about 200 high schools in DC and the VA/MD suburbs -- so the good club soccer players in this area are spread out fairly thinly among all those private and public high schools.

Add to the generally thin pool of players at many high schools is the fact that (1) many of the best kids in the various top area clubs skip high school soccer altogether -- either by choice or because DA requires it.   Then realize that 30-50% of the varsity team roster changes each year -- so there is very little team chemistry or advanced style of play that can be developed in a short pre-season and 2.5 month season.
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Agree.  With respect to the other questions, there are certainly a number of good club coaches who also coach high school, but the HS level would be improved if there were more.  You still see plenty of HS coaches around here picking for size and agression without doing much evaluation of the players' skills or game awareness.   The pay is indeed very poor for the amount of work.  HS also tends to have a brutal schedule that is not consistent with good development standards.  It is far from ideal to practice every day and have games on the weekends.  That's part of why so many high school players get injured, plus terrible fields and the increased likelihood that players will engage in dangerous fouls (the HS refs tend to be very bad overall IME).[/quote]

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