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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the poster with the detailed post related to her daughter -- thank you -- very helpful.  One thing we are discovering is how easy it could be for an athlete to get boxed out of certain majors/paths at certain schools.  Did your daughter play Div 1 all four years?   Any regrets? [/quote]

She did play 4 years, as did 4 of the 7 girls that she started out with.  1 left due to injury.  2 basically quit as they were getting no playing time through their sophomore year.  It is a mountain of work and not that much fun if you do not end up playing.  Obviously the coaches are aware of that, and will play kids if they are healthy and up to speed.  But, it depends a lot on who is in front of you, and how open and able are you to playing different positions.  Be open.  A spot can open up because a kid is sick or hurt and you can get your foot in the door.

Towards that end, it would not hurt to practice/play some other positions in club or high school  That is something that club coaches in particular could really do better to help kids out - move them around the field even if just in practice.  Some familiarity with other positions would not be a bad thing.

Paying attention to who else is potentially "in front of you" on the prospective college roster is something I think that most kids/parents should pay more attention to when they were in the midst of the recruiting process.  It is obviously much more difficult with women's soccer than football or basketball -- the reporting of where kids are considering is just not out there.  Still you can be keeping track of who is being recruited at schools you are interested in by the rosters if you lack other resources.  (Do not expect a coach to tell you)  If coach recruits a bunch of defenders the year before your kid comes along, who is also a defender -- is she going to beat them out for playing time or not?  Would she be better off looking at a school where the D is mostly Jrs. and Srs when she is a Jr. in high school?  And, what is going on with scholarships?  Women's sides get 14 to divide up.  Is your kid getting a decent slice of the scholarship pie or not?

As an another aside -- a kid who can play and also get a substantial academic scholarship is a huge help to a coach to make up a very nice financial package overall.  Of course, you have to qualify for those academic scholarships, but a smart kid (not unusual with women's soccer) also being a good player can get you a full ride.  If your kid is in the mix there academically be absolutely sure you are looking at the requirements for getting academic scholarship money.  Hint:  Alot of those have testing/meeting requirements early in your kid's senior year with applications due before that.  Do not miss out.

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