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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While the information above is helpful, I think one piece is missing. Most players and parents have a poor understanding of a players skill and the level of competition across the US. Parents need to be honest with themselves when it comes to college and college soccer. Most schools average about 7 recruits per year. If your targeted school list includes UVA, FSU, UNC, Stanford, The Ivies, etc…your player better be a top player in the nation. I’ve seen way too many kids want to play at a popular, well ranked, USNWR school where they don’t have a chance of making the team. These kids either need to expand their search later in the recruitment process or simply don’t play in college.[/quote]
I think most kids who get recruited to play at UNC, FSU, Stanford or another top ranked soccer school are fairly realistic about the odds of playing time—all the ones I know, anyway.  Ivy soccer is a significantly lower level though—very few of the top players in the nation who choose not to go pro out of HS will choose an Ivy if they have the chance to play at a school that has a perennial NCAA tournament team. Ivies are a great fit for good players who are great students.  Our area sends plenty of kids to Ivies every year. [/quote]

Ivy soccer is not that much lower.  Most of the teams will have USNT camps, be highly rated.  Take a look at the Harvard roster.[/quote]

Ivy soccer is much lower for men. It’s rare for teams to make the tournament. Some ivies have fairly competitive women’s teams. [/quote]

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