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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While a HS junior, DS was able to play internationally against the likes of FC Zenit, play u23 summer club ball with and against D1 talent and earn a u23/first team offer from a USL2 club outside our area, but yet not make his HS varsity team.  The bar is EXTREMELY high in PW County![/quote]

He played USL2 but not HS Varsity? [/quote]

[b]Making the high school varsity team at a big high school in the dmv area depends on a lot of things. Really good players get cut all the time, especially once they hit junior year. It depends on what positions they have too many of, what type of players the coach prefers, etc. The coach has many players who are all pretty much at the same level and has to cut some of them. At our high school, it is often surprising who gets cut and who makes the team.[/b][/quote]

This is what we figure - she seems to prefer big/fast/super athletic players for the HS team.  Can't argue with coach's success!  DS is good size, not huge, very technical and abhors the kick and run style so many resort to for a W.  He received an offer from a USL2 club in NJ.  We couldn't figure out rooming/moving him to online HS at the start of the pandemic so he didn't do it.[/quote]

Did you ever think of getting your kid faster and stronger instead of using the common excuse that most parents use when their kid isn't fast and strong which is...the coach only takes big fast kids.  Excuse is so old. At higher levels everyone is technical, everyone is fast, everyone is strong. and most are big....but you can't control height.[/quote]

+1 [/quote]

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