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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've had 2 kids go through the ECNL/MLS Next process and both were multisport athletes until they got to their Junior year for recruitment purposes.  The oldest was a soccer first athlete that played basketball in the winter.  There's a small overlap, but manageable.   The other played football and soccer which made Fall a very busy time of year.  We did our best to keep all coaches informed and 99% of the time we prioritized soccer so club coaches never cared.  AAU BBall coach was a bit less forgiving, the football coaches were all pretty cool with it.  We did get the lecture how they needed to choose, blah blah blah. But we ignored them and let the kids decide.

One is playing college soccer now and the other just committed to play college football.  What I have learned is that it american soccer coaches at the college level want athletes first, soccer players second. My son's college team doesn't have a player under 5'11" and they are all pure athletes.  Ctr Backs have horrible footskills, but win 90% of the 50/50 balls because they are all huge. [/quote]

This line was very helpful and seems to be consistent with what I see across the highest level of sports (college, professional, etc): "What I have learned is that it american soccer coaches at the college level want athletes first, soccer players second."

Thanks for sharing your experience![/quote]

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