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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Prediction - SSSAS beats STA this week, signaling a rise of its soccer program to match its lacrosse program.[/quote]

Inapt analogy because the best HS lacrosse players do play for their school teams -- HS soccer has the best players scooped off by the Academy system.  And IAC lacrosse is a top league nationally -- not so for IAC soccer teams, which would be beaten by California middle school teams.  And, at least from this thread, unless you can beat the Landon team, closest thing around to the U.S. Men's National Team, you're nothing in the IAC.  They only lost because they were so very tired from beating a TOP Jersey side the day before, after all!  So, it's all about Landon.  Right?[/quote]

Having watched many a HS soccer game, the academy payers that end up coming back and playing for HS, have a much better experience than club. When the whole school is there watching your team take on a rival,that is camaraderie that you can't buy. It's too bad that club soccer took that away from so many. [/quote]

My son is playing for his HS soccer team for the first time as a senior.  Academy "paid off" I guess, in that he's been recruited.  But part of me feels guilty that I've deprived my son of the soccer team experience in high school.  He is having so much fun playing this fall, and I totally echo the comment about "camaraderie that money can't buy."[/quote]

I don't think you should feel guilty.  It was your son's decision, right?

We've seen a lot of DA kids leave DA junior or senior year to play HS and for a less intense soccer club team.  Most of them weren't getting much playing time in DA, which is really frustrating when you are an excellent player who is putting in a ton of time.  The way I see it is they have the best of both worlds.  The skills and mindset they got from DA will pretty much guarantee that they are stars for their HS team and will be able to do well on their college teams, plus they get the fun of HS soccer for a year or two.[/quote]

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