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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Academy soccer is elite. All players are excellent, even the reserves, [b]and have played for years.[/b] Not at all the point the poster was trying to make and which you are straining to support. [/quote]

this part is true - i don't deny it. What i'm saying that it is a trainable level achievable with  focus and determination.

This isn't nescac, but look at this roster - I'm familiar with a kid on this roster and vassar is a school where the level required can be achieved by an average athlete if they dedicate themselves to training to be the best player they can be.

https://www.vassarathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=msoc

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Different poster, and I understand what you are saying.  It's probably true that your siblings had more native athleticism than you are giving them credit for, but your posts point to something that I think people don't talk about enough in travel sports discussions; namely, that you have a massive leg up if you have someone close to you who knows the system in your corner to push you and advise you.  The kid whose parents know little about soccer start at a huge disadvantage compared to kids from soccer families.  And among soccer families, you may have parents who are great at helping with training and development, but don't understand the bigger picture about how to help their kid get into the right system for college or professional recruiting.  [/quote]

Nonsense, the whole idea of a personal sports coach getting you into college is ridiculous.  You'll get into college on your own merit not because some coach knows how to game the system. [/quote]

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