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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But what do players actually get from being on a high school team? Cant a really good player just play for a travel team/club? Would he have equal chances for colleges? [/quote]

I can only answer this for soccer.  Very few if any college coaches attend HS games. I’m sure one showed up at a state championship or regional at some point, but college is focused on club and DA.  [/quote]

[b]High school sports have a greater purpose than simply identifying what D1 program you want for your child.[/b]  Building community and learning to be a team member--and play for something bigger than your own success are important life lessons.[/quote]

100% agree with the PP above.  And with the reality that no college recruiting really occurs through HS programs for soccer, it makes the idea of pay-to-play even more ridiculous.  You are paying to play for what exactly?  It ruins the HS experience for the players that don't pay, and for the players that do pay, well they are being duped and extorted.  Actually, it ruins the experience for all the players, because who wants to be on a team divided up like that.  And for schools like SJC that rely on alumni and family networks, it is really worth alienating so many people to enrich a few coaches?
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