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Of the 31 kids on the UVA roster 15 have national team experience and one has ODP regional experience. So now you have the measuring stick of where your kid needs to be in order to be considered for such a program. Just being on a great ECNL team isn't enough I'm afraid at "absolute highest levels here" buddy. [/quote]

Look Buddy, I'm talking about major conferences. Not just UNC, Virginia, and Stanford. ACC, SEC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 10, Ivy, etc. Multiple players from FCV, VDA, MD United, Bethesda and McLean have gone to many major schools. Not just National Team players. ODP is a joke. [/quote]

So we're not talking about UNC, UVA, Stanford? I mean I thought you were talking about "different animals here". I thought you were talking about the "absolute highest levels".

If your DD is playing at the "absolute highest level" shouldn't she be shooting for UNC, Stanford and Virginia?[/quote]

Bench warmers - all of them [/quote]

Yup, just trying to paint a realistic picture. But people tend to wrap themselves up in the identity of their club team and then go a step further and try and project what their team ranking and club name means for their kid.

Unfortunately early on they tend to disparage the programs where their kid is most likely best suited for and will ultimately end up.

Their other problem is looking at the recruitment of kids on teams that were formed years ago, before DA, GA and twice the number of local ECNL clubs than now. They fail to recognize the consolidation of talent that just will never happen again. If a ECNL team developed 8 Power 5 players a year before that number is cut down to 4 or possibly less. The DMV will not be producing more of these kids than before, they’ll just be spread out across different clubs.

So go ahead dream, dream big and work hard, but stop with the lists. I see another U14 thread has popped up which just proves my point about parents at that stage.

Keep dreaming but June at the end of your DD’s Sophomore year will be the only truth that matters. For a very small number it will be a bonanza but for a vast majority of you it will simply be a process. [/quote]

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