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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 9th grade son, who is phenomenal for his club team, has really struggled with adapting to the pace of a high school game. Honestly, he has been invited to a few academies tryouts (DC, Redbulls, Salt Lake) and even though he didn't make those teams he was more successful there. He made multiple MLS NEXT teams so he probably will not play high school next year. But for someone who thought pretty low of high school soccer to begin with, I have changed my perspective quite a bit. Sure it's a little sloppy and chaotic at times, but to be a great player you must be able to stand out and dominate a high school game. I agree with some previous statements about how even the top 9th and 10th graders can get a lot of value from high school soccer. I am certainly glad my son is experiencing it and will become a better players once he is able to adjust to the pace and constant defensive pressure.   [/quote]

This post seems a bit off but I’ll bite.  It seems as if he is not yet on an MLSNext team. But that might be the answer to why he did not get offers from the academies. Because MLSNext is very physical and there is a huge learning curve to maintain your technical skills while playing under faster and more physical conditions against similarly skilled players.

HS, regardless of freshman, JV, and varsity is very physical and athletic. My 9th grader despite having more technical skills and soccer IQ than most of the team was pretty ineffective because he’s small and not very quick. It gets really scary when someone who has definitely hit an early spurt comes barreling at you with barely any attempt to aim for the ball.

If you are MLS academy caliber player, you either don’t play HS or only play on varsity where most club standouts play. 
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Without naming the player due to privacy I will say one of the best 5 players in our area that is going to an ACC school next year that almost takes no freshman anymore(transfers). Played MLS next and all 4 years of high school at one of my son’s rival schools. I do not have a problem with this.

Anyway the player mentioned above was the first player off the bench his freshman year and one of that teams weak links. By sophomore year he had some big moments and was probably around the 4 or 5 best player on his team and by junior year he was probably the best player and this year he is dominant.

9th graders no matter how good are not going to look good against 18 year olds. In 6 years of watching I have only seen 1 freshman who was a top 3 player on his high school varsity team and I don’t believe that team even made regionals.[/quote]

In our area, the whole MLS Next team of any club can make any HS team

The reverse is not true.[/quote]

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