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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Listen- this is a dumb thread. No serious (elite club level) is playing HS soccer to develop or for the competition. They are playing for the fun of it, to play with friends, to ride the bus to away games, to get cheered on by classmates. And there is lliterally nothing wrong with that.

And hey- if they are good, they may even earn Gatorade player of the year (for which you MUST play HS not club-- and which can help with college). But that is not why they play. They play because its a differnet experience entirely than club.

So much vitrol and hate. Why don't we just cancel all HS sports because it's not going to lead to further development and college recruitment. Dumb. Let these kids live a little and have fun playing with friends for a few months of the year.

And, yes, there are teams in the DMV whose play is pretty high level. Go watch Gonzaga, St. Albans or Episcopal...big chunk of those players are top club players at mls or ecnl....
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It’s just sht soccer, you know it. It’s always justified with the fun of it all. It’s garbage, it doesn’t help with college. It’s parents nostalgia because that’s all there was. No one likes riding the bus unless they’re getting playing time and it’s not fun if your friend doesn’t get to play. It is mostly a waste of time. Let it go, let your kid do better things with their talent and time. And if they have nothing better to do, then go ahead and strive for that Gatorade award. [/quote]

if they are in DC---the Gatorade award is easy.  Maryland and VA and other larger states not so much.  Being a DC Gatorade player is kind of laughable given the total # of public/private schools in the District.  Try VA with Richmond, DMV, VA Beach, etc, etc.  Maryland Baltimore, Bowie, Silver Spring, etc etc[/quote]

Our Gatorade player didn't get recruited and isn't even playing college soccer.  It's not as big a deal ---not like it was in the 80s/90s.  [/quote]

+100 they are recruiting MLS academy players, USL players, foreign International players, USNYT ID players...gatorade is not really a consideration--particularly any top schools. Frankly, with NIL, transfer portal and roster cuts---high school players, in general, aren't even attractive anymore. The men's rosters are getting older and more experienced.  Gap years are becoming a bigger thing like sports like Hockey that pretty much starts at age 20 for college.

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