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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=RantingSoccerDad][quote=Anonymous]So your soccer star kid who missed all the social aspects of being on the high school team gets a scholarship to a div 1 program that is average in academics but they are good at soccer

the pretty good soccer player who plays club and high school gets really good grades and goes to a higher academic school on either an academic or athletic scholarship or combination and because of their soccer and grades gets accepted and is very employable after graduating meanwhile the really good soccer player has a run of the mill degree and not many job prospects.

this is a no brainier, 99.9% of the kids playing soccer are not going to make any money ever at it.  Those who do, it will be less than an entry level job because they are not going to be top players that make serious money.

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If they're good enough to make serious money, chances are they're signing a pro contract before age 19.

Not always. But much of the time.[/quote]

ok besides freddie adu, who is the Ryan leaf of soccer, who else in the metro area has had such success?

again, you would have a much better high school experience playing for your club and high school than not and many coaches will tell the kids look at the schools those kids who are not playing and look at the ones kids who do play go, very few are going to top soccer schools to make it worth it not to play.  [/quote]

Are you asking if we have had any dc metro players turn pro?  If so, there are quite a few. I will do a lousy job at naming them but Mia Hamm, Andi Sullivan, Ian Harkes come to mind immediately.[/quote]

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