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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see parents putting kids of all abilities in travel soccer.  Some great.  Some for fun.  What do you think about the bar of "would they make a cut school team" as a bar?  Would you kid clear it?  Do you care?[/quote]

I think HS soccer is much different from travel because we pay $$$. I feel like parents can influence things on the travel side because we pay $$$. We can at least vote with our feet from year to year. But HS is different.  It's a crap shoot.  It's political. It's social. It's who you know. It's who you bl0w. My son is a Freshman who plays on an ECNL team and REALLY REALLY wants to play HS. I am active in his travel stuff because it costs me a lot of money. Travel is the priority as long as I'm paying. HS soccer is ALL on him. He finds out where to be when. What he needs to do. Talks to the coach about conflicts. I don't get involved unless he asks. Basically giving him a ride. But he wants to play HS so badly.  He has an ego and wants to play a HS sport because it's important in his circle of friends. His buddies all play HS sports at various levels, so so does he.  I worry that it might be too much but ... we'll see. Even at the ECNL level...kids make the team who don't deserve it because of who their parents are.  It's a life lesson.[/quote]

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