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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know this is a bit general but want to hear from people played or have kids who played in college.

What is a "typical" D1 male player? A starter on a winning ECNL national team by Freshman/Sophomore year in HS?  A good player on a MLS next year?

What about D3?  A starter on a winning ECNL RL team by freshman/sophomore year of HS?

My son is in 6th grade and is a top player on his NCSL D1 team right now. We never thought about playing in college before but he improved a lot recently.[/quote]

Size matters for college soccer.  The bigger you are the more opportunities you will have for college soccer.  Go to colleges and look at rosters. It's not everything, but when looking at the differences it's noticeable.  [/quote]

American football bias.

Googled Rutgers.  Solid D1 soccer club.  Made NCAA playoffs last year.   A third of the players are the average height of 5’9”. The greats of the sport?  Modest height at best: Pele, Messi, Xavi, Modrich, Maradonna.

Granted traditionally tall positions like goalie and center back are big on Rutgers but plenty of (small) skill in their midfield and attack. I recall their 6 - traditionally a ‘big’ position (I think his number was 24) to be particularly dominant. He is 5’8”

https://scarletknights.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster[/quote]

Argentines traditionally used to reject any kid that passed a certain height from the academy.  They wanted a lower center of gravity and favored a style with players the likes of Maradona and Messi.  They saw height as a disadvantage.  I just watched a documentary about this.[/quote]

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