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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]earning varsity letters is a nice addition to college applications[/quote]

For most schools, this is a big/old myth, not in the sense that it's a bad thing to play a sport in HS, just that most admission officers view this as equal to any other activity - drama club, debate, yearbook, student gov't, etc. It's really not any kind of "ticket" to admissions anywhere unless you are getting recruited - in which case that recruiting usually has nothing to do with HS soccer/most sports.

This is hard to accept for Gen-X parents, but in many cases, HS sport takes away a lot of time and energy from more academic pursuits that would actually look better for college apps. [/quote]

Both my girls play ECNL, both love HS soccer... It's a chance for them to get recognized in thier community, score a TON of goals, and just have fun. Additionally, they get take the free kicks, penalties, corners, etc. whenever they want. There are also some really good leadership opportunities. Lastly, as a parent I think it is a blast.

As far as recruiting, while I tend to agree with you, we have had college coaches come watch their HS games... in fact, last week we had a DIV II coaching staff (all four of them) drive 3-4 hours to watch. It does happen. [/quote]

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