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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a HS junior. They have played club since they were about 8. They like soccer. Do not love it but like it a lot.

The thing about kids age 13-17 and soccer is that most will no go on to play in college. So around age 13, 14, 15, 16 you have choice to make, and not all families (kids, parents, both) understand the risks/benefits. Soccer, especially club and travel, take up a tremendous amount of time. Time that your kid could be doing other things to make them a better college applicant (getting better grades, taking harder classes, doing more extracurriculars, spending more time on extracurriculars they already do, trying new things, etc...).

Of course, the harder you work at and the more you prioritize soccer the more likely it is they'll play in college. But it's not guaranteed except for a few stars and involves a little luck for others.

So I am not telling you what to do, but cautioning you to be mindful of this as your kid makes choices and you guide them in choices about how to spend their time in the coming years. [/quote]

+111

It’s even harder for boys now with the transfer portal and roster limits. Very few will play college soccer or like my own son the offers are from schools very much beneath where he got in academically (very top student).   He could have played at a handful of schools, some D1 but much much lower academic schools and we are looking at where he’ll be after college—or if they get injured or ride the bench or end up not liking the college coach—the college itself matters so much more. They can play club soccer or UPSL.

With my second son, I didn’t bother with all of the camps and time consuming self-recruiting —focused on school and took the team that was good but less of a time/travel commitment.

If you have an absolute superstar (mls academy —-(not just mlsnext) it might be a different calculation.

Soccer- varsity/club, all met, state champs, etc is not a boost for the top schools.  It’s something most will have in some sport or music, etc. [/quote]

Part of me thinks, what's the point of playing club after 9th grade if there is so little chance of playing beyond high school? Maybe the focus should just be to get them high school-ready, so they can have the experience of playing a high school sport, and be done with it. [/quote]

My kid attends a high school where if you want to make varsity (and jv too really) 95% of the kids need to be playing club. It's wild, but it's the way it is. My kid played club for the first two years of HS and will quit for Junior year. If they don't make varsity again they're OK with that because they're choosing to focus on being competitive for T20 universities (not for soccer). If they make the school team again in August they won't play much so it'll be mainly for exercise and socialization. Same roulette senior year. This area is competitive. No kid at our school is guaranteed to return, and that applies to club players, jv captains, all of them. [/quote]

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