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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD wants to play at the highest collegiate level that she can while also pursuing desired degree. Not sure if that’s D1,2,3 etc..Are your club coaches/directors helping you all with realistic expectations. [/quote]

Girls is so different from boys. The odds for girls are so much better. More D1 teams and less players vying. And far less international players as well. With that said, I have a son so I can’t answer your question accurately for girls. For DS, we didn’t pursue MLS Next or ECNL. He played at the top level of USYS on a very strong team. His clubs didn’t talk college recruiting when younger. His last club does place players every year and they  began the discussions sophomore year. And it was all kind of vague. They were very transparent about where former players went and we could see it was mostly D2 and D3. Nobody was promised anything but they were wonderful about supporting the dream and helping where possible. He did have a GK coach tell him he’d be able to play D1 but DS was smart enough to see through that.  Any club or coach suggesting D1 for a boy is trying to sell you something. The only way I’d trust that feedback from an individual/club is if there was no monetary relationship at all. For your DD, there is hope though. DS’s ex-gf is playing D1 and she played EDP National league until 10th and GA in 11th when she was recruited. So girls do make it who have the talent even if they don’t play ECNL. By the same token, we know lots of ECNL girls who didn’t get recruited D1. It’s about individual talent and marketing yourself more than the team you play on. [/quote]

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