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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]VCU
18 players are 5’5” or less.

7 are 5’5”
4 are 5’4”
6 are 5’3”
1 is 5’2”

11players are 5’6” or greater

2 are 5’6”
3 are 5’7”
2 are 5’8”
3 are 5’9”
1 is 5’10”

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Not to throw this off, but what is the average roster size? 30? Seems huge...can't be a lot of money being spread out...which brings me to another point......[/quote]

Average roster size is 30. [/quote]

So a lot of quarter scholarship and non-athletic money kids. I rather my kid go lower and get a full ride and play. Sometimes picking a program that is the best isnt always the best. [/quote]

Well money is the best sign of how much they want you. It is easy to want to play on the best but it is entirely different for the best to want you.

But, the bottom line is for all the bluster about size being a determining factor it just isn’t that simple. 90th percentile kids are certainly over represented in D1 based on actual population numbers but there are lots of spots for “average” sized kids. You can’t control how tall you’ll be but you can control how good a soccer player, athlete and student you can be. [/quote]

Correct.  And this is not true for basketball or volleyball where height really does matter a lot.   (Yes, a tiny number of liberos/ DSs / point guards get recruited, but height still matters way more in basketball and volleyball than in soccer.)[/quote]

Nobody was talking about volleyball or basketball as it related to soccer. It is well understood that height matters in those two sports. The discussion here is the over simplification that just being 5'9" is some kind of free pass to D1 soccer and those kids who are 5'4" just need not apply because they are not even being looked at by colleges. It simply isn't rue in either event. [/quote]

No body is saying that at all. What we are saying is that height is one factor when a coach recruits a player. Depending upon a position, such as defender or goalie, height would be weighted higher compared to other factors such as foot skills.

An attacking midfielder for instance (#10), requires the most foot and passing skills and IQ, so height is not as a big factor compared to other positions. [/quote]

We all know this...its just one parent of a tall kid who needs everyone else to believe that his kid is the next big thing for the simple fact that shes.........tall. [/quote]

I think it is more the belief that being bigger is always better that is largely a false narrative. Bigger is a desirable trait for certain positions beyond obviously keeper but being good at soccer is what matters the most.

And the skill sets of a great midfielder would allow them to play in multiple positions for short periods but they would likely never truly excel at those positions. A tall fast player could play some midfield but may not excel there either but can get by for short periods of time.

There is nothing wrong with utilizing the attributes that one was born with but it is wrong to confuse genetics with talent. Even among big players there will always be a range of talent. Being 5'9" might get you some early looks from UNC but at some point you have to better than hundreds to thousands of kids who want that same spot. Coaches are looking at the totality of the player and in some cases position/size play a part of that equation, in others, size is just not the advantage or determining factor many hope it is. [/quote]

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