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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Partly. You lose out on the chance of an admissions boost to a top school if you won’t be able to play there. Also, you’ll hear talk on here and other forums about how hard/impossible it is for US boys to get any significant athletic scholarship money for soccer. But many kids do every year, including most of the former college players playing in MLS now. [/quote]

It is getting harder and harder to get roster spots on good D1 teams.  Many of the top teams are now recruiting 20+ year olds out of European academies who didn;t get a professional contract.

Money is also quite hard for freshmen to get.  A lot, although not all, of D1 teams reserve money for kids they know will start - and 9.9 scholarships spread between 30 players doesn't leave much for a freshman who's not sure of a starting spot.
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Agree it’s not easy to do and that it’s getting harder. But all the top domestic recruits I know got enough money as freshmen to make the schools offer worthwhile. [/quote]

I don’t know who you know, but for the boys I know (DC area) who were at DCU  and top players for non-MLS Academy MLS Next/ECNL clubs, it’s a struggle just to get a roster spot at a D1 school. The top 3-4 players who are from an MLS academy, and likely have some YNT pedigree, might be an exception, but even for the bulk of MLS Academy kids I know, D1 is not a lock and most have to earn their way up the roster over their first couple of years.[/quote]

Would that be because the other D1 kids are players trained at academies abroad?[/quote]

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