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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone know roughly what percentage of NOVA players actually get selected for a D1 soccer team? Does that percentage differ between boys and girls? Are ECNL girl players and MLSNext players nearly guaranteed a D1 spot?

I'm trying to understand the likelihood of this happening and why we're all killing ourselves driving to the ends of the earth and sinking so much time into this soccer thing. My child loves playing soccer, but they aren't much interested in attending D2 or D3 schools when they know they can get into a top D1 school based on academics and test scores.[/quote]
Right - play soccer for soccer. If all you’re truly looking for is an admissions bump to a prestigious university, sign your kid up for fencing or crew. [/quote]

This is a dumb comment.  What would make soccer different from fencing or crew? No one goes into travel soccer at u-9 or whatever age for an admissions bump. But by the time of recruitment you know if your DD is good enough to play in college and likely where and you know if she is smart enough to go to a top school.  If you have both -- you take advantage.[/quote]

There are a lot of people who keep their kids on the merry go round of travel soccer because they are expecting it to ‘payoff’. You don’t know this?
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Sure some people think that.  Some peoiple are idiots.  It may or may not payoff.  That can't be the whole reason you do it or in fact you are an idiot.  Kid needs to love it.  It has to work with the family.  Objectively the kids has to be good or better.  If you "keep" your kids playing that will not work in the long run.[/quote]
Right - play soccer for soccer. [/quote]

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