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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many of DC's teammates seem obsessed with being able to play in college. They are strong students from UMC families so this is not their only pathway to getting into college. Very few college players go pro. Most of the ones I know who played in college and kept up with soccer became children's soccer coaches. The rest had a variety of careers completely unrelated to soccer.[/quote]

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Why are you calling OP a troll?  This is a legitimate question and one that more families should be asking.  The amount of time and money that families pour into girls youth soccer with the goal of playing in college is significant.  It makes sense to step back to see whether that investment is worth the return.  The ROI doesn't have to just be financial - there are non-financial reasons to participate in youth sports, but so many families seem to think that their kid will get a full ride to an amazing school on a soccer scholarship and that is not the reality.  [/quote]

In the US girls soccer at the highest level is a rich person or UMC person sport.  Sure there are others and many are looking for scholarships.  But the rich and UMC don't need it -- they will take it but they don't need it.  Those girls are leveraging soccer to get to a better school or lock in the school they want.  This is really true in this area where Arlington, bethesda, McLean, and to a lesser extend VDA and NVA are filled with rich and UMC kids.  [/quote]

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