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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]McLean/Union has the best college recruiting record for girls in NoVA. Look at the 2007s/06s as examples - FSU, UCLA, Georgetown, UVA, UMD, Wisconsin. And the 2007s/06s are not even ranked first in their ECNL divisions. These girls did not come from SYC. Union girls are playing at Yale, Columbia (x2), Brown and Dartmouth (x3) right now (past Union players). I don’t understand this merger but no one can say Union isn’t a good club if the goal is playing college soccer or using soccer to get into college (which is the goal of most ECNL parents and players).  [/quote]

Talk to us after this 2008 and 2009 class comes through. This alliance is ever evolving precisely becuase McLean knows its over after 2007. SYC saw that light, and are going it alone, BRAVE couldn't do it alone, so come join the party. IG posts from 2007 will have to hold you over for some time now[/quote]

So you think taking a bunch of players, who come from privilege, money and the best k-12 schools in the country, and you place those kids at Yale, Columbia, Brown and Dartmouth is great recruiting? I would assume no less from these players and I would assume they were already going to these schools already. I don't think their skill at soccer was what got them into these schools; their skills allowed them to be part of a soccer team in college. Their money and privilege allowed them to get into these colleges.

Don't tell me overall numbers of players who are at these schools. Tell me how many of these players were developed at the academy from a young age on scholarship and are now playing at these schools or at other name colleges, then I might be impressed.   [/quote]

Ahh no - they were not already going to these school without soccer. A recruited IVY athlete will move the needle. All of the other factors are big too, but soccer gets them in.

She’s right ✅ [/quote][/quote]

I think someone going to sidwell, maret or Potomac is going Ivy with or without soccer.[/quote]

And you would be wrong. Of the three you listed, only Sidwell has the kind of pull. For all the rest, it’s your parents status as alumni that make the biggest difference. Soccer is incredibly valuable for opening doors if you don’t have legacy. There’s a recent article showing that families making between 150 and 250 have the hardest time getting into ivies. The schools know they are price sensitive, but not financially strapped enough to be given need based scholarships.[/quote]

Point in case.[/quote]

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