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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe because all the talented white rich kids chose to play soccer instead?[/quote]

both Langley and Mclean boys soccer SUCKED last year.  Both had horrible losing records.  [/quote]

That's the difference between soccer and other sports. DA doesn't allow their players to play school ball.[/quote]

Travel baseball and high school baseball look exactly the same (except maybe the calibre of player).  High school soccer isn't coached the same, officiated the same, or played the same.  High school soccer has a higher injury rate than travel soccer, and it causes players to pick up bad habits as well.[/quote]

High school soccer ticks me off and it is painful to watch. I always support my players that are on the school team and try to attend their games but the quality is just awful and players either plateau or regress, and like the other poster said pick up bad habits. Not to mention the fact that they simply are unable to attend practice, which means collectively team chemistry takes a hit on the field, and players seem to be less fit, despite practicing 5 times a week. It’s just a mess, and something we should all take a hard look at towards fixing, as there is already a great infrastructure in place to aid with development and scouting. [/quote]

I agree that level is very poor both in public and private schools.  I would not say that they are less fit, I think they are more fatigued.  They go to school all day and some practice twice per day as they go from HS to club and then there is still homework and getting up early the next day to do it all again.  Representing your school is cool but is it really worth it.  Especially if it's not a high level program (are there many around?). I saw a HS that had 22 players on each Varsity and JV team.  Is it still worth it if you are not on starting 11 or getting significant playing time.  The bottom 6 on Varsity would probably benefit from playing JV but do to large rosters of both they just sit on the bench and practice.

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