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Do I somehow amuse you?  I never said it what everyone should do, I just said it what we decided and it would support the notion that there is still a lot of talent outside of the DA.  I'll put a higher probability on a pathway to a successful career through education over DA/ECNL/EDP/CCL pathways to college/pros.  Your sarcasm is exactly is exactly the same response we got from the DA coach, you both would be interested to know we are the only ones that made the change.  [/quote]

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Different poster, but what makes you think that families with kids in DA, ECNL, etc. don't value education? Many/most academically oriented kids are able to handle a DA level of soccer commitment while also succeeding in rigorous courses in school. In fact, in this area, many more kids are motivated by the undeniable college admissions boost elite soccer will give them than by the prospect of going pro.

I recognize that some kids can't handle both, but you shouldn't assume that your family's particular situation applies to everyone.[/quote]

Don't disagree and i know it might be hard to follow since we are all "anonymous", but my original post stated that we made a decision that it was better for our son and that it's probably not popular. [b]I still stay true to my statement that education is a more predictable pathway to having a successful adulthood.[/b]  [/quote]

If you are saying that going to college is a more predictable pathway to success than going pro straight out of HS, then I'd agree.  But college athletics can definitely provide a big boost for kids interested in non-soccer career success [/quote]

My read on the pp was that becoming a working professional (attorney, doctor, etc) is more predictable than a pro athlete and therefore he/she opted out of DA.  [/quote]

That very well may be the case, but I hope others understand that for a kid who can balance both DA and school and sticks with DA through HS, the odds of them being accepted to a college of their choice are much greater than those of a kid who quits DA to more fully devote themselves to HS. [/quote]

As somebody who evaluates candidates on a regular basis, I can tell you this depends SIGNIFICANTLY on all of the other things that each of the candidates does.  If you are still playing travel or other sports, and use your newfound time to be newspaper editor, hospital volunteer, or something else interesting or useful, I don't think you are any worse off as a candidate and in fact may improve your odds (so long as you are not looking for to play D1).  I also think that balancing is one thing, but excellence is quite another.  If you spend more time on school, you will probably do marginally better, whether it is A vs A plus or 4 v 5 on APs. [/quote]

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