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[quote=Anonymous]In threads like this, where the point is for a small number of people with actual experience with something (i.e. parents of successfully recruited athletes) to help the group learn something, it would be helpful if people start their post with some kind of credential. Do you actually have experience with this? Or just an opinion based on 2nd or 3rd-hand knowledge?

My older son was recruited to a high-academic D3 school from a DA club. My younger is being recruited by D1 programs now (just getting started) from an MLS academy.

This thread is about BOYS, so it is important to differentiate. There are lots more scholarship opportunities (and far fewer top players competing) on the girls side. Playing D1 soccer for a very good female player is much more realistic and attainable.

On the boys side, there are 9.9 scholarships per year at D1 schools, assuming they are fully funded, which many are not (you can ask coaches if their program is fully funded, but I haven't found a good place to look it up online). For example, most schools in the Patriot League are not fully funded. Some only recently added any scholarship at all. And as has been said, the Ivies have no athletic scholarships at all, despite being D1.

So even most D1 players are technically "walk-ons". And most scholarships are not full scholarships. A good D1 program may offer one full scholarship per class, on average. And those will be Top 100 recruits nationally. That's 4 of their 9.9 right there, if you think about it. So the entire rest of the team (of 25 or more) shares the other 5.9 in this example. Some halves; some quarters; etc. Keep in mind that even the "walk ons" were mostly recruited athletes -- the coach made sure they got in. They may have other scholarships or financial aid; or pay full freight.

D2 schools have 9 scholarships, and D3 schools have none.

Bottom line: if you are a top player on the top team of a good club in a good league, you can play in college. It probably won't be D1, and if it is, it probably won't be on scholarship. But that does not mean it isn't worth it! Playing a sport at a high level over a long period teaches you a lot! College admissions like it! Employers like college athletes! My older son got into a very selective D3 school he never would have sniffed without soccer. So don't put all your eggs in the soccer basket, but don't act like it's only worth it if you get a full ride to a D1 school![/quote]

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