Anonymous wrote:JUCO equals not good enough or HS grades not good enough, or some combo of prior with financial consideration. So small percent take a D1 spot after 2 years… not meaningful, Just another path for those that figure it out at a JUCO.

Not in California, which is a huge soccer powerhouse.

This has no application except to the one kid. I doubt this is a trend. No story.

Anonymous wrote:Only impacts football, so far

Nah. Men’s basketball

Anonymous wrote:Most kids who play travel soccer in the DMV are from affluent families who live in competitive school districts. It’s hard to imagine many kids turning down 4-year colleges to play JUCO. I imagine most will go to the best school they can get into and just play club.

They definitely take gap years. It’s common at Ivies for coach to tell them they would take them after a gap.

Anonymous wrote:Only impacts football, so far

baseball and football. this will have little impact on soccer.

What JUCO has girls soccer?

JUCO equals not good enough or HS grades not good enough, or some combo of prior with financial consideration. So small percent take a D1 spot after 2 years… not meaningful, Just another path for those that figure it out at a JUCO.

Most kids who play travel soccer in the DMV are from affluent families who live in competitive school districts. It’s hard to imagine many kids turning down 4-year colleges to play JUCO. I imagine most will go to the best school they can get into and just play club.

[quote=Anonymous]On the girls side this could change things.. 2 yrs older and stronger before going to a 4yr. Thoughts?[/quote]

This Could be very helpful if they play in a decent JUCO league as well as knock out some 101 classes to lighten the load down the road. They could get a leg up over flakey college freshmen.

make JUCO a more viable option especially with them being able to provide scholarships

Only impacts football, so far

On the girls side this could change things.. 2 yrs older and stronger before going to a 4yr. Thoughts?