Anonymous
Post 06/05/2020 07:54     Subject: Very motivated parents of talented soccer players: What are your/your kid’s goals?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just trying to get a sense of what “making it” is in soccer in the USA. College scholarships? MLS?


Why are you trying to “get a sense”? Are you a journalist or a coach or club representative trying to figure out how best to market to parents and players?


I’m curious. I can’t ask a question?
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2020 07:52     Subject: Very motivated parents of talented soccer players: What are your/your kid’s goals?
Anonymous wrote:
Health, have fun, keep them busy/less time with devices/games/youtube/videos

and gaining advantage in college admission consideration



+1. And soccer (or sports in general) can teach hard work leads to success.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2020 07:46     Subject: Very motivated parents of talented soccer players: What are your/your kid’s goals?

Health, have fun, keep them busy/less time with devices/games/youtube/videos

and gaining advantage in college admission consideration

Anonymous
Post 06/05/2020 07:25     Subject: Very motivated parents of talented soccer players: What are your/your kid’s goals?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just trying to get a sense of what “making it” is in soccer in the USA. College scholarships? MLS?


Why are you trying to “get a sense”? Are you a journalist or a coach or club representative trying to figure out how best to market to parents and players?


Why not? People in this forum ask different questions all of the time.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2020 06:56     Subject: Very motivated parents of talented soccer players: What are your/your kid’s goals?
Anonymous wrote:Just trying to get a sense of what “making it” is in soccer in the USA. College scholarships? MLS?


Why are you trying to “get a sense”? Are you a journalist or a coach or club representative trying to figure out how best to market to parents and players?
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2020 21:24     Subject: Very motivated parents of talented soccer players: What are your/your kid’s goals?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Good D1 team, with playing time. Scholarship money a bonus. Getting into a better school that without soccer, an added bonus.


+1 for my DD


+1 student-athlete D1 or even D2 which will allow her the time to be an outstanding student. That DD is going to have a career as a pro player or get a spot in the NT not our goals at all.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2020 21:10     Subject: Very motivated parents of talented soccer players: What are your/your kid’s goals?
Anonymous wrote:Good D1 team, with playing time. Scholarship money a bonus. Getting into a better school that without soccer, an added bonus.


+1 for my DD
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2020 21:08     Subject: Very motivated parents of talented soccer players: What are your/your kid’s goals?
Good D1 team, with playing time. Scholarship money a bonus. Getting into a better school that without soccer, an added bonus.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2020 20:27     Subject: Re:Very motivated parents of talented soccer players: What are your/your kid’s goals?
She has played in 8 different countries outside the USA. At U17 now if she quit today the experience alone is enough to be worth it for her.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2020 19:39     Subject: Re:Very motivated parents of talented soccer players: What are your/your kid’s goals?
D1 athletic scholarship.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2020 19:37     Subject: Very motivated parents of talented soccer players: What are your/your kid’s goals?
DD just want her to have fun, be challenged and play with other technical players. There are very few good technical girls on the girls side. It’s frustrating for her.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2020 19:18     Subject: Very motivated parents of talented soccer players: What are your/your kid’s goals?
If you want a serious professional career, you leave the USA in your teens.

If you want to play college and maybe the MLS, you can stick around, but be sure to have a backup job as MLS salary isn't the greatest when starting out.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2020 18:57     Subject: Very motivated parents of talented soccer players: What are your/your kid’s goals?
Having fun with the best possible competition.
Mens sana in corpore sano.

College soccer sucks and MLS players do not make a living...
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2020 18:55     Subject: Re:Very motivated parents of talented soccer players: What are your/your kid’s goals?
For our kids to have fun, learn to be part of a team, and develop healthy habits for later in life. That is why we put our kids in youth sports 10+ years ago and why we have stayed. Our oldest in on an ECNL1 team, and other options have opened up for her as a result, but I’d support her quitting tomorrow if she was no longer having a good time.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2020 18:39     Subject: Very motivated parents of talented soccer players: What are your/your kid’s goals?
Just trying to get a sense of what “making it” is in soccer in the USA. College scholarships? MLS?