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Anonymous wrote:College soccer is still pay to play. Let's see if this player actually plays there or rides the pine. They have to have some paying customers to offer the extra money to the scholarship players. I'm sure the OP is a puff piece for his club. Oh, let's use this as the example that our club is so great.

These types of families can pay whatever they like and easily create their version of their daughters "recruiting" journey. The parents blast these pictures and announcements all over social media and linkedin. This post exists because many people see the marketing effort that has gone on for years. People in the soccer community know the joke, won't call them out to their face because it's not worth it and rip on them behind their backs. That's the entertainment value of it. Their "recruiting" journey was get good grades and your parents will push and pay serious money to get onto the bottom of the roster. Not only are they not scholarship athletes, they are donating money to the school and the women's soccer program. There are versions of these types of players all over the DMV (Duke, UVA, UCLA, Georgetown). They won't play a competitive minute at a school like this...ever...Duke has a loaded roster again with a new coach. For the girls that were recruited to play at a school like Duke, have the talent and ability to really play and compete in the ACC, it is an amazing accomplishment and it should not be diminished by POSERS.

This is pure BS. Duke is not selling spots on the team. Cannot happen after varsity blues. Coach and AD do not have that autonomy. Not just Duke but at almost everywhere.

This is pure BS or an uneducated response. Large donations can, in fact, help you get into elite universities. It won't buy your way in but will help you significantly be accepted over someone who has similar qualifications but no donation.

Varsity Blues inflated test scores and bribed officials. This is not the same thing.

Probably a lot of valedictorians wasnt to go to Duke. Most of their parents are not able to write checks with a good number of zeroes after turk to the school.

[b]Not for Duke but for similar schools I set up compliance programs after Varsity Blues. Believe what you want. This is not happening -- to get into the University -- sure -- to get on a sports team -- hard no. All schools eliminated this after Varsity Blues.

I'll tell you what I don't believe, you. Nor do I believe 85% of the people on this board who claim to be "experts" or know something about something. Why? Because they are full of tish. This is one of the biggest troll boards I've ever seen. It's 4Chan without the overt hate speech.

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Anonymous wrote:College soccer is still pay to play. Let's see if this player actually plays there or rides the pine. They have to have some paying customers to offer the extra money to the scholarship players. I'm sure the OP is a puff piece for his club. Oh, let's use this as the example that our club is so great.

These types of families can pay whatever they like and easily create their version of their daughters "recruiting" journey. The parents blast these pictures and announcements all over social media and linkedin. This post exists because many people see the marketing effort that has gone on for years. People in the soccer community know the joke, won't call them out to their face because it's not worth it and rip on them behind their backs. That's the entertainment value of it. Their "recruiting" journey was get good grades and your parents will push and pay serious money to get onto the bottom of the roster. Not only are they not scholarship athletes, they are donating money to the school and the women's soccer program. There are versions of these types of players all over the DMV (Duke, UVA, UCLA, Georgetown). They won't play a competitive minute at a school like this...ever...Duke has a loaded roster again with a new coach. For the girls that were recruited to play at a school like Duke, have the talent and ability to really play and compete in the ACC, it is an amazing accomplishment and it should not be diminished by POSERS.

This is pure BS. Duke is not selling spots on the team. Cannot happen after varsity blues. Coach and AD do not have that autonomy. Not just Duke but at almost everywhere.

This is pure BS or an uneducated response. Large donations can, in fact, help you get into elite universities. It won't buy your way in but will help you significantly be accepted over someone who has similar qualifications but no donation.

Varsity Blues inflated test scores and bribed officials. This is not the same thing.

Probably a lot of valedictorians wasnt to go to Duke. Most of their parents are not able to write checks with a good number of zeroes after turk to the school.

[b]Not for Duke but for similar schools I set up compliance programs after Varsity Blues. Believe what you want. This is not happening -- to get into the University -- sure -- to get on a sports team -- hard no. All schools eliminated this after Varsity Blues.

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Anonymous wrote:College soccer is still pay to play. Let's see if this player actually plays there or rides the pine. They have to have some paying customers to offer the extra money to the scholarship players. I'm sure the OP is a puff piece for his club. Oh, let's use this as the example that our club is so great.

These types of families can pay whatever they like and easily create their version of their daughters "recruiting" journey. The parents blast these pictures and announcements all over social media and linkedin. This post exists because many people see the marketing effort that has gone on for years. People in the soccer community know the joke, won't call them out to their face because it's not worth it and rip on them behind their backs. That's the entertainment value of it. Their "recruiting" journey was get good grades and your parents will push and pay serious money to get onto the bottom of the roster. Not only are they not scholarship athletes, they are donating money to the school and the women's soccer program. There are versions of these types of players all over the DMV (Duke, UVA, UCLA, Georgetown). They won't play a competitive minute at a school like this...ever...Duke has a loaded roster again with a new coach. For the girls that were recruited to play at a school like Duke, have the talent and ability to really play and compete in the ACC, it is an amazing accomplishment and it should not be diminished by POSERS.

This is pure BS. Duke is not selling spots on the team. Cannot happen after varsity blues. Coach and AD do not have that autonomy. Not just Duke but at almost everywhere.

This is pure BS or an uneducated response. Large donations can, in fact, help you get into elite universities. It won't buy your way in but will help you significantly be accepted over someone who has similar qualifications but no donation.

Varsity Blues inflated test scores and bribed officials. This is not the same thing.

Probably a lot of valedictorians wasnt to go to Duke. Most of their parents are not able to write checks with a good number of zeroes after turk to the school.

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Anonymous wrote:College soccer is still pay to play. Let's see if this player actually plays there or rides the pine. They have to have some paying customers to offer the extra money to the scholarship players. I'm sure the OP is a puff piece for his club. Oh, let's use this as the example that our club is so great.

These types of families can pay whatever they like and easily create their version of their daughters "recruiting" journey. The parents blast these pictures and announcements all over social media and linkedin. This post exists because many people see the marketing effort that has gone on for years. People in the soccer community know the joke, won't call them out to their face because it's not worth it and rip on them behind their backs. That's the entertainment value of it. Their "recruiting" journey was get good grades and your parents will push and pay serious money to get onto the bottom of the roster. Not only are they not scholarship athletes, they are donating money to the school and the women's soccer program. There are versions of these types of players all over the DMV (Duke, UVA, UCLA, Georgetown). They won't play a competitive minute at a school like this...ever...Duke has a loaded roster again with a new coach. For the girls that were recruited to play at a school like Duke, have the talent and ability to really play and compete in the ACC, it is an amazing accomplishment and it should not be diminished by POSERS.

I have been on this site for decades--on and off (I know, that doesn't say a lot about me, but it's a nice diversion when I have writer's block). I am certain that I have never seen a post that drips with as much jealousy and resentment as this one. I'm not sure why other posters gave it an ounce of credence when it is clearly another parent trying to tear down a young athlete. It's pathetic, actually. And I don't know anything about local soccer.

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Anonymous wrote:College soccer is still pay to play. Let's see if this player actually plays there or rides the pine. They have to have some paying customers to offer the extra money to the scholarship players. I'm sure the OP is a puff piece for his club. Oh, let's use this as the example that our club is so great.

These types of families can pay whatever they like and easily create their version of their daughters "recruiting" journey. The parents blast these pictures and announcements all over social media and linkedin. This post exists because many people see the marketing effort that has gone on for years. People in the soccer community know the joke, won't call them out to their face because it's not worth it and rip on them behind their backs. That's the entertainment value of it. Their "recruiting" journey was get good grades and your parents will push and pay serious money to get onto the bottom of the roster. Not only are they not scholarship athletes, they are donating money to the school and the women's soccer program. There are versions of these types of players all over the DMV (Duke, UVA, UCLA, Georgetown). They won't play a competitive minute at a school like this...ever...Duke has a loaded roster again with a new coach. For the girls that were recruited to play at a school like Duke, have the talent and ability to really play and compete in the ACC, it is an amazing accomplishment and it should not be diminished by POSERS.

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Anonymous wrote:College soccer is still pay to play. Let's see if this player actually plays there or rides the pine. They have to have some paying customers to offer the extra money to the scholarship players. I'm sure the OP is a puff piece for his club. Oh, let's use this as the example that our club is so great.

These types of families can pay whatever they like and easily create their version of their daughters "recruiting" journey. The parents blast these pictures and announcements all over social media and linkedin. This post exists because many people see the marketing effort that has gone on for years. People in the soccer community know the joke, won't call them out to their face because it's not worth it and rip on them behind their backs. That's the entertainment value of it. Their "recruiting" journey was get good grades and your parents will push and pay serious money to get onto the bottom of the roster. Not only are they not scholarship athletes, they are donating money to the school and the women's soccer program. There are versions of these types of players all over the DMV (Duke, UVA, UCLA, Georgetown). They won't play a competitive minute at a school like this...ever...Duke has a loaded roster again with a new coach. For the girls that were recruited to play at a school like Duke, have the talent and ability to really play and compete in the ACC, it is an amazing accomplishment and it should not be diminished by POSERS.

This is pure BS. Duke is not selling spots on the team. Cannot happen after varsity blues. Coach and AD do not have that autonomy. Not just Duke but at almost everywhere.

This is pure BS or an uneducated response. Large donations can, in fact, help you get into elite universities. It won't buy your way in but will help you significantly be accepted over someone who has similar qualifications but no donation.

Varsity Blues inflated test scores and bribed officials. This is not the same thing.

Probably a lot of valedictorians wasnt to go to Duke. Most of their parents are not able to write checks with a good number of zeroes after turk to the school.