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Anonymous wrote:No to fields. Bastian will be coaching 07/06s, 08s and 10s. Dom coaching 11s and 12s. No announcement on 09s.

I don't understand how anyone can accept an offer from FCV (or how TSJ could expect anyone to do so) without knowing where they'll practice?

Anonymous wrote:No to fields. Bastian will be coaching 07/06s, 08s and 10s. Dom coaching 11s and 12s. No announcement on 09s.

Anonymous wrote:No to fields. Bastian will be coaching 07/06s, 08s and 10s. Dom coaching 11s and 12s. No announcement on 09s.

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Anonymous wrote:Amazes me how many people are clueless here. D1 = 14 Scholarships for roughly 30 players at each college. Money is divided up. Full rides are either issued to USYNT members or a select few. 90% of players are offered 10% to 50% of tuition. Many are actually offered 0% at top ranked Universities if they are not an impact player.

FCV and Union have produced the top classes for at least 5 years straight and now VDA and Loudoun are breaking through. Both have had players with full rides but that is a rarity.

If you are not a USYNT pool player, than being recruited is probably 60% of the player contacting coaches, 20% of who your player is surrounded by on the field (winning/quality teammates) and 10% from the Club Coach, probably even less. Remember, it’s hard to look good if you don’t have players around you to help.

GA has been going down hill but losing Nats, Ukies and Rush is another big blow and I think it will only hurt College Scouts attending events even more. That said, a good GA team is still going to out produce a bad ECNL team. But once you get past the top GA teams, it’s going to be very hard even compared to bad ECNL teams.

I forgot to mention one major thing. Grades. Many get full rides with a combo of an Academic Scholarship. Also, players who aren’t considered impact players will be eliminated from a prospect list based on GPA especially if the college has low acceptance rates. Ivy League schools typically won’t give offers until late Junior year. Schools that I am talking about are your Vanderbilts, Northwesterns, William and Mary’s, etc.

I hope one day there is no longer a need for this mix of sports, education and money. Even with how things are going with NIL and the transfer portal across the board, collegiate athletics is just becoming big business with some sports. Sports and education should just more similar to how Europe does it. Just intramural.

That will thankfully never happen.

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Anonymous wrote:Amazes me how many people are clueless here. D1 = 14 Scholarships for roughly 30 players at each college. Money is divided up. Full rides are either issued to USYNT members or a select few. 90% of players are offered 10% to 50% of tuition. Many are actually offered 0% at top ranked Universities if they are not an impact player.

FCV and Union have produced the top classes for at least 5 years straight and now VDA and Loudoun are breaking through. Both have had players with full rides but that is a rarity.

If you are not a USYNT pool player, than being recruited is probably 60% of the player contacting coaches, 20% of who your player is surrounded by on the field (winning/quality teammates) and 10% from the Club Coach, probably even less. Remember, it’s hard to look good if you don’t have players around you to help.

GA has been going down hill but losing Nats, Ukies and Rush is another big blow and I think it will only hurt College Scouts attending events even more. That said, a good GA team is still going to out produce a bad ECNL team. But once you get past the top GA teams, it’s going to be very hard even compared to bad ECNL teams.

I forgot to mention one major thing. Grades. Many get full rides with a combo of an Academic Scholarship. Also, players who aren’t considered impact players will be eliminated from a prospect list based on GPA especially if the college has low acceptance rates. Ivy League schools typically won’t give offers until late Junior year. Schools that I am talking about are your Vanderbilts, Northwesterns, William and Mary’s, etc.

I hope one day there is no longer a need for this mix of sports, education and money. Even with how things are going with NIL and the transfer portal across the board, collegiate athletics is just becoming big business with some sports. Sports and education should just more similar to how Europe does it. Just intramural.

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Anonymous wrote:Amazes me how many people are clueless here. D1 = 14 Scholarships for roughly 30 players at each college. Money is divided up. Full rides are either issued to USYNT members or a select few. 90% of players are offered 10% to 50% of tuition. Many are actually offered 0% at top ranked Universities if they are not an impact player.

FCV and Union have produced the top classes for at least 5 years straight and now VDA and Loudoun are breaking through. Both have had players with full rides but that is a rarity.

If you are not a USYNT pool player, than being recruited is probably 60% of the player contacting coaches, 20% of who your player is surrounded by on the field (winning/quality teammates) and 10% from the Club Coach, probably even less. Remember, it’s hard to look good if you don’t have players around you to help.

GA has been going down hill but losing Nats, Ukies and Rush is another big blow and I think it will only hurt College Scouts attending events even more. That said, a good GA team is still going to out produce a bad ECNL team. But once you get past the top GA teams, it’s going to be very hard even compared to bad ECNL teams.

If leagues were so good at placing players in college there wouldn't be so many transferring.

The reality is youth soccer and college soccer are just old boys networks.

I wish there was something like MLS Next but for girls to cut through all the BS.

There’s no BS in MLS next?

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Anonymous wrote:Amazes me how many people are clueless here. D1 = 14 Scholarships for roughly 30 players at each college. Money is divided up. Full rides are either issued to USYNT members or a select few. 90% of players are offered 10% to 50% of tuition. Many are actually offered 0% at top ranked Universities if they are not an impact player.

FCV and Union have produced the top classes for at least 5 years straight and now VDA and Loudoun are breaking through. Both have had players with full rides but that is a rarity.

If you are not a USYNT pool player, than being recruited is probably 60% of the player contacting coaches, 20% of who your player is surrounded by on the field (winning/quality teammates) and 10% from the Club Coach, probably even less. Remember, it’s hard to look good if you don’t have players around you to help.

GA has been going down hill but losing Nats, Ukies and Rush is another big blow and I think it will only hurt College Scouts attending events even more. That said, a good GA team is still going to out produce a bad ECNL team. But once you get past the top GA teams, it’s going to be very hard even compared to bad ECNL teams.

I forgot to mention one major thing. Grades. Many get full rides with a combo of an Academic Scholarship. Also, players who aren’t considered impact players will be eliminated from a prospect list based on GPA especially if the college has low acceptance rates. Ivy League schools typically won’t give offers until late Junior year. Schools that I am talking about are your Vanderbilts, Northwesterns, William and Mary’s, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:The mighty NVA 09s lost 3-0 today in Dallas and play Solar tomorrow morning. Might get a win on Monday though. If that is the best team we have, there will be no National Champion anytime soon.

So what. Winning a GA national championship is like winning Jeff cup. No one cares.

Recruiters care.

Being on a GA team that wins the national title mean full ride scholarships for a large percentage of the players.

Or, you can get worked at ECNL events that are dominated by California and Texas teams. Maybe your kid will get noticed for how well they lost to Surf or Solar. 🤣

“Mom we only lost to surf 10-0 this time” but the good thing is, college coaches saw it!!”

DD’s team beat surf last year. Tell me you don’t know anything about any of this without telling me you don’t know anything about any of this.

Did you guys win a natty?

Anonymous wrote:It was a joke moron.

Anonymous wrote:Amazes me how many people are clueless here. D1 = 14 Scholarships for roughly 30 players at each college. Money is divided up. Full rides are either issued to USYNT members or a select few. 90% of players are offered 10% to 50% of tuition. Many are actually offered 0% at top ranked Universities if they are not an impact player.

FCV and Union have produced the top classes for at least 5 years straight and now VDA and Loudoun are breaking through. Both have had players with full rides but that is a rarity.

If you are not a USYNT pool player, than being recruited is probably 60% of the player contacting coaches, 20% of who your player is surrounded by on the field (winning/quality teammates) and 10% from the Club Coach, probably even less. Remember, it’s hard to look good if you don’t have players around you to help.

GA has been going down hill but losing Nats, Ukies and Rush is another big blow and I think it will only hurt College Scouts attending events even more. That said, a good GA team is still going to out produce a bad ECNL team. But once you get past the top GA teams, it’s going to be very hard even compared to bad ECNL teams.

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Anonymous wrote:The mighty NVA 09s lost 3-0 today in Dallas and play Solar tomorrow morning. Might get a win on Monday though. If that is the best team we have, there will be no National Champion anytime soon.

So what. Winning a GA national championship is like winning Jeff cup. No one cares.

Recruiters care.

Being on a GA team that wins the national title mean full ride scholarships for a large percentage of the players.

Or, you can get worked at ECNL events that are dominated by California and Texas teams. Maybe your kid will get noticed for how well they lost to Surf or Solar. 🤣

“Mom we only lost to surf 10-0 this time” but the good thing is, college coaches saw it!!”

DD’s team beat surf last year. Tell me you don’t know anything about any of this without telling me you don’t know anything about any of this.

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Anonymous wrote:The mighty NVA 09s lost 3-0 today in Dallas and play Solar tomorrow morning. Might get a win on Monday though. If that is the best team we have, there will be no National Champion anytime soon.

So what. Winning a GA national championship is like winning Jeff cup. No one cares.

Recruiters care.

Being on a GA team that wins the national title mean full ride scholarships for a large percentage of the players.

Or, you can get worked at ECNL events that are dominated by California and Texas teams. Maybe your kid will get noticed for how well they lost to Surf or Solar. 🤣

“Mom we only lost to surf 10-0 this time” but the good thing is, college coaches saw it!!”