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Anonymous wrote:A high school team is far easier to make than a top club team.

Depends on high school team. Plenty of Arlington players don't make Yorktown varsity. In club, you can pay your way in or finesse relationships for spots on teams. Harder to do at a competitive high school.

Plenty? Are you sure you're not exaggerating? How many Arlington ECNL players tried out for Yorktown high school and didn't make the varsity squad, and how many of those were not freshmen?

Many Arlington players don't try out for high school. Of those that do, most of them make the varsity squad in their freshman year. Very few indeed don't make varsity in their sophomore year - and in those cases there's a strong argument that the high school coach made a poor decision.

In my view there is very little ability to pay or finesse your way onto an Arlington top team - it's much easier to do this in high school, where external relationships with coaches, parent boosters, family history, and preference for older kids who have been in the program in previous years all play a big role in both selection and playing time to the detriment of the overall performance of the team.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A high school team is far easier to make than a top club team.

Depends on high school team. Plenty of Arlington players don't make Yorktown varsity. In club, you can pay your way in or finesse relationships for spots on teams. Harder to do at a competitive high school.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.loudounsoccer.com/Default.aspx?tabid=2666305

http://www.arlingtonsoccer.com/programs/travel/college-placement/college-commitments/

https://alexandria-soccer.org/programs/academy/college-placement/

https://www.soccerwire.com/club/virginia-development-academy/?filter=eyJzb3J0X2J5IjoibWV0YS5pc19mZWF0dXJlZC5yYXciLCJzb3J0X2RpcmVjdGlvbiI6ImRlc2MiLCJxdWVyeSI6IiIsInNlbGVjdGVkRmlsdGVycyI6eyJtZXRhLmdlbmRlci5yYXciOiJtYWxlIn0sInNlbGVjdGVkUmFuZ2VGaWx0ZXJzIjp7fSwiY3VycmVudFBhZ2UiOjF9

https://www.soccerwire.com/recruiting/boys-2021-college-commitments/?filter=eyJzb3J0X2J5IjoibWV0YS5pc19mZWF0dXJlZC5yYXciLCJzb3J0X2RpcmVjdGlvbiI6ImRlc2MiLCJxdWVyeSI6IiIsInNlbGVjdGVkRmlsdGVycyI6eyJtZXRhLmdlbmRlci5yYXciOiJtYWxlIiwibWV0YS5pc19jb21taXR0ZWQucmF3IjoiMSIsIm1ldGEuZ3JhZHVhdGlvbl95ZWFyLnJhdyI6IjIwMjEiLCJtZXRhLnN0YXRlX3Byb3ZpbmNlLnJhdyI6IlZBIn0sInNlbGVjdGVkUmFuZ2VGaWx0ZXJzIjp7fSwiY3VycmVudFBhZ2UiOjF9

For Loudoun is that list for kids who are playing in soccer in college or just going to college? Surprised by the number of boys at Virginia Tech if it is playing college in soccer.

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Anonymous wrote:Before concerning themselves with college, parents need to consider if there are there even enough spots on a typical High School team!

Despite years of travel soccer, my nephew initially made the Wilson JV team but never the varsity. So much competition in this area!

Some high school teams are very competitive and very hard to make. Part of the problem in this area is that anybody can play "travel soccer". Your nephew probably would have been well-served playing rec, but everyone moves their kid to "travel" (whether they are good or not) because they want to brag to other parents.

Have you seen the Rec programs around the area??? Terrible.

We hate paying the hefty Travel Fees, but what else do you do when you have competitive athletic kids beyond Rec?

It’s really too bad that most DMV counties don’t have an organization like MSI that offers decent, affordable rec and rec+ options through HS. Clubs just have no real incentive to do better.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A high school team is far easier to make than a top club team.

Depends on high school team. Plenty of Arlington players don't make Yorktown varsity. In club, you can pay your way in or finesse relationships for spots on teams. Harder to do at a competitive high school.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Before concerning themselves with college, parents need to consider if there are there even enough spots on a typical High School team!

Despite years of travel soccer, my nephew initially made the Wilson JV team but never the varsity. So much competition in this area!

Some high school teams are very competitive and very hard to make. Part of the problem in this area is that anybody can play "travel soccer". Your nephew probably would have been well-served playing rec, but everyone moves their kid to "travel" (whether they are good or not) because they want to brag to other parents.

Have you seen the Rec programs around the area??? Terrible.

We hate paying the hefty Travel Fees, but what else do you do when you have competitive athletic kids beyond Rec?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Before concerning themselves with college, parents need to consider if there are there even enough spots on a typical High School team!

Despite years of travel soccer, my nephew initially made the Wilson JV team but never the varsity. So much competition in this area!

Some high school teams are very competitive and very hard to make. Part of the problem in this area is that anybody can play "travel soccer". Your nephew probably would have been well-served playing rec, but everyone moves their kid to "travel" (whether they are good or not) because they want to brag to other parents.

Anonymous wrote:Please list the scholarships/actual college commits for next Fall from your Son/Son's team.

The ACTUAL ones. Name of Club and Name of College. Not just kid got accepted and is planning to try to walk on a team.

Anonymous wrote:A high school team is far easier to make than a top club team.

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Before concerning themselves with college, parents need to consider if there are there even enough spots on a typical High School team!

Despite years of travel soccer, my nephew initially made the Wilson JV team but never the varsity. So much competition in this area!

Some high school teams are very competitive and very hard to make. Part of the problem in this area is that anybody can play "travel soccer". Your nephew probably would have been well-served playing rec, but everyone moves their kid to "travel" (whether they are good or not) because they want to brag to other parents.

I think it’s less about bragging and more about clubs upselling travel. Most of the travel players would be best served by a good rec program, but clubs are more interested in making money off of the kids so they grow travel.

the clubs have succeeded. Good rec programs generally don't exist between the littles and high school where you get kids dropping down from travel

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Before concerning themselves with college, parents need to consider if there are there even enough spots on a typical High School team!

Despite years of travel soccer, my nephew initially made the Wilson JV team but never the varsity. So much competition in this area!

Some high school teams are very competitive and very hard to make. Part of the problem in this area is that anybody can play "travel soccer". Your nephew probably would have been well-served playing rec, but everyone moves their kid to "travel" (whether they are good or not) because they want to brag to other parents.

Literally nobody brags to other parents about their kids soccer.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Before concerning themselves with college, parents need to consider if there are there even enough spots on a typical High School team!

Despite years of travel soccer, my nephew initially made the Wilson JV team but never the varsity. So much competition in this area!

Some high school teams are very competitive and very hard to make. Part of the problem in this area is that anybody can play "travel soccer". Your nephew probably would have been well-served playing rec, but everyone moves their kid to "travel" (whether they are good or not) because they want to brag to other parents.

I think it’s less about bragging and more about clubs upselling travel. Most of the travel players would be best served by a good rec program, but clubs are more interested in making money off of the kids so they grow travel.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Before concerning themselves with college, parents need to consider if there are there even enough spots on a typical High School team!

Despite years of travel soccer, my nephew initially made the Wilson JV team but never the varsity. So much competition in this area!

Some high school teams are very competitive and very hard to make. Part of the problem in this area is that anybody can play "travel soccer". Your nephew probably would have been well-served playing rec, but everyone moves their kid to "travel" (whether they are good or not) because they want to brag to other parents.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Before concerning themselves with college, parents need to consider if there are there even enough spots on a typical High School team!

Despite years of travel soccer, my nephew initially made the Wilson JV team but never the varsity. So much competition in this area!

Some high school teams are very competitive and very hard to make. Part of the problem in this area is that anybody can play "travel soccer". Your nephew probably would have been well-served playing rec, but everyone moves their kid to "travel" (whether they are good or not) because they want to brag to other parents.