Is DA worth the money

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Absolutely silent and cutthroat. Boys and girls. And it's absurd because many players aren't very good and the parents foolishly think 1)DA is the greatest (it isn't) and 2) their kid will get a great package to a top university. They've no idea how low on the totem pole most local players and clubs are vs the national scene

A daily blog on this site by you is needed for than ever to educate these face saving Massachusetts dolts.

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Absolutely silent and cutthroat. Boys and girls. And it's absurd because many players aren't very good and the parents foolishly think 1)DA is the greatest (it isn't) and 2) their kid will get a great package to a top university. They've no idea how low on the totem pole most local players and clubs are vs the national scene

DA boys headed to:

Georgetown
Stanford
Harvard
BC
Providence

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DA boys headed to:

Georgetown
Stanford
Harvard
BC
Providence

GPS:

Brown
Endicott
Penn

NEFC:

Baboon
Brandeis
Connecticut College
Clark
Colgate
Dartmouth

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Most DA programs are free. Gps is the only club I know who have charged players to play Da.

Although I’m not surprised given the recent publicity about them.

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Most DA programs are free. Gps is the only club I know who have charged players to play Da.

Although I’m not surprised given the recent publicity about them.

The USSDA was on to the GPS way far before ICE and NESJ. The stripped them of DA a couple of years ago.

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GPS:

Brown
Endicott
Penn

NEFC:

Baboon
Brandeis
Connecticut College
Clark
Colgate
Dartmouth

Yup. That’s it for NEFC and GPS commits. Eye roll.

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Most DA programs are free. Gps is the only club I know who have charged players to play Da.

Although I’m not surprised given the recent publicity about them.

Inly MLS clubs are free. All the rest are pay to play. Here that means the Revs are free, but their track record is lackluster.

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Yup. That’s it for NEFC and GPS commits. Eye roll.

Because the top colleges are just full of recruits from GPS and NEFC? And don’t forget about the MLS teams. They just can’t get enough GOS and NEFC player either. European pro teams? They only wish they could sign a few Massachusetts club soccer players. Eye roll.

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Yup. That’s it for NEFC and GPS commits. Eye roll.

Sorry I wasn’t more clear. Those are the recruited Massachusetts players from GPS. The rest are walk-on practice players.

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Yup. That’s it for NEFC and GPS commits. Eye roll.

How many also attended prep
I’ll wait..... most go Bolt and all GPS and some go Revs. They are all average to above average...

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Thankfully, if your daughter is a strong player she can do both. Play HS and then "tryout" for the local DA team .... Boys can do it too. If she plays HS and doesn't make a DA team then you are better off any way. Quite honestly, DA in the Northeast is not good anyways. Unless your daughter is a strong player and her hs is absolutely terrible then perhaps you should consider a prep or private school instead. Nothing wrong with a local strong player trying to turn around a weak program. Kudos to the kid(s) that try .... And even more for those that succeed. Kids today would do well to learn about pride and how to play with it.

Oh, OK. We'll just send her to private school. Great idea. I had saved for college, but I guess I'll just spend in private school instead....

You got out of your way to say how weak DA is, then say "if the daughter doesn't make DA"...well, I guess we are talking about a pretty terrible player this is, no?

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Is it worth my daughter missing out on her High School for DA?

Absolute!!! Because, after four years of college, employers ask the following questions:

1. Did you play soccer for an academy team?
2. Were you willing to sacrifice your school mates and town at the behest of your parents?
3. Did you travel all over the country playing mediocre soccer so that your parents could brag on TS?
4. Do you have experience blogging?

If the answer to these questions is a 'yes' then you go right to the top of 'the list'.

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Absolute!!! Because, after four years of college, employers ask the following questions:

1. Did you play soccer for an academy team?
2. Were you willing to sacrifice your school mates and town at the behest of your parents?
3. Did you travel all over the country playing mediocre soccer so that your parents could brag on TS?
4. Do you have experience blogging?

If the answer to these questions is a 'yes' then you go right to the top of 'the list'.

I've hired dozens of people and never asked them anything about their HS days. That's usually reserved for mom and dad.

Now, if they played a college sport at a high-level, I was interested. I liked to hear about sacrificing, thriving in a team environment, living out of your comfort zones, and the abilities to be nurtured outside of a cocoon.

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I've hired dozens of people and never asked them anything about their HS days. That's usually reserved for mom and dad.

Now, if they played a college sport at a high-level, I was interested. I liked to hear about sacrificing, thriving in a team environment, living out of your comfort zones, and the abilities to be nurtured outside of a cocoon.

For women's soccer you can still do that and not have to give up HS soccer. As a hiring manager you also know there's plenty of highly qualified non athletes who also regularly step out of their comfort zones and manage challenging schedules etc.

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For women's soccer you can still do that and not have to give up HS soccer. As a hiring manager you also know there's plenty of highly qualified non athletes who also regularly step out of their comfort zones and manage challenging schedules etc.

Of course. But, I never look at someone's HS, so that reference was a useless data point.

I do have a preference for candidates who have worked in a team environment before and will prod for those examples. The higher the level, the higher the pressure, the more interested I am. It's a factor, but far from the only one. I'm just saying HS soccer doesn't generally factor unless it's an outlying story.