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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBe sure to look at the Chances of High School Athlete playing College Sports link.
2% of all high school athletes (1:50) play D1
Soccer:
417,419 High School Boys
37,890 College Men (only 5,750 are D1)
Rated as high foreign that skews the participation percentages for many sports to be artificially high. = the stated 9.1% hard to trust but would equate to only 1.8 players on a 20 man team are going to play in college.
The ultimate odds of any one kid in the player pool competing in D1 Soccer 1.4% ( that is 1.4 of every 100 boys in their graduating class or using the 20 person team 1.4 from 5 teams.
DA / Showcase Level etc.... teams certainly would have slightly better stats but even if it is a 20% better you still don't have much of a chance. Compare the chances of American football to D1 @ 2.4% for more than double the pool size and almost 3x the college slots. There chances are slightly better.
Then factor in your sons grades, willingness to live that far away from home to play soccer, can you afford to make up the difference in tuition at the out of state school?
More Fun Facts
Odds of being stuck by lightning 1 : 12000
www.ncaa.org
1.4% of college soccer players are drafted into the MLS
Odds of my A student getting an academic scholarship... 100% where are your priorities?
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Odds of my A student getting an academic scholarship... 100% where are your priorities?[/QUOTE]
This is a soccer forum genius. We talk all things soccer not Bright Futures. These academic blowhards are so annoying.
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Odds of my A student getting an academic scholarship... 100% where are your priorities?[/QUOTE]
having A's is not all there is to it. SAT / ACT big component, class ranking, etc. All plays into whether you'll get much academic money too. Many kids with great grades too make it harder for schools to give much. And those D2 schools, very costly private. Many D3 are too.
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My daughter enjoys HS. Its a nice break from her club team. The girls on the HS team play more like a team and get along really well. Unlike her club team.To many big egos on club the club team!
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostMy daughter enjoys HS. Its a nice break from her club team. The girls on the HS team play more like a team and get along really well. Unlike her club team.To many big egos on club the club team!
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Postyes, not to mention some club parents who are almost impossible to be around. Take it way to seriously. It is just a kids game. You adults need to chill out. Especially the overbearing coaches.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostMy daughter enjoys HS. Its a nice break from her club team. The girls on the HS team play more like a team and get along really well. Unlike her club team.To many big egos on club the club team!
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It is simple. Most HS players grew up together in the same neighborhood or came up through the same private schools. These kids have history and put that ahead of the game. Club is so driven by ego and the movement to be on the best team playing for the best coach means that many of the worst of the worst parents end up on the same sideline. One blowhard going on and on about scores, rankings, ODP, ID2 and Showcases is one thing. 3 or more dads doing that is like nails on a chalkboard. You are literally the only ones on the sideline and you can't escape them. At least in HS you have a stadium where you can get as far away from those jackwagons as possible...even if it means sitting with the opposing team.
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Was at a HS game and the same annoying travel bench player parents that I try to avoid were there smacking their yappers as usual.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIt is simple. Most HS players grew up together in the same neighborhood or came up through the same private schools. These kids have history and put that ahead of the game. Club is so driven by ego and the movement to be on the best team playing for the best coach means that many of the worst of the worst parents end up on the same sideline. One blowhard going on and on about scores, rankings, ODP, ID2 and Showcases is one thing. 3 or more dads doing that is like nails on a chalkboard. You are literally the only ones on the sideline and you can't escape them. At least in HS you have a stadium where you can get as far away from those jackwagons as possible...even if it means sitting with the opposing team.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHigh school soccer has begun this week for most. In recent years travel soccer went to one practice a week due to conflicting schedules and the risk of injuries. Is your team following the same schedule? Just wondering.
I know that some coaches try to schedule a weekend training session for the teams to keep chemistry and continue to train as a group but still they cannot make it mandatory and even with that session, some parents still will complain. I think they should just train 1 day a week with their club team or just let them fully enjoy their HS experience and give them the first 2 months of HS off and resume 1 day a week training in January leading to to the end of HS season. This is just my point of view.
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