There are a lot of general comments and claims on the board about college commitments, but very few facts. Have a look at a current list and see if it is what you expected.
Below is the current FC Stars list of 2023 commitments. It has 35 names across all of the teams, boys and girls.
Comments:
1. Congratulations to every player, they made this choice because it is the right one for them. If they got some money for the insane cost of college, even better.
2. Most or all of these colleges are schools that students would get into with or without soccer, for a group this large with the demographic of club soccer. They have parents with money, access to good public and private schools, etc.
3. The list seems short (there are around 120 kids or more on these teams). It seems likely it is incomplete. But it is still a useful sample.
4. There are a number of Impact players listed. (At this age group, Stars has a good team.)
Here's the list minus the names, with a quick sort by team.
FC Stars Team College Commitment
03/04 ECNL White Connecticut College
04/05 Central Elite Vermont State University Castleton
04/05 ECNL Hamilton College
04/05 ECNL Blue Johns Hopkins University
04/05 ECNL Blue Northeastern University
04/05 ECNL Blue University of Massachusetts Lowell
04/05 ECNL Blue NYU
04/05 ECNL Boys UCONN
05 ECNL Blue Fairfield University
05 ECNL Blue Tufts University
05 ECNL Blue University of Vermont
2005 ECNL Blue Temple University
04/05 ECNL Regional Colby-Sawyer College
04/05 ECNL Regional Colby-Sawyer College
04/05 ECNL Regional Blue Holy Cross
04/05 ECNL Regional Blue Bentley University
04/05 ECNL Regional Blue St Anselm College
04/05 ECNL Regional Blue Southern New Hampshire University
04/05 ECNL Regional Blue Bentley University
04/05 ECNL Regional Blue Wheaton College
04/05 ECNL Regional Blue UMass Boston
04/05 ECNL Regional Blue St Lawrence University
04/05 ECNL Regional Blue University of New Haven
04/05 ECNL Regional White Denison University
04/05 ECNL Regional White William Smith College
04/05 ECNL Regional White Assumption University
04/05 NPL Impact Lehigh University
04/05 NPL Impact Blue Worcester State University
04/05 NPL Impact Blue Le Moyne
04/05 NPL Impact Blue Bridgewater State University
04/05 NPL Impact Blue Norwich University
04/05 NPL Impact White Worcester State University
04/05 NPL Impact White Bentley University
04/05 NPL Impact White Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
04/05 NPL South Umass Dartmouth
Source
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...gid=1804066549
Below is the current FC Stars list of 2023 commitments. It has 35 names across all of the teams, boys and girls.
Comments:
1. Congratulations to every player, they made this choice because it is the right one for them. If they got some money for the insane cost of college, even better.
2. Most or all of these colleges are schools that students would get into with or without soccer, for a group this large with the demographic of club soccer. They have parents with money, access to good public and private schools, etc.
3. The list seems short (there are around 120 kids or more on these teams). It seems likely it is incomplete. But it is still a useful sample.
4. There are a number of Impact players listed. (At this age group, Stars has a good team.)
Here's the list minus the names, with a quick sort by team.
FC Stars Team College Commitment
03/04 ECNL White Connecticut College
04/05 Central Elite Vermont State University Castleton
04/05 ECNL Hamilton College
04/05 ECNL Blue Johns Hopkins University
04/05 ECNL Blue Northeastern University
04/05 ECNL Blue University of Massachusetts Lowell
04/05 ECNL Blue NYU
04/05 ECNL Boys UCONN
05 ECNL Blue Fairfield University
05 ECNL Blue Tufts University
05 ECNL Blue University of Vermont
2005 ECNL Blue Temple University
04/05 ECNL Regional Colby-Sawyer College
04/05 ECNL Regional Colby-Sawyer College
04/05 ECNL Regional Blue Holy Cross
04/05 ECNL Regional Blue Bentley University
04/05 ECNL Regional Blue St Anselm College
04/05 ECNL Regional Blue Southern New Hampshire University
04/05 ECNL Regional Blue Bentley University
04/05 ECNL Regional Blue Wheaton College
04/05 ECNL Regional Blue UMass Boston
04/05 ECNL Regional Blue St Lawrence University
04/05 ECNL Regional Blue University of New Haven
04/05 ECNL Regional White Denison University
04/05 ECNL Regional White William Smith College
04/05 ECNL Regional White Assumption University
04/05 NPL Impact Lehigh University
04/05 NPL Impact Blue Worcester State University
04/05 NPL Impact Blue Le Moyne
04/05 NPL Impact Blue Bridgewater State University
04/05 NPL Impact Blue Norwich University
04/05 NPL Impact White Worcester State University
04/05 NPL Impact White Bentley University
04/05 NPL Impact White Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
04/05 NPL South Umass Dartmouth
Source
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...gid=1804066549
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