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Does it? Highly committed players capable of balancing 4 practices per week and 1 match while juggling extensive travel and academics would still interest colleges.

The athleticism and quality of play is one thing. Traveling to places like Florida and California for showcases on their own(without helicopter parents) demonstrates independence that coaches need when recruits show up on campus. DA intills a bit of independence and demonstrates grit and commitment to task to coaches and admissions.

Oh yeah, and what makes you think the top talent will stay at pay-to-play non-MLS clubs when they can trek to MLS clubs and play for free with really top players? This will do what DA could not .... force talent to move cluster together in fewer clubs, thereby weakening non-mls clubs even more ..... and where do you think college coaches will shop? MLS academys or elsewhere .... non-MLS DA will be equal to or less than boys ECNL in a year or two.

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NeFC
Bolts
GPS
stars


If you can pay, you’re in so don’t be ignorant of the facts. p2P simple Susan

Every branch within New england .... except for GPS and Rush which can't hire bad coaches fast enough to give stupid parents exactly what they want .... a $3000 fee for their kid to play on a super-de-duper, special premier team.

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in fact, most DA kids end up in D3 schools or with very little athletic money in D2 or D3. .

Link?

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How many DA kids come out every year? For 9.9 schollies at 300 schools? Do the math .... that is 2.5 D1 schollies/year for fully funded schools (which many are not) ..... at least half of those go to foreign players. Are there more than 375 DA kids coming out each year? How do they all get 50% athletic money at a D1?? I don't have a link with scientific proof that jumping from an airplane without a parachute will kill you, but I am pretty sure it still might even though it has not been proven.

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Please go watch a GPS practice or game coached by these “EU connections” that GPS brings here. These are largely people who can’t make it as coaches in their home countries. They get paid next to nothing and could care less. If they aren’t totally disinterested, then they are unprofessional, yelling randomly at players. GPS’ model is promote their European connection to get players/money in the door, but then don’t hire quality coaches and pay them as little as possible to keep as much profit as possible. Maybe 1 or 2 top teams in each age bracket get better coaching but the other 10 or so get nothing.

Had a child go through GPS in MA. Sharing my observations on biz model. You are absolutely right at the lower levels. It's a volume biz, caters to parents/kids that just want to stay with their friends in the car pool. Coaches can be great or horrible for their local Select and Elite teams.

The hook for parents is opportunity for upward mobility. The GPS Top Teams (NPL) are actually pretty good through u15 and so is the coaching. Parents like to begin with local convenience and playing with friends, and are glad to know the pathway to NPL is there if MIA shows she needs it.

Frankly it was a good experience and coaching at NPL level was great. When we were in it for fun at u11, it worked, middle school was very competitive, and finally we left in HS to chase college dreams through ECNL.

For those that want to say NPL is a joke.. Ok.
When we started it wasn't to us. DA wasn't here and Pre-ECNL teams were beaten by GPS (and SSS in MA) plenty at u13. Not sure how GPS growth would play out in CT landscape. Seems like Oakwood and CFC are similar to Stars/NEFC and the soft spot for GPS just below that.

GPS treated all families very well, communication was great, and financial concessions for families that needed it were given.

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How many DA kids come out every year? For 9.9 schollies at 300 schools? Do the math .... that is 2.5 D1 schollies/year for fully funded schools (which many are not) ..... at least half of those go to foreign players. Are there more than 375 DA kids coming out each year? How do they all get 50% athletic money at a D1?? I don't have a link with scientific proof that jumping from an airplane without a parachute will kill you, but I am pretty sure it still might even though it has not been proven.

It's even lower than that for men because there are over 100 fewer D1 programs to begin with

Men's D1 204, % foreign 16%; Women's 333, % foreign 6.0%
Mens' D2 213, % foreign 20.7; Women's 265, % foreign 5.1%
Men's D3 416, % foreign 2.8%; Women's 431, % foreign .4%

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As discussed the math isn't there first of all (fewer programs, more international players taking the bulk of the scholarships, usually leaving coaches with just a few to divvy up across 15-20 players). Then there's the lists. Now better MLS clubs will get more good D1 placements than the Revs. But plenty of DA kids end up in D3, especially non MLS.

D1

Jaren Suttles, Bolts, Army
Christian Garner, NEFC, Brooks, BC
Tyler Stott, NEFC, Westboro, BC
Gregorio Barilla, NEFC, Worcester Academy, BC
Joe Kellett, transfer, UML, BC
Nate Cole, GPS, Worcester Academy, BU
James Swomley, Bolts, Newton, Brown
Jared Bull, Bolts, Algonquin, Bryant
Adam Kulick, GPS, Cambridge, Bucknell
Andrew Stevens, GPS, Brooks, Columbia
Vittorio Luzio, Bolts, Columbia
Johnny Wilkins, transfer, PC, CCSU
Cristian Suvak, Aztecs, Winchester, UConn
Ohad Yahalom, Revs, Dartmouth
Ahira Simons, Black Rock FC, Berkshire, Dartmouth
Marcelo Lage, Bolts, Brooks, GW
Kamar Nuhiu, Oakwood, Agawam, Hartford
Ben Bryant, Bolts, R&L, Harvard
Gunnar Siegel, Bolts, High Point
Nic Andre, Bolts, HC
John Siracuse, Bolts, HC
Matt Tibbetts, Western, Lenox, HC
Alec Szwarcewicz, GPS, Newton South, HC
Will Echeverria, Longmeadow, Lafayette
James McPherson, Aztecs, Danvers, UMass
Nathaniel Cardozo, GPS, Oliver Ames, UMass
Graham Brenner, Worcester Academy, UMass
Trey Miller, transfer, Louisville, UMass
Laszlo Dorogi, Revs, Wachusett, UML
Tyler Mann, NEFC, King Phillips, UML
James McCully, Liverpool FC, Nauset, UNH
Andrew Karalis, Bolts, Belmont, Northeastern
Mo Omar, Black Rock, Berkshire, Notre Dame
Matt Leigh, NEFC, St Marks, Penn
Georges El Khoury, Seacoast, Sharon, Portland
Ryan Clare, Wellesley, Princeton
Dylan Curran, Bolts, Jamaica Plain, PC
Andrew Chisolm, Bayside Bolts, PC
Ackim Mpofu, transfer, Northeastern, St Johns
Frantz Pierrot, Melrose, St Joe's
Owen Krisak, FC Stars, Worcester Academy, Seton Hall
Julio Fulcar, Bolts, Watertown, Syracuse
Joe Morrison, Bolts, UVM
Peter Dakoyannis, Seacoast, Newton, UVM
Amos Shapiro Thompson, UVA
Rockshell Antwi, Black Rock, NMH, Wofford
Connor Haskell, GPS, Xavier


D2

Thomas Browning, Bolts, Mattapoisett, AIC
Connor Willis, MPS, North Andover, Assumption
John Aguiar, GPS, Bishop Connelly, Assumption
Rubin Faria, Bishop Connolly, Assumption
Jeremy Martin, NEFC, Assumption
Michael Rowe, King Philip, Bentley
Cole Scharland, NEFC, Bishop Feehan, Florida Southern
Calvin Fillios, FC Blazers, AMSA, Franklin Pierce
Nick Bernardi, GPS, Framingham, Merrimack
Giovanni de Vargas, Bolts, Merrimack
Connor Mullins, Liverpool FC, King Philip, Merrimack
Sean Lanzillo, NEFC, Mansfield, Merrimack
Greg Amador, GPS, Westboro, Merrimack
Michael Budrewicz, Aztecs, Masconomet, St. Anselm's
Jack Moffitt, NEFC, Worcester Academy, St. Anselm's
Chris Lawrence, Liverpool FC, Oliver Ames, St. Michael’s
Kenny Cesar, Western, Pope Francis/Cathedral, St. Michael's
Kyle Brady, Needham, Worcester Academy, St. Michael's
Rafael Raposo, Dartmouth, SNHU
Eric Barry, GPS, Framingham, SNHU
Eben Degebor, Norton, Stonehill
Ian Pereira, Norton, Stonehill



D3

Liam Hanlon, Bolts, Acton Boxboro, Babson
Mitch Collins, Aztecs, SJP, Babson
William Talleri, NEFC, SJP, Babson
Rob Dunne, Abbey Villa, Medway, Babson
Matthew Uek, Bolts, R&L, Bowdoin
Hayden Weatherall, Aztecs, Phillips, Bowdoin
Christopher Kingston, Belmont Hill, Bowdoin
Isaac Mukala, Lawrence Academy, Brandeis
Skylah Dias, GPS, Case, Brandeis
Brian Brennan, Aztecs, SJP, Clark
Andrew Pimental, NEFC, Clark
Derek Jones, NEFC, Clark
Joon Bang, Aztecs, Arlington Catholic, Clarkson
Jared Wood, Aztecs, Waring School, Colby
Cameron Schluter, Bolts, Weston, Colby
Joshua Kim, GPS, BBN, Colby
Erik Oddsund, Bolts, Acton Boxboro, Conn College
Aiden Scales, NEFC, Conn College
Davonn Smith, FC Stars, Lowell, Dean College*
Jacob Cassallas, Aztecs, Peabody, Elmira
Jack Davidge, Bolts, AMSA, Framingham St
Matthew Kuefler, Aztecs, Nashoba, Franciscan
Steven Yakita, Aztecs, SJP, Franklin & Marshall
Alex McLaughlin, NEFC, Lexington, Hamilton
Spencer Royal, FC Stars, Concord-Carlisle, Hamilton
Matt Sciascia, GPS, Brooks, Hamilton
Cole Hay, Aztecs, Manchester, Hobart
Matt Habersaat, Bolts, Hobart
Ethan Craven, Liverpool FC, Nauset, Keene St
Vance Bates, Liverpool FC, Nauset, Keene St
Jake Vacich, Aztecs, Keene St
Aidan Schoellkopf, NMH, Kenyon
Luke Muther, GPS, Brooks, Kenyon
Edson DaSilva, Bolts, Hingham, Lasell
Chris Belliveau, Aztecs, Peabody, Lasell
Tyler Gomes, BC High, Lesley
Jonathan Rodrigues, GPS, Brockton, UMass Boston
Richie Mateo, Aztecs, St. Mary’s, UMass Boston
Chris Garcia Lynn, GPS, UMass Boston
Andre Dumitrescu, Bolts, Philips Andover, MIT
Ryan Pasqual, GPS, North Attleboro, Newbury
Zachary Laware, GPS, Minnechaug, Newbury
Justin Lee, NEFC, NYU
Nick McGrath, Bolts, Westboro, Nichols
Matt Reinsford, Bolts, Wachusett, Nichols
Ryan Mangan, CFC, Braintree, Nichols
George Gworek, Bolts, Needham, Oberlin
Davis van Inwegen, FC Stars, Concord-Carlisle, Redlands
Noah Bell, Xaverian, St Joe's ME
Austin Ward, Aztecs, North Andover, SJC
Tim Driscoll, Bolts, Springfield
Jay Poskitt, Aztecs, Winchester, Stevens Institute of Technology
Andrew Collari, NEFC, Worcester Academy, Suffolk
Will Raphael, GPS, Andover Academy, Tufts
Harrison Weizen, GPS, Tufts
Zack Dresens, GPS, Wayland, Tufts
Noah Barney, NEFC, North Attleboro, Union
Max Van Baaren, NMH, Vassar
Jomar Martins, CFC, Braintree, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Robbie West, Bolts, Weymouth, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Gaelin Kingston, NMH, Wesleyan
Peter Pond, NEFC, Wheaton
Troy Mattos, GPS, Somerset, Wheaton
Henry Osborn, Bolts, Williams
Mateo Cugno, GPS, Billerica, WPI
Camden Goozey, Douglas, Worcester St

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Last year's DA commitment lists http://www.ussoccerda.com/20180208-n...-for-fall-2018

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How many DA kids come out every year? For 9.9 schollies at 300 schools? Do the math .... that is 2.5 D1 schollies/year for fully funded schools (which many are not) ..... at least half of those go to foreign players. Are there more than 375 DA kids coming out each year? How do they all get 50% athletic money at a D1?? I don't have a link with scientific proof that jumping from an airplane without a parachute will kill you, but I am pretty sure it still might even though it has not been proven.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_Vulovi%C4%87

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_Vulovi%C4%87

Definitely proof for a sample size of 1 .... you should feel pretty good about your chances for jumping off a cliff ... which i hope you try.

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Definitely proof for a sample size of 1 .... you should feel pretty good about your chances for jumping off a cliff ... which i hope you try.

Actually, done some cliff-diving. Quite fun.

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Actually, done some cliff-diving. Quite fun.

In Arizona.

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In Arizona.

https://www.outdoorproject.com/adven...-cliff-jumping

will do

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why is everyone so angry about kids playing in DA and only going to D3 schools? Why does it matter to 99.9% of the people on this site? Shouldn't it only matter for the kid and the kid's parents, in that order? I'd be happy for any kid to be playing in college, D1-D3, and studying for a career. Who cares? Bravo to all the kids that play high level soccer and play in college while studying for their career goals! Thanks you kids for acting like adults when your parents are acting like little kids in the neighborhood park playing pick up soccer.

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why is everyone so angry about kids playing in DA and only going to D3 schools? Why does it matter to 99.9% of the people on this site? Shouldn't it only matter for the kid and the kid's parents, in that order? I'd be happy for any kid to be playing in college, D1-D3, and studying for a career. Who cares? Bravo to all the kids that play high level soccer and play in college while studying for their career goals! Thanks you kids for acting like adults when your parents are acting like little kids in the neighborhood park playing pick up soccer.

Because, for some people, spending money to play and learn the game to have it only end up without a scholarship is not a good ROI. Spending time having fun, testing yourself in a good competition, learning to overcome obstacles, have no dollar value so they cannot comprehend it.

The same people will spend money on ski lessons, math tutors, swim lessons, horseback riding, gymnastics classes, piano lessons without issue. But, when you do it for soccer they shlt themselves at the thought.