What makes a soccer résumé “strong” in MA?

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ID Camps are really just cattle call auditions. You all need to recognize that if your kid doesn't stand out in a crowd or otherwise find a way to draw attention to their ability it's all a waste of time. That really comes down to your targeting. You should only be sending your kid to events where you are pretty sure that they will stand out in the crowd. Big events with multiple levels of players in attendance are exactly the sort you want to stay away from unless you are very confident your kid will be one of the top few in attendance. Not saying that its fair, but it is human nature to compare kids lower levels against the higher level ones and that does the lower level kid a disservice.

This is absolutely true. Also, timing is important. I would never recommend an ID camp for a 9th grader unless he/she has the same physicality of the older players. The only exception to this is if your player is a striker and is very fast, technical, and can make goals one after the other.

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Starting the first sentence with”YO”and using the word like every six or seven words and you’ve got it.

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This is absolutely true. Also, timing is important. I would never recommend an ID camp for a 9th grader unless he/she has the same physicality of the older players. The only exception to this is if your player is a striker and is very fast, technical, and can make goals one after the other.

Coaches know what they are looking at and adjust their grades accordingly. If the kid can hold their own in that setting it really says that they will be able to make a transition to the college game.

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Coaches know what they are looking at and adjust their grades accordingly. If the kid can hold their own in that setting it really says that they will be able to make a transition to the college game.

Some 9th graders are pretty damn big.

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Some 9th graders are pretty damn big.

My 9th grader was as big and strong as 95% of the players at the last ID Camp, while another 9th grader there was so small and getting pushed around by everyone. The other girls were shocked mine was a Freshman when they found out. It’s true that genetics is real helping factor, and is helpful especially when younger players are needing to match up against juniors & seniors.

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My 9th grader was as big and strong as 95% of the players at the last ID Camp, while another 9th grader there was so small and getting pushed around by everyone. The other girls were shocked mine was a Freshman when they found out. It’s true that genetics is real helping factor, and is helpful especially when younger players are needing to match up against juniors & seniors.

This is one bullet point on a resume that tells a coach a whole bunch. If your kid is a solid contributor on a varsity high school team as a freshman, it means that they will likely be able to make a similar transition to the college level. Not every kid can.

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Not true in all cases,some schools don’t allow freshman to play varsity,they have freshman teams.

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Not true in all cases,some schools don’t allow freshman to play varsity,they have freshman teams.

Find a new school

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Not true in all cases,some schools don’t allow freshman to play varsity,they have freshman teams.

Spoken like a true delusional parent. If your kid can help a varsity rest assured they would be on the team. Rules like those are created for parents like you to give you a non threatening reason why your kid is down on the freshman team. The reality is most freshman aren't ready to impact a varsity team. That doesn't mean all of them can't though. Just know that when you see one, you are looking at a d1 prospect.

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This is one bullet point on a resume that tells a coach a whole bunch. If your kid is a solid contributor on a varsity high school team as a freshman, it means that they will likely be able to make a similar transition to the college level. Not every kid can.

Or, conversely, that your HS team sucks.

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Spoken like a true delusional parent. If your kid can help a varsity rest assured they would be on the team. Rules like those are created for parents like you to give you a non threatening reason why your kid is down on the freshman team. The reality is most freshman aren't ready to impact a varsity team. That doesn't mean all of them can't though. Just know that when you see one, you are looking at a d1 prospect.

Our girls HS team, which is always quite good, takes 2 Freshman every year. No more, no less.

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Our girls HS team, which is always quite good, takes 2 Freshman every year. No more, no less.

Nor should they

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Find a new school

Classic. Let sports control your education. We are doomed.

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This is one bullet point on a resume that tells a coach a whole bunch. If your kid is a solid contributor on a varsity high school team as a freshman, it means that they will likely be able to make a similar transition to the college level. Not every kid can.

Are you nuts! This is so far from reality it is laughable!

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Classic. Let sports control your education. We are doomed.

If you are here sports is already controlling most of your life skippy.

When lil' Mia gets a full ride to a generic D1 let's see if you let sports control your education.