Can’t understand

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Is "top notch" soccer not fun? Why would anyone do it if it's not? Not slamming HS, but this impression that unless you are playing for your school it's not fun is absurd.

Killing a good part of a weekend for a 7-0 blowout. Good times for both the losing team and the victors.

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Is "top notch" soccer not fun? Why would anyone do it if it's not? Not slamming HS, but this impression that unless you are playing for your school it's not fun is absurd.

DA becomes a job for the players

- With the scholarship as stock options
- Players as independent contractors
- With no fans watching
- Nothing meaningful to play for

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DA becomes a job for the players

- With the scholarship as stock options
- Players as independent contractors
- With no fans watching
- Nothing meaningful to play for

Lots of naive parents here. Not much scholarship money flowing into Portland.

Commitments are often times deceptive. Uconn on the men’s side largely recruits foreign players. They backfill with locals because they already get cheap in state tuition. The better students get an even better deal.

The girls side has been non existent. A few kids to Patriot league schools but that’s a 15k discount on a 71k sticker. Great schools but not a value

If DA parents are in this chasing $$$, it won’t end well

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Killing a good part of a weekend for a 7-0 blowout. Good times for both the losing team and the victors.

True words were never spoken! Imagine having to pay to do it (exorbitant fees and travel .... in front of no one!):
http://oakw.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams...p?team=7550316

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Lots of naive parents here. Not much scholarship money flowing into Portland.

Commitments are often times deceptive. Uconn on the men’s side largely recruits foreign players. They backfill with locals because they already get cheap in state tuition. The better students get an even better deal.

The girls side has been non existent. A few kids to Patriot league schools but that’s a 15k discount on a 71k sticker. Great schools but not a value

If DA parents are in this chasing $$$, it won’t end well

Stock options often times are worthless hence the reference

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Stock options often times are worthless hence the reference

My daughter just cashed in some of her stock options. Given to her as incentive for starting up a new division of her company and getting it launched successfully into their market (corporate cyber security).

Her takeaway was $3.5 million.

Far from worthless......

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My daughter just cashed in some of her stock options. Given to her as incentive for starting up a new division of her company and getting it launched successfully into their market (corporate cyber security).

Her takeaway was $3.5 million.

Far from worthless......

Awesome for her. It’s great when they produce but it’s not a sure thing. Key word was often.

Were they options or RSUs? Big difference! Options can go way up or down while RSUs are predictable income

Ask her if she wants to buy some of GE stock options @ 0.25 in the dollar.

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Lots of naive parents here. Not much scholarship money flowing into Portland.

Commitments are often times deceptive. Uconn on the men’s side largely recruits foreign players. They backfill with locals because they already get cheap in state tuition. The better students get an even better deal.

The girls side has been non existent. A few kids to Patriot league schools but that’s a 15k discount on a 71k sticker. Great schools but not a value

If DA parents are in this chasing $$$, it won’t end well

Did you purposely forget the Ivy League Rookie of the Year? Yeah her. A 10 year Oakwood kid. Convenient omission. Well played.

I think it's better to play in the Patriot and Ivy leagues then sit in the bigger DI conferences.

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2018 Patriot League Midfielder of the Year
Mara Cosentino, Colgate, Jr., M, Glastonbury, Conn. /Glastonbury
*Cosentino added six goals to her stat sheet with four of them being game-winners.
*The junior was previously named the 2018 Patriot League Preseason Midfielder of the Year.
*Cosentino was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week twice this fall, and received honorable recognition once this season.

Prob better to go to a Big 10 school and sit though right?

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2018 Patriot League Midfielder of the Year
Mara Cosentino, Colgate, Jr., M, Glastonbury, Conn. /Glastonbury
*Cosentino added six goals to her stat sheet with four of them being game-winners.
*The junior was previously named the 2018 Patriot League Preseason Midfielder of the Year.
*Cosentino was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week twice this fall, and received honorable recognition once this season.

Prob better to go to a Big 10 school and sit though right?

The point by the OP was money. Colgate is 70k

Kid has had a great run there.

If you ulittle parents are chasing the the scholarship dollars it’s going to be a disappointing outcome. That’s all.

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The point by the OP was money. Colgate is 70k

Kid has had a great run there.

If you ulittle parents are chasing the the scholarship dollars it’s going to be a disappointing outcome. That’s all.

If you're chasing scholarship money you're an idiot.

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If you're chasing scholarship money you're an idiot.

If your kid is good the scholarship chases you

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The point by the OP was money. Colgate is 70k

Kid has had a great run there.

If you ulittle parents are chasing the the scholarship dollars it’s going to be a disappointing outcome. That’s all.

Especially for boys. Fewer programs, fewer scholarships, more competition from foreign players who get the bulk of the athletic scholarship $.

Anyway, for most soccer families - who can afford costly club soccer for YEEARS - it's more about getting into a better school than the $. Good thing, because like you said many are disappointed and the reality doesn't set in until their kids start to try and get recruited.

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If you're chasing scholarship money you're an idiot.

Lots of idiots out there who don't know about 529 plans

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Lots of idiots out there who don't know about 529 plans

Many start to panic in high school when they realize their kid isn't good enough for big money and they don't have the grades for merit money. ALWAYS keep your grades up. A smart player is more attractive to coaches and merit money often can be much more significant than athletic. It also sticks all 4 years