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    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    Plenty of top D1 players dont ever play high school soccer. American players as well as all those players recruited from abroad.
    Duh, however the discussion is specifically about high school players. Have anything else to contribute?

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      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      If there's a kid who's going on to play D1 soccer at any legit level and they can't make all-state or all-NE then that kid has some soul searching to do. No one to blame but yourself. Blaming politics, coaches, etc. is a loser's mentality. Good luck making any impact at the next level if you can't shine in HS soccer.
      No need to pick on specific schools.

      Agree with you. Any kid headed to D1 should without a doubt be the best player on a high school team and be a handful for opposing teams regardless of how good their high school team is.

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        Can't wait for the gametime ct picks for best players. Those guys get out to see a few games, have limited soccer knowledge, and are obsessed with a few kids that get write ups. Should be a good list.

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          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          Can't wait for the gametime ct picks for best players. Those guys get out to see a few games, have limited soccer knowledge, and are obsessed with a few kids that get write ups. Should be a good list.
          it always is a good list
          it doesnt take a whole lot of knowledge to watch something and understand who the best players are- yet they seem to do a lot of work- very few others are

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            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Can't wait for the gametime ct picks for best players. Those guys get out to see a few games, have limited soccer knowledge, and are obsessed with a few kids that get write ups. Should be a good list.
            Better yet they have a real life hobbit in their ear about how great this senior is. The CT hobbit coaches are the best.

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              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              If there's a kid who's going on to play D1 soccer at any legit level and they can't make all-state or all-NE then that kid has some soul searching to do. No one to blame but yourself. Blaming politics, coaches, etc. is a loser's mentality. Good luck making any impact at the next level if you can't shine in HS soccer.
              Absolutely ridiculous and naive comment to be made thinking that politics and coaches don’t play an immense role in All State. They have played a role in high school sports forever and many times you will see a kid make all state who has no business and everyone in the community knows why. It’s shameful!! These coaches all know each other very well and talk all the time in regards to past and present players that they wanted and would like to see make all state.

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                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Absolutely ridiculous and naive comment to be made thinking that politics and coaches don’t play an immense role in All State. They have played a role in high school sports forever and many times you will see a kid make all state who has no business and everyone in the community knows why. It’s shameful!! These coaches all know each other very well and talk all the time in regards to past and present players that they wanted and would like to see make all state.
                ^^^ Spot on.

                All NE is similar. It's a u-pick-em based on who owes which coach what.

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                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  ^^^ Spot on.

                  All NE is similar. It's a u-pick-em based on who owes which coach what.
                  keep telling yourself this if it makes you and your kid feel better

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                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    Absolutely ridiculous and naive comment to be made thinking that politics and coaches don’t play an immense role in All State. They have played a role in high school sports forever and many times you will see a kid make all state who has no business and everyone in the community knows why. It’s shameful!! These coaches all know each other very well and talk all the time in regards to past and present players that they wanted and would like to see make all state.
                    think about i- above all what do coaches want?-to compete
                    the coaches that are on this committee volunteer
                    they are also not on the all region comm (different set of coaches) they also arent from every conference so you are telling everyone here that coaches who may not know each other are going to vote highly for a kid they have never seen ,who may not be in their conference?
                    no they do their due diligence and make calls to multiple coaches who have seen said kid play and they rate them
                    they do this for every first team conference kid- thats how they pick the squad, a rating system

                    BTW your rating in all conference also comes into play

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                      Not everyone will be happy no matter the outcome. However, in a shortened season, I really question a lot on this list. I think this is a boys club when it comes to coaches. Clearly players chosen based on who is in the boys club. I say that as a boy too. Some of you need to wake up to 2020.

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                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        If there's a kid who's going on to play D1 soccer at any legit level and they can't make all-state or all-NE then that kid has some soul searching to do. No one to blame but yourself. Blaming politics, coaches, etc. is a loser's mentality. Good luck making any impact at the next level if you can't shine in HS soccer.
                        That is crap. These awards are all political. About 1/2 of it is just BS.
                        3 years ago, a kid played at east Hartford. Very good player. Should have been all state. Did not even get all conference. No awards.
                        Went to Boston College and played most of the games as a freshman and started 1/2 of them.
                        The next season he was a starter
                        One of the best players on the field for BC
                        He got no awards in High School and should have.
                        I look at the current list of all state and most are not college material
                        Yet I know players at my club going D1 who were not All State.

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                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          That is crap. These awards are all political. About 1/2 of it is just BS.
                          3 years ago, a kid played at east Hartford. Very good player. Should have been all state. Did not even get all conference. No awards.
                          Went to Boston College and played most of the games as a freshman and started 1/2 of them.
                          The next season he was a starter
                          One of the best players on the field for BC
                          He got no awards in High School and should have.
                          I look at the current list of all state and most are not college material
                          Yet I know players at my club going D1 who were not All State.
                          you keep making the same rookie mistake

                          All state is a high School award- what this kid did or did not do in college is imaterial
                          taking your story at face value, this kid as a D! prospect should have been able ,on athleticism alone, to stand out . if as you say he didnt even make all conference then there was a problem, with him or with his HS coach
                          you arent giving up all the info

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                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            ^^^ Spot on.

                            All NE is similar. It's a u-pick-em based on who owes which coach what.
                            3 kids from holy cross? I mean really? Ac ct's 08 team beats holy cross. Ridiculous

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                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              you keep making the same rookie mistake

                              All state is a high School award- what this kid did or did not do in college is imaterial
                              taking your story at face value, this kid as a D! prospect should have been able ,on athleticism alone, to stand out . if as you say he didnt even make all conference then there was a problem, with him or with his HS coach
                              you arent giving up all the info
                              He was all-conference.

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                                There's a degree of politics but it's much less that what one poster keeps claiming. Yes a few kids get ignored that shouldn't and a few on the list that shouldn't be,. But overall it's probably about 2/3s deserving, 1/3 questionable/interchangeable wit a few other players. It's also by it's nature subjective. It's not like HS track or swimming where your record is your record. Certain positions also get overlooked more often.

                                That said, yes this year is a bit f'd up. Older kids, especially seniors are pretty well known in this small state. Younger players wouldn't be but it's very rare that a freshman or sophomore makes all state anyway. Conference awards for younger players would be appropriate because other conference coaches would have seen them play. Younger players have next year and beyond to shine.

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