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Boys HS soccer has done nothing of the sort and neither will the girls side. There are so few kids that could play CIAC soccer that are affected and there are many, many very good players that do not play academy (that could make a team but choose not to try out). 90%+ of the HS teams in CT do not have a single kid in this boat for boys or girls. On top of that OW (not sure about BS) grants waivers to a good portion of their kids that play on a prep school team so those teams are not affected either. Top players wherever, including in DA, can do whatever they choose, whenever they choose. Even DA won't try to stop them because they are afraid some of those players would walk away. The original statement was ridiculous.

I assumed the comment refereed to HS in general not just CT. HS soccer has already been impacted and will continue to be.

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Huh. Nothing negative was said. Plus, who even knows who this kid is? Maybe 10 people know who's being referred to.

Doesn't the best freshman play for yankee?

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Boys HS soccer has done nothing of the sort and neither will the girls side. There are so few kids that could play CIAC soccer that are affected and there are many, many very good players that do not play academy (that could make a team but choose not to try out). 90%+ of the HS teams in CT do not have a single kid in this boat for boys or girls. On top of that OW (not sure about BS) grants waivers to a good portion of their kids that play on a prep school team so those teams are not affected either. Top players wherever, including in DA, can do whatever they choose, whenever they choose. Even DA won't try to stop them because they are afraid some of those players would walk away. The original statement was ridiculous.

I tend to agree with this outlook. Yes DAP has taken away a star or three per conference. Those kids are missed and are really really talented but their departures haven't dramatically driven quality downward. It takes more than the loss of a star to impact a team sport

A good example, AD player of the year in DAP east conference, left Brookfield HS. The talented team still won SWC and States. Granted it was class M. Furthermore several DAP players have comeback and haven't made their HS instant winners.

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I assumed the comment refereed to HS in general not just CT. HS soccer has already been impacted and will continue to be.

The percentage of HS age boy players who play DA is too small to make any sort of impact. In addition, the DA does not serve all geographical areas of the country. In CT, there are over 7000 HS age boys playing soccer outside of the DA. How many play DA, less than5 % of that ?

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I tend to agree with this outlook. Yes DAP has taken away a star or three per conference. Those kids are missed and are really really talented but their departures haven't dramatically driven quality downward. It takes more than the loss of a star to impact a team sport

A good example, AD player of the year in DAP east conference, left Brookfield HS. The talented team still won SWC and States. Granted it was class M. Furthermore several DAP players have comeback and haven't made their HS instant winners.

Brookfield would be a much better team with AD in the line-up....who are you kidding? Is Barcelona a better team without Messi? Suarez? and Neymar?

With OW and BS you are taking about 80 top players out of the HS league....and you are arguing that the quality of play is not diminished as a result? Please.

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Brookfield would be a much better team with AD in the line-up....who are you kidding? Is Barcelona a better team without Messi? Suarez? and Neymar?

With OW and BS you are taking about 80 top players out of the HS league....and you are arguing that the quality of play is not diminished as a result? Please.

You forgot to mention that CT boys are also going to Everton, NYCFC, NYRB and Revs academy teams as well......

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Brookfield would be a much better team with AD in the line-up....who are you kidding? Is Barcelona a better team without Messi? Suarez? and Neymar?

With OW and BS you are taking about 80 top players out of the HS league....and you are arguing that the quality of play is not diminished as a result? Please.

He didn't say they'd be a better team without him. Reading comprehension, try it.

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Best freshmen is not playing.

Oh brother. Here come another set of "those" parents. Dad/Mom your kid is not that good. Let her try out and see if she even makes varsity.

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You forgot to mention that CT boys are also going to Everton, NYCFC, NYRB and Revs academy teams as well......

You forgot to mention the kids that could have played at these DA clubs but still chose HS. The ones that did walk away when DA started. Also, the number of prep school players on DA rosters is high so those also never affected CIAC teams. It's less than 1% of boys and not even all of the top CIAC players so, it still really doesn't affect the overall HS soccer environment. A team here and there would certainly be better with the player or two that they are missing, but overall, not a big deal.

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Brookfield would be a much better team with AD in the line-up....who are you kidding? Is Barcelona a better team without Messi? Suarez? and Neymar?

With OW and BS you are taking about 80 top players out of the HS league....and you are arguing that the quality of play is not diminished as a result? Please.

Yes he's very good and they would have been better. They still won SWCs and States without him. What more can you want

How many schools would those 80 players go to ... 70? The talent loss (yes I said loss) is dispersed among those 70 schools. No dramatic drop off

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You forgot to mention the kids that could have played at these DA clubs but still chose HS. The ones that did walk away when DA started. Also, the number of prep school players on DA rosters is high so those also never affected CIAC teams. It's less than 1% of boys and not even all of the top CIAC players so, it still really doesn't affect the overall HS soccer environment. A team here and there would certainly be better with the player or two that they are missing, but overall, not a big deal.

Great points especially not all players play CIAC and that some players shuttle back and forth.. High School soccer goes on with or without DAP players.

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Doesn't the best freshman play for yankee?

No......

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No......

Where does she play?

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Best freshmen is not playing.

I can assure you that this is not a parent commenting on this situation. If you are human, you would just drop it and move on.

A different poster who knows exactly where you are going.

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Yes he's very good and they would have been better. They still won SWCs and States without him. What more can you want

How many schools would those 80 players go to ... 70? The talent loss (yes I said loss) is dispersed among those 70 schools. No dramatic drop off

It's even more schools than that since some go to prep or private high schools. Also, some players leave DA and go back to HS. We've lost one kid to DA in the last 5 years and we always do well in state and conf. playoffs. That one kid was not going to be a difference maker