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Originally posted by Unregistered View Posthttp://www.tampabay.com/sports/socce...team_163524664
There are some players that are at a very high level that want the H.S. experience. That decision is even easier when the GDA clubs nearby are lower quality.
Hope the Florida girl makes good. Best of luck!
HS ball is viewed as a fun outlet for the competitive level girls. A chance to be more social. While the soccer is not very good and the coaching often suspect, it give them the opportunity represent the school and participate on National Signing Day at their school.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Posthttp://www.tampabay.com/sports/socce...team_163524664
There are some players that are at a very high level that want the H.S. experience. That decision is even easier when the GDA clubs nearby are lower quality.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYes there definitely are It's something USSF can't seem to understand. Part of that is their view is clouded by BDA, where boys have had fewer other quality options to get college coach exposure and much tougher competition for roster spots. Girls have more options and the competition for college spots is less intense. Some DA clubs aren't very good so girls that have other good training options instead are fortunate. Every players needs to pick what is best for them
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Postcompetition for womens college soccer is less intense? you r completely wrong, it WAS less intense 20 years ago, today I would say its even tougher than boys to get on a womens soccer team, forget about full scholarships...I have a sophomore at UF, and its dog eat dog
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its funny how u read on here about all these college commitments, its nothing to make fun of , but whats it really mean....
it means that a college coach committed to having you on their team (along with 40 other girls) for practice, doesn't have anything to do with starting time, being on the final roster or anything to do with college money...
unfortunalty for girls , there really isn't a different path, you play your little arse off from 12 to 18 and then you shut it down, if you are lucky you play 2-3 months a year, no one will ever do anything about it, sad
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Postcompetition for womens college soccer is less intense? you r completely wrong, it WAS less intense 20 years ago, today I would say its even tougher than boys to get on a womens soccer team, forget about full scholarships...I have a sophomore at UF, and its dog eat dog
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHope the Florida girl makes good. Best of luck!
HS ball is viewed as a fun outlet for the competitive level girls. A chance to be more social. While the soccer is not very good and the coaching often suspect, it give them the opportunity represent the school and participate on National Signing Day at their school.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostGreat point! how can a kid participate in National signing day if they don't play HS athletics? they can't! Signing day is very valuable as it garners local media for most every school and national media for those schools that are nationally recognized. Principals, AD's, Coaches, teachers and everyone loves this.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIt also doesn't really matter and it seems disingenuous for the school to claim publicity for an achievement, in the soccer sense, that they had literally nothing to do with. Having soccer players participate in National Signing days simply perpetuates the myth that HS soccer is relevant.
Getting into a good college is more than athletics. Stanford, Duke, VT and all the Ivy's do not let it in average students where soccer, lacrosse, golf, swimming are concerned. High Schools and their programs have a great deal to do with what colleges get into.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIt also doesn't really matter and it seems disingenuous for the school to claim publicity for an achievement, in the soccer sense, that they had literally nothing to do with. Having soccer players participate in National Signing days simply perpetuates the myth that HS soccer is relevant.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBringing back a GDA player for 1 month is despicable to try to win the playoffs and get signing day recognition for the school. The GDA clubs can start having signing day at their club houses. What will the northern GDA players do for signing day when they can't join their high school teams for a month?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostGetting into a good college is more than athletics. Stanford, Duke, VT and all the Ivy's do not let it in average students where soccer, lacrosse, golf, swimming are concerned. High Schools and their programs have a great deal to do with what colleges get into.
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