name calling, how mature...not everyone enjoys HS soccer, my daughter does club and HS, and HS soccer has been very frustrating and she can’t wait to get back to her club team
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That means she either rides the pine or you live in a small town with a rough team.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
Having been through this with a few kids, I don’t buy the whole “soccer snob”’ frustrated thing. There are multiple kids around this state going into D1 college programs next year that are enjoying the hell out of HS soccer. While it may not always be the beautiful game, they are learning to be leaders, competing in front of their classmates and creating lifelong memories.
The best players in CT for the class of 2020 all play on high school soccer teamsComment
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Agree agree agree but to each their own. We have a kid at our high school going to a very good school with scholarship money that plays outside the usual places. Smaller club. Make it work for your family whatever that isOriginally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Ok. So explain why you stay with club over HS soccer snob. You think your kid is better than the high school scene? You think the claims over DA having line to national team are true? (albeit the political skew between ECNL and DA right now is downright disgusting). What is it exactly?Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Poor Susie Q is frustrated? Darn. What can I do as her parent? Oh wait. Let me clear every frustrating thing out of her path and make sure she has smooth sailing. No obstacles, no challenges, no realistic teenager issues to deal with. Perfect! And let’s make sure she gets a trophy too.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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It's a very different dynamic playing with classmates, kids you see all the time and have grown up with vs kids tou haven't known long, live all over and only see now and then. HS soccer isn't great all the time - ours is a sh it show this year with multiple losses and a captain and their family that is compounding issues - but my kid still wouldn't ever give it up. As co captain he's had to step up and be the leader. He'll be playing in college next year at a school that's just what he wanted. His younger sister thought she wanted DA but after watching a good friend in a few DA games she's not impressed enough to give up HS. Has early college interest so she's good. If we lived in SoCal maybe they would have felt differently. Not sure if GDA survives in this area. Doesn't the U19 NE group have only 5 or 6 teams?Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Some kids are stuck playing on a HS team that is always a poor performer. For those kids used to winning on a club team and then struggling on a HS team it can be frustrating for sure. Additionally, many of these smaller towns are stuck with coaches who honestly know very little about the game. I believe they sometimes feel threatened by the kids who do really know the game and can actually be harder on those kids. In those towns they are not under pressure to win and would rather maintain the status quo.
With all that said, playing high school provides experiences that club just can't match, especially on the social side of it. In my estimation, that is why ECNL will continue to stay a step ahead of DA.Comment
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Wow these boards are brutal, agree with the poster. Small town HS where coach has never played soccer and all 20 varsity kids get equal playing time, makes for not so much fun for most. Probably why HS soccer is NOT enjoyable for allComment
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But not all are small town programs. Bigger/better programs have a higher concentration of club players and coaches who know the game. We have a few teams in our conference that are just awful. Yet every year, boys and girls, they have players out there giving it their all and seemingly enjoying themselves. No one forces them to play.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Hmmm, “very good school with scholarship money”... that leaves out D3, why can’t you just name the school? I love these feel good stories.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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High school works for some; not for all. But if you want to choose a DA program; OW is NOT the place.Comment
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Problem is in this area,heck even most of the NE, there's nowhere good to go if you do want GDA. An extra day a week of mediocre training plus mediocre competition isn't going to do you much good.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Please don't out the kid. You can see what people around these parts do to great stories.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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GDA is NPL players, whose parents can afford the extra flight to GA for a season game .Comment
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