2011 Boys Soccer Verbal Commitments

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i understand that 3 other divisions had 1st place teams lower Pts/GP ratios but that's because they played much tougher teams, revs and bolts get to play pathetic teams like empire, seacoast, oakwood, and so central twice. put the revs or bolts in the so cal , southeast, teaxas or great lakes div and they would be at the bottom. the great lakes div for example, had 4 teams of 6 make it. the 4th place team vardar ended up winning the whole thing, making it out of a tough group at greensboro and california.

i know your an elitist bolts or revs parent who can't accept those teams are just big fish in the worst acad div. try to understand these facts, but you'll prob just do some more meaningless number crunching.

If your son wanted to take his game to the next level and asked your advice on whether he should stick with his MAPLE team or try out for the Revs or Bolts, what would you tell him?

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If your son wanted to take his game to the next level and asked your advice on whether he should stick with his MAPLE team or try out for the Revs or Bolts, what would you tell him?

I'd tell him to look at the record of non-DAP players playing college soccer, including the outcome of Bolts non-DAP team results vs. DAP team, consider impact on his academics, logistics/practicality of playing DAP, and the abysmal results of playing DAP in MA in terms of college commitments. I would emphasize that unless he is a NT or high D1 candidate the advantages of DAP vs. not playing DAP are minimal (unless he wants to play for a D3 squad in Idaho).

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If your son wanted to take his game to the next level and asked your advice on whether he should stick with his MAPLE team or try out for the Revs or Bolts, what would you tell him?

if you want to play d1 soccer then play dev acad, if you don't care for d1 and want to play d3 or d2 and have solid academics then play dap or non dap doesn't matter, just make sure you play for a top non dap that is r1 pl, or top 2-3 in state cup and goes to decent tournaments

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Best States for 2011 D1 Verbals

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No sign of MA, but the NE little states slip in.

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Oh please. There is so much chest pumping here that you really think a player who has committed would not update his profile and/or update the commitment list??? BTW, a player should be updating his profile so that other schools do not waste there time reaching out to a player already committed.

I'm surprised you feel this way since you seem to think that DAP players aren't getting any more looks than non DAP players from college coaches. Why should they bother?

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I'd tell him to look at the record of non-DAP players playing college soccer, including the outcome of Bolts non-DAP team results vs. DAP team, consider impact on his academics, logistics/practicality of playing DAP, and the abysmal results of playing DAP in MA in terms of college commitments. I would emphasize that unless he is a NT or high D1 candidate the advantages of DAP vs. not playing DAP are minimal (unless he wants to play for a D3 squad in Idaho).

My question wasn't a trap, but its telling how you answered the question - none of the advice you offered your son had anything to do with helping him take his game to the next level.

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You obviously have not been thru this.

The list has nothing to do with EA, ED, or RD. It is a commitment, that can change. On that point you are correct. You are not correct on the deadline piece, RD deadlines are typically 12/31, some schools may have rolling until 2/1. ED and EA acceptances have been mailed or will be inthe next 2 weeks depending on the school. Most coachers want their recruits to apply EA, which lets the coach know that the player is a definite for the fall.

It amzes me that the DAP koolaid drinkers come up with more and more reasons why the list is so short for commitments, or why the non-DAP commitments do not mean anything.

ED decisions came out in the middle of December. RD application deadlines begin in mid January.

What is amazing is the way DAP (Bolts) haters can twist facts and information to perpetuate their campaing of negativity. Why can't you people just enjoy playing in MAPLE and shut the hell up? Because you're obvioulsy jealous.

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New poster. How do you DAP folks manage to deal with living in a world with the rest of us? To be so bright and pristine, and then have to deal with us, must be a burden beyond description. And then to have no commitments to report must be just a living hell.

Why don't you stop attacking the program simply because you aren't part of it? The only reason you'd do this is jealousy. You rip the program apart to make yourself feel better. You skew information, post misinformation, and come across as not having made the smallest of effort to educate yourself in the hopes that you cann lessen the difference in levels between DAP and MAPLE.

Your favorite refrain is "DAP isn't for everyone". Well, take your own advice, be happy where your kid is playing, and stop the bitter bashing of a program you claim you choose not to be a part of.

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i understand that 3 other divisions had 1st place teams lower Pts/GP ratios but that's because they played much tougher teams, revs and bolts get to play pathetic teams like empire, seacoast, oakwood, and so central twice. put the revs or bolts in the so cal , southeast, teaxas or great lakes div and they would be at the bottom. the great lakes div for example, had 4 teams of 6 make it. the 4th place team vardar ended up winning the whole thing, making it out of a tough group at greensboro and california.

i know your an elitist bolts or revs parent who can't accept those teams are just big fish in the worst acad div. try to understand these facts, but you'll prob just do some more meaningless number crunching.

Wow. Since the Bolts and Revs have the best players in the state, and since you think both the Boolts and Revs team suck, that must mean that whatever is left in MAPLE is truly pathetic. Looks like you really just trashed your own kid and his teammates.

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No sign of MA, but the NE little states slip in.

Until the attitude evident in this forum changes, until the mentality that your kid MUST be on a winning team, until you parents stop hunting glory through your children and pursuing state cup wins and MAPLE D1 "championships", then this will never change.

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ED decisions came out in the middle of December. RD application deadlines begin in mid January.

What is amazing is the way DAP (Bolts) haters can twist facts and information to perpetuate their campaing of negativity. Why can't you people just enjoy playing in MAPLE and shut the hell up? Because you're obvioulsy jealous.

Agreed on the ED timeline. Your RD timeline depends on the school. Some schools have a 1/1 deadline for RD submissions.

The point of my post was that some (not all) DAP parents seem to be finding more and more reasons why the commitment list is so short, and why some of those DAP players that have committed, (who are actually are 1st year DAP players) , proving the DAP isn't the only and best way to be exposed to college coaches. If these folks could just admit that perhaps there are other avenues to college coaches exposure: non-DAP teams, attending camps, playing in R1, etc.. then most of this so called "hatred" would disappear. However, as we've read in this thread, and others, that won't happen.

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Since the Bolts and Revs have the best players in the state, .

This is the type of statement that keeps the negatively brewing. It has been discussed that these teams, do have some of the better players, but they do have all the "best" players.

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This is the type of statement that keeps the negatively brewing. It has been discussed that these teams, do have some of the better players, but they do have all the "best" players.

How about the Revs' and Bolt's Academy teams are the best TEAMS in the state for their age groups.

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How about the Revs' and Bolt's Academy teams are the best TEAMS in the state for their age groups.

On paper yes, but unless they played the Bolts non-DAp team, or Stars, SFV, etc.. we wouldn't know. If one of the teams should happen to win on a freaky goal, they can't turn around and say they are the best. Unfortunately, in this sport, you don't play a 'best of ' series.

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Agreed on the ED timeline. Your RD timeline depends on the school. Some schools have a 1/1 deadline for RD submissions.

The point of my post was that some (not all) DAP parents seem to be finding more and more reasons why the commitment list is so short, and why some of those DAP players that have committed, (who are actually are 1st year DAP players) , proving the DAP isn't the only and best way to be exposed to college coaches. If these folks could just admit that perhaps there are other avenues to college coaches exposure: non-DAP teams, attending camps, playing in R1, etc.. then most of this so called "hatred" would disappear. However, as we've read in this thread, and others, that won't happen.

Much of your post is tiring. Please find posts that declare that DAP is the "only" avenue to be seen by college coaches. You appear to be trolling.