2013 Boys Soccer Verbal Commitments

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Berkshire

Berkshire was by far the best team I played all season. I think they have some potential pros on the team. Please get your facts straight sir.

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Berkshire was by far the best team I played all season. I think they have some potential pros on the team. Please get your facts straight sir.

Male hs soccer players in the US = 398,351
There are 19 mls teams, 8 Nasl teams and 13 USL PRO teams with approximately 25 players on each team = 1000 players
53 % of the players in MLS are domestic players
The odds of an American hs soccer player going pro is about 1:800

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Berkshire was by far the best team I played all season. I think they have some potential pros on the team. Please get your facts straight sir.

A subjective statement is based on feelings, preferences, beliefs. So when I say "She is fat" or "He is a great soccer player", then I'm stating a subjective statement.

An objective statement is one based on facts. For instance "Berkshire played 21 unique teams during the 2012 season" or "He has won the Mls golden boot twice"

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A subjective statement is based on feelings, preferences, beliefs. So when I say "She is fat" or "He is a great soccer player", then I'm stating a subjective statement.

An objective statement is one based on facts. For instance "Berkshire played 21 unique teams during the 2012 season" or "He has won the Mls golden boot twice"

C'mon...need to be PC here if nothing else. What is wrong with "He is fat" and "She is a great soccer player". Why is it all the girls have to be fat !!

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A subjective statement is based on feelings, preferences, beliefs. So when I say "She is fat" or "He is a great soccer player", then I'm stating a subjective statement.

An objective statement is one based on facts. For instance "Berkshire played 21 unique teams during the 2012 season" or "He has won the Mls golden boot twice"

Noam Chomsky in the house?

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Male hs soccer players in the US = 398,351
There are 19 mls teams, 8 Nasl teams and 13 USL PRO teams with approximately 25 players on each team = 1000 players
53 % of the players in MLS are domestic players
The odds of an American hs soccer player going pro is about 1:800

And you don't even include all of the pro opportunities outside the US.

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And you don't even include all of the pro opportunities outside the US.

Ok, that kid from the Cape and islands from a few years a go. He is now playing in Brazil.

1:398,351

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Ok, that kid from the Cape and islands from a few years a go. He is now playing in Brazil.

1:398,351

But that kid was originally from Brazil.

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Male hs soccer players in the US = 398,351
There are 19 mls teams, 8 Nasl teams and 13 USL PRO teams with approximately 25 players on each team = 1000 players
53 % of the players in MLS are domestic players
The odds of an American hs soccer player going pro is about 1:800

As it should be - given how bad the vast majority of high school soccer players really are.

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Male hs soccer players in the US = 398,351
There are 19 mls teams, 8 Nasl teams and 13 USL PRO teams with approximately 25 players on each team = 1000 players
53 % of the players in MLS are domestic players
The odds of an American hs soccer player going pro is about 1:800

MLS 2012 salaries

Notice how many of these elite players are making $33,000-44,000 per year despite all of their talent and all of those years of years of practice, tournaments, etc. BTW, for a regular job, $33,000/yr works out to about $15-16 an hour.

For comparison:
Jobs paying $11-16 per hour

If it's about the money, becoming a plumber or master electrician is a much more lucrative route, and won't include all of those trips to out of state tournaments. Some of those MLS players are making the same money as cable TV installers and parking enforcement officers.

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MLS 2012 salaries

Notice how many of these elite players are making $33,000-44,000 per year despite all of their talent and all of those years of years of practice, tournaments, etc. BTW, for a regular job, $33,000/yr works out to about $15-16 an hour.

For comparison:
Jobs paying $11-16 per hour

If it's about the money, becoming a plumber or master electrician is a much more lucrative route, and won't include all of those trips to out of state tournaments. Some of those MLS players are making the same money as cable TV installers and parking enforcement officers.

Eye Opening. Thanks for posting this. All 16 year olds should see this - will reinforce the argument education first!

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MLS 2012 salaries

Notice how many of these elite players are making $33,000-44,000 per year despite all of their talent and all of those years of years of practice, tournaments, etc. BTW, for a regular job, $33,000/yr works out to about $15-16 an hour.

For comparison:
Jobs paying $11-16 per hour

If it's about the money, becoming a plumber or master electrician is a much more lucrative route, and won't include all of those trips to out of state tournaments. Some of those MLS players are making the same money as cable TV installers and parking enforcement officers.

What a pathetic outlook you have. Awful, just awful.

If you set your sights on a vocational job at 16, well, the ceiling is determined.

If you make a run at your dream, even if you get bounced out at age 20-something, I would argue you are in a great position. Regardless of what your paychecks to date have said....

at this stage, with pro athlete experience, the worst case is to fall back on the vocational track. The best case is unknown, but a person who can work through the challenges to make it as a pro athlete is someone who many companies would want. it is also someone who could handle their own business.....just a person with lots of options.

Please don't be stepping in to advise young people, thank goodness the young are programmed to ignore people like you....

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Getting back on topic, what is being promised on either
side of a verbal commitment. Why have they increased
in popularity in recent years. Is it unusual to withdraw
a verbal once given.

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D1

Haden Cosman-Berkshire School-American University
Zeiko Lewis-Berkshire School-Boston College
Adolph Kawuba-NEFC Eagles-Wilbraham& Monson Academy-Boston College
Noah Sinkoff-Berkshire School-Boston University
Nate Pomeroy-Bolts-Groton Dunstable HS-Brown
Sebastian Blickman-Lincoln-Bucknell
Jett Oristaglio-FC Blazers-Nobles&Green-Dartmouth
Andrew Wheeler-Ominu-MPS-Roxbury Latin-Harvard
Max Cook-Bolts-Duxbury-Harvard
Sam Millbury-Seacoast-Brooks-Lafayette
Derek McCaffrey-NEFC/Bolts/BU-Groton Dunstable HS-Louisville (transfer)
Duff Thompson-Bolts-BB&N-Michigan
David Itoafa-MPS-NJIT
Harrison Balder-Bolts-Thayer Academy-Northeastern
Matthew Callahan-Bolts-Newton North-Northeastern
Marc Greenblatt-Bolts-Winchester-Northeastern
Robert Schallmo-Bolts-Thayer Academy-Northeastern
Dominik Machado-Revs-Prov College
Mac Steeves-Bolts-Needham HS-Prov College
Chip Sherman-Aztecs-Masconomet HS-Siena
Mark Richards-Oakwood-Williston Northampton-UCONN
Bernard Yeboah-NEFC Eagles-Worc Academy-Vermont


D2

An Huynh-Bolts-Andover-Adelphi

D3

Matt Renzi-Berkshire School-Babson College
Fritz Windover-NMH-Bates
Josh Ocel-NEFC- Worcester Academy-Brandeis
Tyler Graham-Blazers-Worcester Academy-Brandeis
Evan Jastremski-NEFC-Marshfield-Brandeis
Thales Brito-NEFC-Malden Catholic-Brandeis
Brandon Allen-Berkshire School-Franklin&Marshall
Tony Amolo-Berkshire School-Kenyon College
Sam Clougher-Berkshire School-Kenyon College
Luis Echeverria-Berkshire School-Middlebury
Phil Skayne-NEFC -Middlesex School-Middlebury
Greg Conrad-Brooks-Middlebury
Jory Makin-Brooks-Middlebury
Zach Vieira-Seacoast-Brooks-St. Lawrence
Malcolm Steele-NMH-Tufts
Derek Grammer-Aztecs-Masconomet HS-Wesleyan University
Patrick Gordon-Brooks-Williams College


Slow going for D2 players and UMass Commits this year. NLI signing day this year is 6Feb2013. GL to all the above.

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What a pathetic outlook you have. Awful, just awful.

If you set your sights on a vocational job at 16, well, the ceiling is determined.

If you make a run at your dream, even if you get bounced out at age 20-something, I would argue you are in a great position. Regardless of what your paychecks to date have said....

at this stage, with pro athlete experience, the worst case is to fall back on the vocational track. The best case is unknown, but a person who can work through the challenges to make it as a pro athlete is someone who many companies would want. it is also someone who could handle their own business.....just a person with lots of options.

Please don't be stepping in to advise young people, thank goodness the young are programmed to ignore people like you....

You are an ignorant, presumptuous fool. Someone with vocational skills and a strong work ethic has a far brighter future (and likely far more financial security) than that offered by a philosophy or dance degree from one of your precious NESCAC schools. This isn't about a "low ceiling" but rather finding your own path -- the happy adult is the one who is in control of their own life and thank heavens your kids will be free of your narrow-minded "guidance" soon.

Please explain to me how Ray Lewis or Mario Balotelli would make a better employee than the master electrician who runs her own business. Remember the overwhelming majority of professional athletes are bankrupt within 2-3 years of retiring, so they haven't a clue about how to "handle their own business." What a gas bag.