2013 Boys Soccer Verbal Commitments

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DIII programs are less consistent in reporting box scores. Another place to look is the NCAA Soccer web page and look at the box scores there for DIII games. Again the reporting there is hit or miss. Last, but not least, GameTracker on schools' websites also provide minutes played under Player Statistics ( I think that's the header?)

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2013 D3 Players starting a lot

This time I'm going to use more categories as the regular season ends.

Player/Games/GP/GS/G/A School

EJ/19/19/19/4/3 Brandeis*
SF/17/16/16/7/5 Ithaca
TA/21/20/20/10/7 Kenyon*
GC/15/14/14/5/2 Middlebury
CS/14/13/11/6/4 Trinity
PB/18/18/18/3/2 W&L
MF/17/16/15/8/0 WPI
MD/16/13/9/4/2 Bowdoin

The first eight started a lot a lit it up a lot.

KA/20/14/10/0/1 Babson
MR/16/12/12/1/3 East Ct State*
SC/21/20/19/0/1 Kenyon
ED/19/19/15/3/0 Salve Regina
SA/19/19/17/0/3 Salve Regina
NM/20/16/14/0/4 Skidmore
DQ/14/11/9/-/- Trinity
MK/17/16/15/0/1 Union
WP/17/17/17/1/3 Ursinus
ZC/17/16/14/0/0 WPI
JM/14/11/8/0/0 Colby
MT/19/19/13/0/0 Springfield

The next 12 started more than 50% of the time. The next category will be subbing in a lot, which a lot of Freshman do. So of the 79 MA freshman, about 20 started a lot. The * means they are in the NCAA tourney.

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2013 D3 Players subbing a lot

Coaches tend to try out Freshman a lot. This is a list of those who played in more than 50% of the games.

Player/Games/GP/GS/G/A School

JS/18/14/8/0/1 Clark
WC/17/15/1/2/0 Haverford
CL/20/19/1/0/1 Babson
ZV/19/15/0/3/2 Brandeis *
BF/14/11/1/0/0 Colby
PS/15/12/1/1/2 Middlebury
TD/15/11/0/0/0 Middlebury
AD/15/9/0/2/1 Middlebury
ZR/19/10/2/-/- Springfield
TG/19/18/7/0/0 Springfield
MD/19/19/4/0/1 Springfield
DP/19/15/2/0/0 Springfield
NM/15/12/0/2/1 Tufts
PG/17/15/2/2/1 Williams *
AH/17/13/0/0/1 WPI
NP/17/17/0/1/0 WPI

So seventeen are subbing a lot, and the * means an NCAA tourney team. So overall about 50% of MA players who rostered as Freshman are playing a lot. Next is playing a little.

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Most of these kids will not be playing soccer next year. Once the players mature and realize that there other things in life besides soccer, they will quit playing college soccer. They will get sick of the countless practices, the demanding coach, not playing significant minutes, the early bus rides, weekends away from campus, away from their girlfriends, difficulty keeping their grades up and having their summer break cut short for pre-season. So, they opt out and it starts all over again with incoming recruits.

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Most of these kids will not be playing soccer next year. Once the players mature and realize that there other things in life besides soccer, they will quit playing college soccer. They will get sick of the countless practices, the demanding coach, not playing significant minutes, the early bus rides, weekends away from campus, away from their girlfriends, difficulty keeping their grades up and having their summer break cut short for pre-season. So, they opt out and it starts all over again with incoming recruits.

OP here. Yeah some will, that's natural to happen, but we are here talking soccer and let's celebrate those who still do. Quite a commitment to make. That first list of 8 put in close to 50 goals this year, and a few kids are playing in the NCAA's. Memories for a lifetime. I'll be looking at the D1's next week as their season closes up.

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Most of these kids will not be playing soccer next year. Once the players mature and realize that there other things in life besides soccer, they will quit playing college soccer. They will get sick of the countless practices, the demanding coach, not playing significant minutes, the early bus rides, weekends away from campus, away from their girlfriends, difficulty keeping their grades up and having their summer break cut short for pre-season. So, they opt out and it starts all over again with incoming recruits.

You mean they are going to mature and realize that there is more to life than a soccer ball? Who is going to tell their parents?

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Most of these kids will not be playing soccer next year. Once the players mature and realize that there other things in life besides soccer, they will quit playing college soccer. They will get sick of the countless practices, the demanding coach, not playing significant minutes, the early bus rides, weekends away from campus, away from their girlfriends, difficulty keeping their grades up and having their summer break cut short for pre-season. So, they opt out and it starts all over again with incoming recruits.

Wow, good luck to them when they get a job and have to face those pressures. I guess they will just quit. Are you for real?

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Most of these kids will not be playing soccer next year. Once the players mature and realize that there other things in life besides soccer, they will quit playing college soccer. They will get sick of the countless practices, the demanding coach, not playing significant minutes, the early bus rides, weekends away from campus, away from their girlfriends, difficulty keeping their grades up and having their summer break cut short for pre-season. So, they opt out and it starts all over again with incoming recruits.

I get it. Your kid got cut and your spin is that he is now "mature" and pursuing other things.

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2013 D1 MA Players Starting a Lot

Now for the end of season summary. Let's see how many of this large class started more than 50% of the season's games.

Player/Games/GP/GS/G/A Team/Awards

ZL/18/18/18/3/11 BC ACC Freshman of the year(!)
DM/20/20/20/3/3 PC
DM/21/19/18/0/0 Hartford
RS/18/17/15/0/3 Northeastern
MC/18/16/16/1/1 Northeastern
MP/19/17/15/0/0 UMass
EM/18/16/15/3/1 UM Lowell
AW/17/17/14/0/1 Harvard
TG/20/20/14/0/2 Holy Cross
MB/19/16/12/0/0 UMass
DI/18/18/12/2/4 Siena
JJ/19/18/11/0/0 UMass
PL/18/17/11/1/0 Bryant
MG/18/18/10/0/1 Northeastern

So as the season ends for most, after starting with about 50 D1 kids, 14 started a lot this year. A little more than years past, but not a lot. Next I'll look at subbed a lot. Congrats to all.

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Now for the end of season summary. Let's see how many of this large class started more than 50% of the season's games.

Player/Games/GP/GS/G/A Team/Awards

ZL/18/18/18/3/11 BC ACC Freshman of the year(!)
DM/20/20/20/3/3 PC
DM/21/19/18/0/0 Hartford
RS/18/17/15/0/3 Northeastern CAC All Rookie Team !!!!
MC/18/16/16/1/1 Northeastern
MP/19/17/15/0/0 UMass
EM/18/16/15/3/1 UM Lowell
AW/17/17/14/0/1 Harvard
TG/20/20/14/0/2 Holy Cross
MB/19/16/12/0/0 UMass
DI/18/18/12/2/4 Siena
JJ/19/18/11/0/0 UMass
PL/18/17/11/1/0 Bryant
MG/18/18/10/0/1 Northeastern

So as the season ends for most, after starting with about 50 D1 kids, 14 started a lot this year. A little more than years past, but not a lot. Next I'll look at subbed a lot. Congrats to all.

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Update

Now for the end of season summary. Let's see how many of this large class started more than 50% of the season's games.

Player/Games/GP/GS/G/A Team/Awards

ZL/18/18/18/3/11 BC ACC Freshman of the year(!)
DM/20/20/20/3/3 PC
DM/21/19/18/-/- Hartford All Freshman team AE
RS/18/17/15/0/3 Northeastern
MC/18/16/16/1/1 Northeastern
MP/19/17/15/0/0 UMass
EM/18/16/15/3/1 UM Lowell All Freshman team AE
AW/17/17/14/0/1 Harvard
TG/20/20/14/0/2 Holy Cross
MB/19/16/12/0/0 UMass
DI/18/18/12/2/4 Siena
JJ/19/18/11/0/0 UMass
PL/18/17/11/1/0 Bryant
MG/18/18/10/0/1 Northeastern

So as the season ends for most, after starting with about 50 D1 kids, 14 started a lot this year. A little more than years past, but not a lot. Next I'll look at subbed a lot. Congrats to all.

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Update 2

Now for the end of season summary. Let's see how many of this large class started more than 50% of the season's games.

Player/Games/GP/GS/G/A Team/Awards

ZL/18/18/18/3/11 BC ACC Freshman of the year(!)
DM/20/20/20/3/3 PC
DM/21/19/18/-/- Hartford All Freshman team AE
RS/18/17/15/0/3 Northeastern All Freshman team CAA
MC/18/16/16/1/1 Northeastern
MP/19/17/15/0/0 UMass
EM/18/16/15/3/1 UM Lowell All Freshman team AE
AW/17/17/14/0/1 Harvard
TG/20/20/14/0/2 Holy Cross
MB/19/16/12/0/0 UMass
DI/18/18/12/2/4 Siena
JJ/19/18/11/0/0 UMass
PL/18/17/11/1/0 Bryant
MG/18/18/10/0/1 Northeastern

So as the season ends for most, after starting with about 50 D1 kids, 14 started a lot this year. A little more than years past, but not a lot. Next I'll look at subbed a lot. Congrats to all.

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2013 D1 MA Players Subbing a Lot

A lot of coaches try freshman out a lot to see how they fit in. The following list is of those that played in more than 50% of their teams games.

Player/Games/GP/GS/G/A

BY/18/17/7/2/2 UVM All Freshman team AE
JD/18/16/5/1/0 UVM
NP/17/16/8/2/0 Brown
FD/17/15/1/2/0 BU
GE/18/14/6/1/0 UNH
SB/20/14/9/0/1 Bucknell
Gr/19/14/0/0/0 UMass
CM/18/13/6/0/2 Bryant
DJ/19/13/2/0/0 UMass
WS/18/12/6/0/0 UNH
JG/17/12/0/0/1 GW
MS/20/11/7/3/2 PC
CS/18/11/0/0/0 Siena
SY/17/10/0/0/1 Harvard
RB/18/9/3/0/0 UML

Most but not all All Conference lists are out. I'll update as they come out. So about 30 of the 50 or so players that signed on played. About 20 played very little.

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How many of these kids are still on rosters as they start their sophomore seasons?

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How many of these kids are still on rosters as they start their sophomore seasons?

why dont you spend 10 minutes and look it up?