2014 Boys Soccer Verbal Commitments

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I've seen of the the three play. They are very good. If the Cushing kid goes to BU, he'll play with another Zimbabwe star. Yet if kids already going to Duke, Georgetown, and Stanford aren't even considered in the HS All America selection, it will change how the award is viewed. I wonder what Gatorade and Parade will do. Gatorade tends to like ISL kids.

Surely you aren't suggesting that kids who don't play SHOULD be considered???

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The boy from Rivers has a lot of talent with still a lot of room to grow. He should go to an Ivy League school or I wouldn't be surprise if he landed at BC.

The Cushing kid also is a great player. He will help BU out a lot.

I haven't seen the boy from Somerville but my guess is they give it to Cushing or rivers

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Surely you aren't suggesting that kids who don't play SHOULD be considered???

Actually no, it's just sad to see kids miss the chance to play with their HS friends.

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Cushing kid going to BU I believe. Was a national team kid in Zimbabwe. Big time talent. Rivers player will go division 1 and wouldn't be surprised if it is an Ivy. Many of those commitments come later as those schools want more grades and test scores before kids commit.

Are you talking about 2015? Commits for 2014 should have their formal admittance within days.

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Are you talking about 2015? Commits for 2014 should have their formal admittance within days.

I agree, all but a few depth players should be all verbally committed by now. HS All American type players should be snapped up in the second half of their Junior year or the Summer after. There is somtimes a lag in when we hear it, but it's done. For these three, two are seniors. The Rivers kid is a Junior, so it is understandable he might not be committed yet.

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We can expect the players who went ED to D3 schools to find out fairly soon. Most acceptances are mailed this week if not already.

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after all the hullaballoo about the Silver Lake kid PB I was surprised he was looking at what are pretty mediocre academic schools. The only one that lent itself to soccer cred was SNHU but let's face it, it's not exactly a stretch academically. There was so much written about him on another thread, ostensibly by his dad, about going to a top notch D1 school.

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after all the hullaballoo about the Silver Lake kid PB I was surprised he was looking at what are pretty mediocre academic schools. The only one that lent itself to soccer cred was SNHU but let's face it, it's not exactly a stretch academically. There was so much written about him on another thread, ostensibly by his dad, about going to a top notch D1 school.

I can tell you with some certainty that his Dad has never posted here. Someone who frequents this site, after all, would have a better sense of schools, correct? Where did you see a list of his choices? Assuming you know what you're talking about, that's too bad. There are plenty of folks out there that don't know what they are doing. But at least lay off the kid. He had a phenomenal year by almost any standard and the kid doesn't showboat or advertise himself. Yes, there are a couple of SL supporters that do frequent the site, but that has nothing to do with the "hullaballoo" as you call it. The "hullaballoo" is perhaps about 37 goals, including multiple goals against New Bedford, Needham, etc.

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after all the hullaballoo about the Silver Lake kid PB I was surprised he was looking at what are pretty mediocre academic schools. The only one that lent itself to soccer cred was SNHU but let's face it, it's not exactly a stretch academically. There was so much written about him on another thread, ostensibly by his dad, about going to a top notch D1 school.

PB had a great, no fantastic year and was very exciting to watch. I stayed out to the discussions throughout the year as I wanted to see how he progressed in the state tournament. IMO, he is not D1 material. Anyone who watched the later rounds of the state tournament figured out real quick that he was lost when matched up against a good defense or a defender who had similar speed. He simply stood around and waited for one of his midfielders to create an opportunity for him and play a through ball or a ball over the top that he might be able to race for. He had no idea about how to continuously move, get behind a defender, create space, play with his back to the net, etc. In the South Sectional finals, SL team did not start to create opportunities until they moved him to midfield. In D1, there are dozens of defenders with his speed and most are likely to have better skills. I don't want anyone to think I'm trying to take away the fantastic season he had, I just think most posters don't truly understand how the game is played and what it takes to be a impact D1 player.

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PB had a great, no fantastic year and was very exciting to watch. I stayed out to the discussions throughout the year as I wanted to see how he progressed in the state tournament. IMO, he is not D1 material. Anyone who watched the later rounds of the state tournament figured out real quick that he was lost when matched up against a good defense or a defender who had similar speed. He simply stood around and waited for one of his midfielders to create an opportunity for him and play a through ball or a ball over the top that he might be able to race for. He had no idea about how to continuously move, get behind a defender, create space, play with his back to the net, etc. In the South Sectional finals, SL team did not start to create opportunities until they moved him to midfield. In D1, there are dozens of defenders with his speed and most are likely to have better skills. I don't want anyone to think I'm trying to take away the fantastic season he had, I just think most posters don't truly understand how the game is played and what it takes to be a impact D1 player.

You have no idea what you are talking about. Some of your observations are accurate but your conclusions are off. He could actually play at a higher level than he's shooting for if he wasn't so late in the game and if he had better counsel around him. There are not "dozens of defenders" with his speed in D1. He scored multiple goals against every team except Somerville. Maybe with some more coaching he'll have a better idea regarding what you rightly pointly out as weaknesses. You can't play D1 without the raw talent. He has the raw talent.

BTW, you wanted to wait and see how he did in the state tournament? He had a great state tournament.

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There's no way that kid wouldn't help UMass-Amherst. Someone should tell his parents before they screw up the whole process. Short of that he should go to a high quality D3. SNHU is just a meat market with a very high attrition rate. Would never, ever send my kid there.

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There's no way that kid wouldn't help UMass-Amherst. Someone should tell his parents before they screw up the whole process. Short of that he should go to a high quality D3. SNHU is just a meat market with a very high attrition rate. Would never, ever send my kid there.

How about NU ? is way better than the tiny Rev's player going next year.

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How about NU ? is way better than the tiny Rev's player going next year.

Who knows what his grades/scores are like and/or maybe there is program there he is very interested in. After all, academic fit should be the most important factor in where to go to school not soccer.

Besides, playing HS ball won't get you nearly the coach looks as Revs or other top premier clubs. It's just the way it works now. DAP has become one stop shopping for college coaches.

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The boy from Rivers has a lot of talent with still a lot of room to grow. He should go to an Ivy League school or I wouldn't be surprise if he landed at BC.

The Cushing kid also is a great player. He will help BU out a lot.

I haven't seen the boy from Somerville but my guess is they give it to Cushing or rivers

Rivers kid played for EK left for Revs and back to EK at NEFC.....BC would sound like an obvious choice if it were not for the fact that EK seldom takes any of his club players onto his his BC team

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How about NU ? is way better than the tiny Rev's player going next year.

NU already has 3 very good players for next fall