I am bothered to hear such trash talk at pratice among the girls about who has been committed and where. I believe most of this spirals down from the parents and we are responsible. At tryouts the other night girls where putting another girl down about where she committed because it wasn't a D1 college like "Northeastern" or "BC".... not knowing that the school she committed too won its conference last fall and that it is a christian school. Coming from a christian family, this University fits all her needs. Great D1 soccer, her major and its a Christian atmosphere. Just because a school is not in New England or the girls have never heard of it, doesn't mean that the school another player has chosen isn't perfect for" their" needs. My daughter committed last fall for 2015 to play at a D1 no name school down south because that is where SHE wants to be. The school has a great program that she wants to major in, the soccer is very good and the coach has been there since the start and has a great reputation for caring about his players and she was offered substainal money. She had offers around here, but it wasn't about the name, it was about the fit for her. So please remember this and pass it along to your girls, that being verbally committed to any D1 (or D2 for that matter) school is an accomplishment in itself. And what is good for one is not always what fits best for the other....... And no, I do not have a hidden agenda here... Just saying my peace. I am proud of all the girls no matter what club they are from, or what school the have decided on..... they should be very proud of themselves they have worked very hard over the past 14 or so years to get here
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Believe me, soccer at Northeastern is nothing to write home about.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post -
Nice job stupid. If there's any truth to your post you just totally outed that girl pointing out D1 Christian school that won conference. And what does winning conference have to do with anything? And who ever refers to their own kid's school as no name down south. I call bull#%@! Another firggin phony thread!Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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To call someone stupid you are either 1.) not an adult or 2.) have no class and are uneducated. The reason I said my daughter school is a no name down south is because when people ask where she committed, they always reply they have never heard of it (unless they are from down there). And honestly I could careless if you have heard of it or not. My hope is that when my daughter comes out of school she doesn't call other adults stupid. I thought this forum was to talk about soccer, not call each other names. Ya'll can have you forum.... Im done. and btw, your opionon on whether this thread is real or not, doesn't really matter to me.Comment
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Not bull#%@! Not another firggin phony thread!
Not OP but can safely say that this sort of thing happens all of the time and it is the foundation of what is called "over committing". Not Bash away all you like but there is more truth in this thread than some of you want to admit.Comment
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Obviously the OP was most interested in making a big point about reputation vs fit in college choice and also taking a swipe suggesting that many in Massachusetts are overly concerned with prestige and such. Would be nice if posters like this would just come right out and express their concern more directly without bogus dressings. Newsflash: sometimes reputation and fit actually fit. And you would think from reading TS that almost every kid on these teams are total jerks mistreating each other. Not my experience at all, especially in cases like this one where these girls have probably played and traveled around together for at least a few years.Comment
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Stetson??Comment
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We've had this point rammed down our throats plenty already! And coaches don't offer money to players who can't play!Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Your right, about the money but they will most definitely take a commitment that doesn't entail money.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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The are probably making fun because it is some Tea Party whack job school that teaches the earth is flat and was created 10,000 years ago.Comment
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And in those instances those players and parents will have a pretty decent idea about where they stand and what they are getting into. Not to mention that they may be the MOST likely to do well academically in those scenarios. What's the obsession with these imaginary risks that are drummed up to ridiculous proportions? Even as the OP said, it's the kid's and the family's business. Nobody needs all these fake warnings blasted on TS every 10 minutes.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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You so sure about them being fake or is it just another group coming to the inevitable conclusions. There is a certain cyclical nature to all of this after all. Why do people like you feel you have the right to shout down every conversation that doesn't work with your club's monologue?Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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I'm pretty sure we don't need a new thread about it every other day. Just post your alerts every 3 months and that will ensure that no misses these critical insights for cyclical reasons. Nothing dire is happening. We definitely would have heard about it here if so.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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