2018 Boys Soccer Verbal Commitments

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Why are you girl's parents over here trolling a boys thread? Go back to your own threads! You are adding nothing useful to the discussion here.

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By people who have no idea what the actual facts of the situation are. That allows the real nuts like above to brag about their kid getting a $40k a year in meet/FA to some second tier D3 (NESCAC’s don’t give merit) and pass it off like club soccer helped them hit the lottery. There is something off about them for sure.

BTNT, WHAT? Hitting the lottery? How does having a list of kids (the OP has been doing this for years btw and not for his own ego) suggest some super-duper, outrageous misrepresentation of anything??? I don't see any attached accolades or fancy bios or boasts.

Seriously, 10 years later this isn't funny (and never was), and for you to still be engaging in such steady obscene behavior -- while knowing full well 80% of the readership knows who is doing it and who you are -- is a marvel in terms of what a mind can ignore and how many barriers real pathology can break through.

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D1

Christian Garner, NEFC, Brooks, BC
Tyler Stott, NEFC, Westboro, BC
Gregorio Barilla, NEFC, Worcester Academy, BC
Nate Cole, GPS, Worcester Academy, BU
James Swomley, Bolts, Newton, Brown
Jared Bull, Bolts, Algonquin, Bryant
Adam Kulick, GPS, Cambridge, Bucknell
Andrew Stevens, GPS, Brooks, Columbia
Vittorio Luzio, Bolts, Columbia
Andrew Collari, NEFC, Worcester Academy, CCSU
Cristian Suvak, Aztecs, Winchester, UConn
Ohad Yahalom, Revs, Dartmouth
Ahira Simons, Black Rock FC, Berkshire, Dartmouth
Marcelo Lage, Bolts, Brooks, GW
Kamar Nuhiu, Oakwood, Agawam, Hartford
Ben Bryant, Bolts, R&L, Harvard
Gunnar Siegel, Bolts, High Point
Nic Andre, Bolts, HC
John Siracuse, Bolts, HC
Alec Szwarcewicz, GPS, Newton South, HC
James McPherson, Aztecs, Danvers, UMass
Nathaniel Cardozo, GPS, Oliver Ames, UMass
Laszlo Dorogi, Revs, Wachusett, UML
Tyler Mann, NEFC, King Phillips, UML
James McCully, Liverpool FC, Nauset, UNH
Andrew Karalis, Bolts, Belmont, Northeastern
Matt Leigh, NEFC, St Marks, Penn
Georges El Khoury, Seacoast, Sharon, Portland
Ryan Clare, Wellesley, Princeton
Dylan Curran, Bolts, Jamaica Plain, PC
Andrew Chisolm, Bayside Bolts, PC
Ackim Mpofu, transfer, Northeastern, St Johns
Joe Morrison, Bolts, UVM
Peter Dakoyannis, Seacoast, Newton, UVM
Amos Shapiro Thompson, UVA
Connor Haskell, GPS, Xavier


D2
Connor Willis, MPS, North Andover, Assumption
John Aguiar, GPS, Bishop Connelly, Assumption
Michael Budrewicz, Aztecs, Masconomet, St. Anselm's
Nick Bernardi, GPS, Framingham, Merrimack


D3

Mitch Collins, Aztecs, SJP, Babson
William Talleri, NEFC, SJP, Babson
Rob Dunne, Abbey Villa, Medway, Babson
Matthew Uek, Bolts, R&L, Bowdoin*
Isaac Mukala, Lawrence Academy, Brandeis
Skylah Dias, GPS, Case, Brandeis
Jared Wood, Aztecs, Waring School, Colby
Cole Hay, Aztecs, Manchester, Hobart
Steven Yakita, Aztecs, SJP, Franklin & Marshall
Aidan Schoellkopf, NMH, Kenyon
Andre Dumitrescu, Bolts, Philips Andover, MIT
Austin Ward, Aztecs, North Andover, SJC
Jay Poskitt, Aztecs, Winchester, Stevens Institute of Technology
Will Raphael, GPS, Andover Academy, Tufts

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Be real. How many of these are legit commitments?

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Be real. How many of these are legit commitments?

Go away Paul.

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Be real. How many of these are legit commitments?

OP here:

What I know is:

1) Virtually all these kids will be on their designated college soccer roster in August, which is their goal.
2) Most parents will be able to afford them going there. Those who can't will likely get need $$
3) Less than 50% of them will play much. Many will be cut/quit.
4) Around 10 will start a lot for D1 schools
5) Several may take a shot at the pros. It is unlikely they will make it.
6) About 10 will be given significant athletic $$ and sign an NLI. Another 5 or 10 might get a little.

It's called life. Right now all they care about is 1. Stop being such a grouch.

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OP here:

What I know is:

1) Virtually all these kids will be on their designated college soccer roster in August, which is their goal.
2) Most parents will be able to afford them going there. Those who can't will likely get need $$
3) Less than 50% of them will play much. Many will be cut/quit.
4) Around 10 will start a lot for D1 schools
5) Several may take a shot at the pros. It is unlikely they will make it.
6) About 10 will be given significant athletic $$ and sign an NLI. Another 5 or 10 might get a little.

It's called life. Right now all they care about is 1. Stop being such a grouch.

So what is your point? Why not just post all the rosters of the active U18 teams and indicate where they are going?

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Be real. How many of these are legit commitments?

My point is ALL these kids are legit. How dare you suggest otherwise! If I follow you, if you decide your kid isn't going to be the next Lionel Messi on his U14 club team, put him in Rec and just have him play it for fun.

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D1:

Aztecs:
James McPherson, Aztecs, Danvers, UMass
Cristian Suvak, Aztecs, Winchester, Conn

Bayside Bolts:
Andrew Chisolm, Bayside Bolts, PC

Bolts:
James Swomley, Bolts, Newton, Brown
Jared Bull, Bolts, Algonquin, Bryant
Gunnar Siegel, Bolts, High Point
Nic Andre, Bolts, HC
John Siracuse, Bolts, HC
Dylan Curran, Bolts, Jamaica Plain, PC
Joe Morrison, Bolts, UVM
Ben Bryant, Bolts, RL, Harvard
Andrew Karalis, Bolts, Belmont, Northeastern
Vittorio Luzio, Bolts, Columbia
Marcelo Lage, Bolts, Brooks, GW*

GPS:
Nate Cole, GPS, Worcester Academy, BU
Adam Kulick, GPS, Cambridge, Bucknell
Andrew Stevens, GPS, Brooks, Columbia
Alec Szwarcewicz, GPS, Newton South, HC

Liverpool:
James McCully, Liverpool FC, Nauset, UNH

NEFC:
Gregorio Barilla, NEFC, Worcester Academy, BC*
Tyler Stott, NEFC, Westboro, BC
Christian Garner, NEFC, Brooks, BC
Andrew Collari, NEFC, Worcester Academy, CCSU
Laszlo Dorogi, NEFC, Wachusett, UML*
Tyler Mann, NEFC, King Phillips, UML
Matt Leigh, NEFC, St Marks, Penn

Revs:
Ohad Yahalom, Revs, Dartmouth
Connor Haskell, Revs, Xavier

Seacoast:
Georges El Khoury, Seacoast, Sharon, Portland
Peter Dakoyannis, Seacoast, Newton, UVM

High School:
Ahria Simons, Black Rock FC, Berkshire, Dartmouth
Nathaniel Cardozo, Oliver Ames, UMass
Ryan Clare, Wellesley, Princeton

D2:

Aztecs:
Michael Budrewicz, Aztecs, Masconomet, St. Anselm's

GPS:
Connor Willis, MPS, North Andover, Assumption

D3:

Aztecs:
Jay Poskitt, Aztecs, Winchester, Stevens Institute of Technology
Jared Wood, Aztecs, Waring School, Colby
Cole Hay, Aztecs, Manchester, Hobart
Steven Yakita, Aztecs, SJP, Franklin & Marshall
Mitch Collins, Aztecs, SJP, Babson
Austin Ward, Aztecs, North Andover, SJC

NEFC:
William Talleri, NEFC, SJP, Babson

High School:
Isaac Mukala, Lawrence Academy, Brandeis
Aidan Schoellkopf, NMH, Kenyon
Will Raphael, Andover Academy, Tufts

You want it that way, here it is.

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By people who have no idea what the actual facts of the situation are. That allows the real nuts like above to brag about their kid getting a $40k a year in meet/FA to some second tier D3 (NESCAC’s don’t give merit) and pass it off like club soccer helped them hit the lottery. There is something off about them for sure.

The claim that only second-tier D3 schools give merit aid is patently false. That may be true for NESCAC schools, but they aren't the only game in town.

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The claim that only second-tier D3 schools give merit aid is patently false. That may be true for NESCAC schools, but they aren't the only game in town.

Good piece on merit aid Why It’s So Hard to Calculate What You’ll Pay for College https://nyti.ms/2Dli4Nv

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2018 Boys Soccer Verbal Commitments

Ethan Craven, Liverpool FC, Nauset, Keene State College
Vance Bates, Liverpool FC, Nauset, Keene State College
Connor Mullins, Liverpool FC, King Philip, Merrimack
Chris Lawrence, Liverpool FC, Oliver Ames, St. Michael's

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The claim that only second-tier D3 schools give merit aid is patently false. That may be true for NESCAC schools, but they aren't the only game in town.

Here are the top tier D3. Which ones do and do not give merit money?

Amherst College Amherst MA
Bates College Lewiston ME
Bowdoin College Brunswick ME
California Institute of Technology Pasdena CA
Carleton College Northfield MN
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Claremont CA
Colby College Waterville ME
Emory University Atlanta GA
Haverford College Haverford PA
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA
Middlebury College Middlebury VT
New York University New York NY
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Claremont CA
Swarthmore College Swarthmore PA
Tufts University Medford MA
University of Chicago Chicago IL
Vassar College Poughkeepsie NY
Washington and Lee University Lexington VA
Washington University (Missouri) St. Louis MO
Wellesley College Wellesley MA
Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Middletown CT
Williams College Williamstown MA

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D1

Christian Garner, NEFC, Brooks, BC
Tyler Stott, NEFC, Westboro, BC
Gregorio Barilla, NEFC, Worcester Academy, BC
Nate Cole, GPS, Worcester Academy, BU
James Swomley, Bolts, Newton, Brown
Jared Bull, Bolts, Algonquin, Bryant
Adam Kulick, GPS, Cambridge, Bucknell
Andrew Stevens, GPS, Brooks, Columbia
Vittorio Luzio, Bolts, Columbia
Andrew Collari, NEFC, Worcester Academy, CCSU
Cristian Suvak, Aztecs, Winchester, UConn
Ohad Yahalom, Revs, Dartmouth
Ahira Simons, Black Rock FC, Berkshire, Dartmouth
Marcelo Lage, Bolts, Brooks, GW
Kamar Nuhiu, Oakwood, Agawam, Hartford
Ben Bryant, Bolts, R&L, Harvard
Gunnar Siegel, Bolts, High Point
Nic Andre, Bolts, HC
John Siracuse, Bolts, HC
Alec Szwarcewicz, GPS, Newton South, HC
James McPherson, Aztecs, Danvers, UMass
Nathaniel Cardozo, GPS, Oliver Ames, UMass
Laszlo Dorogi, Revs, Wachusett, UML
Tyler Mann, NEFC, King Phillips, UML
James McCully, Liverpool FC, Nauset, UNH
Andrew Karalis, Bolts, Belmont, Northeastern
Matt Leigh, NEFC, St Marks, Penn
Georges El Khoury, Seacoast, Sharon, Portland
Ryan Clare, Wellesley, Princeton
Dylan Curran, Bolts, Jamaica Plain, PC
Andrew Chisolm, Bayside Bolts, PC
Ackim Mpofu, transfer, Northeastern, St Johns
Joe Morrison, Bolts, UVM
Peter Dakoyannis, Seacoast, Newton, UVM
Amos Shapiro Thompson, UVA
Connor Haskell, GPS, Xavier


D2
Connor Willis, MPS, North Andover, Assumption
John Aguiar, GPS, Bishop Connelly, Assumption
Nick Bernardino, GPS, Framingham, Merrimack
Connor Mullins, Liverpool FC, King Philip, Merrimack*
Michael Budrewicz, Aztecs, Masconomet, St. Anselm's
Chris Lawrence, Liverpool FC, Oliver Ames, St. Michael’s*


D3

Mitch Collins, Aztecs, SJP, Babson
William Talleri, NEFC, SJP, Babson
Rob Dunne, Abbey Villa, Medway, Babson
Matthew Uek, Bolts, R&L, Bowdoin
Isaac Mukala, Lawrence Academy, Brandeis
Skylah Dias, GPS, Case, Brandeis
Jared Wood, Aztecs, Waring School, Colby
Cole Hay, Aztecs, Manchester, Hobart
Steven Yakita, Aztecs, SJP, Franklin & Marshall
Ethan Craven, Liverpool FC, Nauset, Keene St*
Vance Bates, Liverpool FC, Nauset, Keene St*
Aidan Schoellkopf, NMH, Kenyon
Andre Dumitrescu, Bolts, Philips Andover, MIT
Austin Ward, Aztecs, North Andover, SJC
Jay Poskitt, Aztecs, Winchester, Stevens Institute of Technology
Will Raphael, GPS, Andover Academy, Tufts

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Here are the top tier D3. Which ones do and do not give merit money?

Read the NYTimes article posted above. It's very consistent with what I've seen with two kids, one not an athlete. Some schools are generous with merit, some less so. But most importantly it depends on how much the school wants you. If your stats are way above their typical applicant they'll almost always be VERY generous. Average=ok money, below average=hardly any. You can use net price calculators or other tools to give you an idea, but you never really know until their package comes across your desk. They have to give more discounts because 1) most are cost prohibitive to many applicants 2) they have to keep drawing good students to keep their stats up high and compete with the many other schools out there 3)they have to stay financially competitive with state schools.