There's another way of looking at this. Being a GK and never getting to play since it is a "one person at a time" position definitely must suck. That said, there are GKs even at D3 who stay with the team for all 4 years and never play (or never play regularly). Maybe, even though one could see this as counter-intuitive, continuing makes more sense at D3 than D1. Why would a kid who is a GK stay on a D3 team even while knowing a regular role likely is not in his or her future? Speaks to what kids get out of being part of a team.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWhen will the 2020 list start? The Bolts already have 2 D1 commitments.
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2020 Boys Soccer Verbal Commitments
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Matthew Goncalves, Bolts, Belmont Hill, Cornell
Benjamin Jenkins, NEFC, Newburyport, Dartmouth
Tristan Stephani, Bolts, King Phillip, Holy Cross
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostNever played Revs Academy why? That's right, Scales doesn't give prep school waivers even though he went to a Prep school himself.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBolts didn't develop MG. recently joined. believe a Valeo kid.
Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI wish there was a stipulation about the number of games played by a commit before he could be “claimed” by a club.
Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWhatever that number of games is, it has to be more than zero. These two players (JV to Bolts and MSB to Revs) joined their clubs AFTER they were already committed to their colleges So how about "zero" for the stipulation? Fair?
Belmont Hill will certainly claim him as a commit. They probably have the best claim because they helped with the academics.
Valeo will post “Former Valeo player commits to Cornell.”
But, I took a look at the 2019 commits list most recently posted in this thread. There isn’t a single Valeo player listed, not in D1, D2 or D3. Then I read about MG in NESJ and found this:
”Goncalves – who grew up playing for Valeo before switching to the Bolts for the college soccer exposure that accompanies their DA program”
If Valeo has no current commits and the Bolts have more than a dozen can you blame the player and his family for switching? Would he currently be committed to Cornell if he was playing a State Cup game in Lancaster? It’s highly doubtful as far as I’m concerned.
So that begs the question, if a player needs to switch to the Bolts or the Revs to gain a D1 commitment are those clubs allowed to claim them?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAnd so, we’re back to this:
And this:
So I took a look at MG’s very brief history at the Bolts. He’s played in 7 games with 6 starts. That’s essentially the Spring season thus far. That’s his whole Bolts career. Are the Bolts justified in claiming him as a commit?
Belmont Hill will certainly claim him as a commit. They probably have the best claim because they helped with the academics.
Valeo will post “Former Valeo player commits to Cornell.”
But, I took a look at the 2019 commits list most recently posted in this thread. There isn’t a single Valeo player listed, not in D1, D2 or D3. Then I read about MG in NESJ and found this:
”Goncalves – who grew up playing for Valeo before switching to the Bolts for the college soccer exposure that accompanies their DA program”
If Valeo has no current commits and the Bolts have more than a dozen can you blame the player and his family for switching? Would he currently be committed to Cornell if he was playing a State Cup game in Lancaster? It’s highly doubtful as far as I’m concerned.
So that begs the question, if a player needs to switch to the Bolts or the Revs to gain a D1 commitment are those clubs allowed to claim them?
Happy for any young man/ woman who works hard on the pitch and in the classroom to be recognized by a school of their choice.
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Great post. Helpful to the conversation. In what way do Bolts suck? Obviously you have a lot of anger. Might want to do something about that other than raging here. Bolts has done plenty good for a lot of kids.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostD1
Matthew Goncalves, Bolts, Belmont Hill, Cornell
Benjamin Jenkins, NEFC, Newburyport, Dartmouth
Tristan Stephani, Bolts, King Phillip, Holy Cross
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