Rutgers Womens Soccer

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Is this what someone deemed shady? Seems like it is not.
I don't think you give people credit. Jumping from club to many college programs is a leap. The workload both in classroom and on field increases. new surroundings (even if a player does stay local to his or her home), new everything.
Btw, my relatives played/play P5 and not all P5 teams and leagues are the same. Some clubs are better as far as training, facilities and the like. And some coaches are better on paper then actually coaching in a game situation. The P5 term is not a magic wand.

SO many really good non P5 schools in Womens Soccer right now. Georgetown, Santa Clara, St Louis, Memphis, Xavier to name a few. Many big name power 5 schools have been crappy - Miami, Syracuse, Maryland, Boston College, Purdue, Virginia....Every year its different but to think only P5 when looking at Womens soccer is silly. Frankly most kids from Jersey aren't going P5 each year but that doesn't mean their college soccer experience is less. Also Ive seen kids get some good scholarship money to non P5 schools

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SO many really good non P5 schools in Womens Soccer right now. Georgetown, Santa Clara, St Louis, Memphis, Xavier to name a few. Many big name power 5 schools have been crappy - Miami, Syracuse, Maryland, Boston College, Purdue, Virginia....Every year its different but to think only P5 when looking at Womens soccer is silly. Frankly most kids from Jersey aren't going P5 each year but that doesn't mean their college soccer experience is less. Also Ive seen kids get some good scholarship money to non P5 schools

It's all about fit - both soccer wise and academically. Striving for a P5 if you're more likely to be a benchwarmer? No thanks. Go where you'll play a ton and you love the school.

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It's all about fit - both soccer wise and academically. Striving for a P5 if you're more likely to be a benchwarmer? No thanks. Go where you'll play a ton and you love the school.

Depends on priorities. For some, they'd rather go to a great school that they love, and to a competitive team where they have to earn their minutes. Playing a ton and losing a lot gets old. Not saying riding pine, but if the team stinks and you are a big fish in a small pond...no thank you. My kid pretty much spent 75% of her youth club career never being subbed and rarely winning. She'd rather just quit the game completely than to keep doing that in college. She specifically said "I don't want to go to a school where I can walk in and start on Day 1".

To each their own.

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Depends on priorities. For some, they'd rather go to a great school that they love, and to a competitive team where they have to earn their minutes. Playing a ton and losing a lot gets old. Not saying riding pine, but if the team stinks and you are a big fish in a small pond...no thank you. My kid pretty much spent 75% of her youth club career never being subbed and rarely winning. She'd rather just quit the game completely than to keep doing that in college. She specifically said "I don't want to go to a school where I can walk in and start on Day 1".

To each their own.

I think what you just described falls under "Fit". I don't think any quality player wants to be at a bad school on a loosing program. You can be at a great school that you love that has a quality soccer program that's not in a P5 conference. There are 31 D1 Womens Soccer conferences, not just 5

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Depends on priorities. For some, they'd rather go to a great school that they love, and to a competitive team where they have to earn their minutes. Playing a ton and losing a lot gets old. Not saying riding pine, but if the team stinks and you are a big fish in a small pond...no thank you. My kid pretty much spent 75% of her youth club career never being subbed and rarely winning. She'd rather just quit the game completely than to keep doing that in college. She specifically said "I don't want to go to a school where I can walk in and start on Day 1".

To each their own.

Exactly, the poster who said go to a college you love and play a ton is spoken by a parent not a student-athlete. I agree with you post and is exactly the mindset of my daughter and many others. Some parents can’t shake there club soccer mentality.

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Exactly, the poster who said go to a college you love and play a ton is spoken by a parent not a student-athlete. I agree with you post and is exactly the mindset of my daughter and many others. Some parents can’t shake there club soccer mentality.

Arent we all speaking as parents on behalf of our kids on TS. What makes one parents strategy and opinion on how they approach College soccer better than another. If you feel that it is P5 or nothing then thats fine, thats your strategy towards college soccer (and possibly your daughters too) good luck and enjoy the continuation of her journey. I happen to agree with the guy that said go to a school you love where you will play alot because that is what my daughter wanted. She is now going to a really good mid major school with a winning program and is very happy with her decision.

To each there own. Do what is best for your daughter and your family and don't look at what is best for others

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I think what you just described falls under "Fit". I don't think any quality player wants to be at a bad school on a loosing program. You can be at a great school that you love that has a quality soccer program that's not in a P5 conference. There are 31 D1 Womens Soccer conferences, not just 5

"Fit" and "Play a lot" aren't necessarily the same thing.

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"Fit" and "Play a lot" aren't necessarily the same thing.

It is if playing alot is what your kid is looking for. In a program where he/she plays that would be his/her "fit"

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what are you even talking about, besides you failure at political trolling?

Send you kid to Harvard or MIT then. Everything now is political and normal people are tired of being ignored.

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That's not what diversity means please get a dictionary. The top ranked team FSU is just as diverse as the bottom ranked team Delaware st U. They are both diverse but one sucks and the other one doesn't. Having diversity doesn't automatically make you better but it has proven to be a difference maker. The EPL is the most diverse league in the world and also the best at this moment so that is diversity applied properly.

Harvard used diversity to pick its President. She was the best candidate. An antisemite plagiarist. Perfect.

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It is if playing alot is what your kid is looking for. In a program where he/she plays that would be his/her "fit"

Sure, it CAN be....but, as was said, it doesn't necessarily mean the same thing.

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Exactly, the poster who said go to a college you love and play a ton is spoken by a parent not a student-athlete. I agree with you post and is exactly the mindset of my daughter and many others. Some parents can’t shake there club soccer mentality.

Until you red-shirt to ride the bench for 2 years; this sounds like a good plan. A friend of ours has a daughter who did just that- went D1 (diff sport), won 2 national championships (on the bench) and is now transferring out. If you love to play - the bench ain't great. Success in this sport is usually using soccer as a stepping stone to get into a school you otherwise wouldn't have.

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Until you red-shirt to ride the bench for 2 years; this sounds like a good plan. A friend of ours has a daughter who did just that- went D1 (diff sport), won 2 national championships (on the bench) and is now transferring out. If you love to play - the bench ain't great. Success in this sport is usually using soccer as a stepping stone to get into a school you otherwise wouldn't have.

Yes, there will always be players taking the easier path. It happens.

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I think what you just described falls under "Fit". I don't think any quality player wants to be at a bad school on a loosing program. You can be at a great school that you love that has a quality soccer program that's not in a P5 conference. There are 31 D1 Womens Soccer conferences, not just 5

and rarely playing sucks too. It's a huge reason kids aren't playing by junior year; they know they'll never or rarely see the field and decide it's not worth it/time to move on - or transfer if they can to somewhere they will play.

Fit can mean different things to different people but if you aren't going to see much time no matter how hard you work? I describe that as a poor soccer fit, at least for me. The school could be the best fit possible so they don't leave, but few really competitive athletes are happy not playing. If you're good enough to play in college you have a competitive attitude.

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Harvard used diversity to pick its President. She was the best candidate. An antisemite plagiarist. Perfect.

Hit up he political boards to whine, bro