Parents will pay 10s thous more than any college scholarship

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If parents have kids in any so called major league from 7th grade on to 12 wt club costs , hotels , gas , travel/airfare and countless hours it won’t even come close to get covered by college . Just let kids have fun and forget fragile parent egos who slap bumper Stickers on cars and pretend they’re kids “elite” . Invest in accounts for their future and education not giving to middle aged guys who are playing you all for suckers , bc trust me they are and they laugh about it .

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And please stop making 7 year olds quit all other sports and activities except soccer it’s seriously unhealthy

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If parents have kids in any so called major league from 7th grade on to 12 wt club costs , hotels , gas , travel/airfare and countless hours it won’t even come close to get covered by college . Just let kids have fun and forget fragile parent egos who slap bumper Stickers on cars and pretend they’re kids “elite” . Invest in accounts for their future and education not giving to middle aged guys who are playing you all for suckers , bc trust me they are and they laugh about it .

Sure, in some cases.

I calculated we spent, over the course of 5 years of heavy club activity to be about $30-40k when it was all said in done (travel, hotels, club fees, etc.). Of course that number is a bit deflated since we used to use travel instances as family vacations (hey, I love the game), so just moved from one budget to another. I don't count the countless hours in the car as a negative, for me it was a HUGE positive to spend a lot of time with her.

My kid's sticker price for college over 4 years will be over $300k. Now, I fully realize rare is the person who pays full freight so yes, there would likely be some other aid made available through academics, FA, etc. That being said, with her scholarship we will end up paying about $107k.

So:

107,000
+40,000
147,000 +/-

300,000
-147,000
153,000 Savings

And, my kid isn't even that good compared to many others. And, I have no idea how common or uncommon those numbers are for all, only speaking for myself.

To add, she had fun. I don't have a bumper sticker on my car.

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And please stop making 7 year olds quit all other sports and activities except soccer it’s seriously unhealthy

Literal quote from a colleague, who played in the Ajax youth system:

"The problem with Americans and why you'll never be a world power is you have too many distractions. You spend too much time not playing soccer, and expect to be just as good as those who do."

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Sure, in some cases.

I calculated we spent, over the course of 5 years of heavy club activity to be about $30-40k when it was all said in done (travel, hotels, club fees, etc.). Of course that number is a bit deflated since we used to use travel instances as family vacations (hey, I love the game), so just moved from one budget to another. I don't count the countless hours in the car as a negative, for me it was a HUGE positive to spend a lot of time with her.

My kid's sticker price for college over 4 years will be over $300k. Now, I fully realize rare is the person who pays full freight so yes, there would likely be some other aid made available through academics, FA, etc. That being said, with her scholarship we will end up paying about $107k.

So:

107,000
+40,000
147,000 +/-

300,000
-147,000
153,000 Savings

And, my kid isn't even that good compared to many others. And, I have no idea how common or uncommon those numbers are for all, only speaking for myself.

To add, she had fun. I don't have a bumper sticker on my car.

Total nonsense , you must work for a club I know more than u think , soccer costs schools money not money makers like football , basketball etc , your daughter may have a scholarship if this post is actually true , which it isn’t but no school is giving a female soccer player 150k off tuition , total lie and or fabrication

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Literal quote from a colleague, who played in the Ajax youth system:

"The problem with Americans and why you'll never be a world power is you have too many distractions. You spend too much time not playing soccer, and expect to be just as good as those who do."

Genious the women’s team has won multiple world cups and soccer is most participated sport for youth in US , which most of them only play soccer year round , what’s the distraction is crap coaching and $$$$ off kids not teaching them a thing

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Total nonsense , you must work for a club I know more than u think , soccer costs schools money not money makers like football , basketball etc , your daughter may have a scholarship if this post is actually true , which it isn’t but no school is giving a female soccer player 150k off tuition , total lie and or fabrication

So, it's completely clear you are full of it. There are equivalent of 14 scholarships available, to be split however a school wants. No, not all schools use it all, but those who look to be competitive absolutely do.

50% the first year
60% the second year
60% for the third year
70% for the fourth year

Turned down an offer that was:
0
0
100%
100%
(didn't really like the school that much)

Turned down an offer that was:
75% for all four years (slight regrets on this one, but academically she had her reasons)

Could really give a rats azz if you don't want to believe the facts presented. And, again, I won't vouch for all. I do know, however that there are ways for schools to find money outside the 14 equivalency scholarships currently available.

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Genious the women’s team has won multiple world cups and soccer is most participated sport for youth in US , which most of them only play soccer year round , what’s the distraction is crap coaching and $$$$ off kids not teaching them a thing

Sounds like playing year round is the right then to do then, huh?

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Literal quote from a colleague, who played in the Ajax youth system:

"The problem with Americans and why you'll never be a world power is you have too many distractions. You spend too much time not playing soccer, and expect to be just as good as those who do."

The comeback to that was "It's ridiculous to force kid's into a lifelong decision so young". That reply came from a kid who played three sports, into private school, and leveraged that into big dollars and then helped her get into a great college.

Each position has their merits, truthfully.

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And please stop making 7 year olds quit all other sports and activities except soccer it’s seriously unhealthy

All those kids in many other countries made a better life for themselves through the sport of soccer by playing other sports. So unhealthy.

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Sounds like playing year round is the right then to do then, huh?

How do u know that , u know background of all the players

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So, it's completely clear you are full of it. There are equivalent of 14 scholarships available, to be split however a school wants. No, not all schools use it all, but those who look to be competitive absolutely do.

50% the first year
60% the second year
60% for the third year
70% for the fourth year

Turned down an offer that was:
0
0
100%
100%
(didn't really like the school that much)

Turned down an offer that was:
75% for all four years (slight regrets on this one, but academically she had her reasons)

Could really give a rats azz if you don't want to believe the facts presented. And, again, I won't vouch for all. I do know, however that there are ways for schools to find money outside the 14 equivalency scholarships currently available.

Only extra money big shot if from NIL or financial need based , sounds like your an exception in or around poverty line

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Trinity Rodman played multiple sports basketball and soccer ! lol

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Trinity Rodman played multiple sports basketball and soccer ! lol

Most great athletes did but idiots on talking soccer are club/league hypnotized, bro there idiots on here

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If parents have kids in any so called major league from 7th grade on to 12 wt club costs , hotels , gas , travel/airfare and countless hours it won’t even come close to get covered by college . Just let kids have fun and forget fragile parent egos who slap bumper Stickers on cars and pretend they’re kids “elite” . Invest in accounts for their future and education not giving to middle aged guys who are playing you all for suckers , bc trust me they are and they laugh about it .

horribly written post, but we're already doing that and it's obvious to most of us in this world- do better next time