Playing in college...Does club really matter?

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NCAA D1 women's soccer allows a maximum of 14 scholarships per team. On a roster of about 28 players, there are at least 10 (2.5 per class) that are on full scholarship (otherwise they wouldn't go there). That leaves 4 scholarships to divide among 20 players. So, that's about a 20% scholarship on average for everyone else.

I believe it's even worse on the men's side where they are only allowed a maximum of 9.9 scholarships per team.

10 out of 14 full scholarships on a team of 28? Where are you pulling this out of?

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10 out of 14 full scholarships on a team of 28? Where are you pulling this out of?

People have no idea. They assume so much because the real math is not pretty. If they made a rule that to be on a commit list, take an official signing photo and be considered a scholarship player, you had to be getting 75% or more GTeed for 4 years, the Commit lists would be a lot shorter.

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10 out of 14 full scholarships on a team of 28? Where are you pulling this out of?

Not the OP. I'm assuming you are smart enough to click on a link, considering you were not willing to use google search! Or perhaps you're just bumping down the DM threads by asking obvious questions.

https://www.ncsasports.org/womens-soccer/scholarships

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It's unfortunate families don't figure that out in 8th grade. The HS years could be much more enjoyable and student athletes would focus more on the student part. But if families did it would be bad for club business.

The fake narrative from the clubs is what does so much damage as families fall for the “your Sally is D1 material” or “Sally is getting interest from D1” over and over but without any actual proof. Then reality hits....junior/senior year and the great feedback from the “coaches” just disappears.

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Not the OP. I'm assuming you are smart enough to click on a link, considering you were not willing to use google search! Or perhaps you're just bumping down the DM threads by asking obvious questions.

https://www.ncsasports.org/womens-soccer/scholarships

Does that link tell you how those 14 HAVE to be broken down? Are you including academic money or Alumni funded scholarships?

Your biggest assumption may be - if they didnt get a full ride, they wouldn't go there. If you believe most parents in the NE, Soccer was a way of getting to a better school, not the only way to afford one.

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The fake narrative from the clubs is what does so much damage as families fall for the “your Sally is D1 material” or “Sally is getting interest from D1” over and over but without any actual proof. Then reality hits....junior/senior year and the great feedback from the “coaches” just disappears.

Bingo!! Truth be spoken