D1

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How hard is it to go D1? My daughter currently plays ECNL and I was just curious how many girls actually go D1 from Washington state? I know D1 isn’t the end all be all just more curious than anything

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How hard is it to go D1? My daughter currently plays ECNL and I was just curious how many girls actually go D1 from Washington state? I know D1 isn’t the end all be all just more curious than anything

Probably less than 2% my guy if even that.

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I would imagine its the best few players from each ECNL teams

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There are D1 programs that are less competitve and less well funded than some D3 programs. If your goal is to simply be able to say you played D1 there are always lower tier schools that may or may not have scholarship money. However, new NCAA rules are coming out for next year capping rosters at 28 so it's going to get even more competitive at the lower tier. Player has to decide the goal: play for any D1, use soccer to help get into a better college, play for the most competitive program that offers, regardless of division, play for the love of the sport? I have 1 D1 athlete and two D3s; it's a hell of a lot of work at any division and at the end of the day a love of the sport and feeling like the team adds something to the college experience are the only things that makes it worth it

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Most years it seems around 30 girls from the various local ECNL and GA teams end up playing d1. A lot of ECNL players don’t.

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Is there benefits to playing division 1 compared to other divisions?

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Easier on the girls side than boys side for sure.

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Is there benefits to playing division 1 compared to other divisions?

The main benefit is a scholarship, but that isn't a given. My D1 athlete doesn't have a scholarship but everything is paid for, including foreign trip for exhibition matches, a training table with free meals all the time, fancy letterman jacket, tutors, random cash handed out to players occasionally. It's a very well funded program at a sports powerhouse school. At other D1s, coaches are doing their own fundraising, no fancy trips etc. One of my D3 kids also has a very well funded program - no training table, but nice meals on game days, dinner served with the weekly planning/film meeting, all travel paid. My other D3 had a budget of $10/meal when they travel, no real perks. It really is about how much you want to play, where you can get a spot, if the school is a fit academically etc. Don't get hung up on the division. Unless you're top 1% of recruits, there won't be much $$$

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There are D1 programs that are less competitve and less well funded than some D3 programs. If your goal is to simply be able to say you played D1 there are always lower tier schools that may or may not have scholarship money. However, new NCAA rules are coming out for next year capping rosters at 28 so it's going to get even more competitive at the lower tier. Player has to decide the goal: play for any D1, use soccer to help get into a better college, play for the most competitive program that offers, regardless of division, play for the love of the sport? I have 1 D1 athlete and two D3s; it's a hell of a lot of work at any division and at the end of the day a love of the sport and feeling like the team adds something to the college experience are the only things that makes it worth it

Great info! What schools in D1 would you consider less competitive?

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If you have plans to play in nwsl then you better play for a power 4 college.

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If you have plans to play in nwsl then you better play for a power 4 college.

True but someone was drafted from Long Beach State so you never know

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True but someone was drafted from Long Beach State so you never know

Bethany Balcer on the Reign came from an NAIA school. If you're good, they'll find you. That being said, 99% of American-born NWSL players went to Power 4 D1 schools. If an NWSL team wants you, a top D1 team probably wanted you.